PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aatish Sunuwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzsimmons comes to the cage accompanied by Rule Britannia. Sunuwar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peace Sells kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fitzsimmons
vs
Sunuwar

188 cm
34
207 lbs
29 - 16 - 1

199 cm
35
209 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aatish Sunuwar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunuwar moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
Jim Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunuwar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzsimmons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That kick from Sunuwar tenderised Fitzsimmons's leg. Fitzsimmons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fitzsimmons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sunuwar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fitzsimmons's hands.
Sunuwar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons lands with a slapping head kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sunuwar.
Sunuwar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzsimmons lands with a right hand.

Fitzsimmons has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sunuwar is leaning against Fitzsimmons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fitzsimmons prevents Sunuwar from breaking the clinch.

Fitzsimmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitzsimmons swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzsimmons tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunuwar throws a solid leg kick but Fitzsimmons takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sunuwar.
Fitzsimmons checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sunuwar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fitzsimmons.
Sunuwar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzsimmons takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Jim Fitzsimmons has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sunuwar.
Sunuwar looks to throw the jab but Fitzsimmons is out of range.
Sunuwar scores with a hook to the body. Fitzsimmons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fitzsimmons lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fitzsimmons slips a straight right by Sunuwar.
Sunuwar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick but Sunuwar avoids it.
Sunuwar only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sunuwar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sunuwar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sunuwar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzsimmons moves away.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Sunuwar moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Sunuwar.
Good work by Sunuwar as he checks the leg kick.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sunuwar was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons thows a leg kick but Sunuwar checks it
and Sunuwar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick as Sunuwar jumps back.
Sunuwar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sunuwar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sunuwar tests Fitzsimmons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sunuwar walks into a straight right hand from Fitzsimmons.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sunuwar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fitzsimmons has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fitzsimmons and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up but Sunuwar circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Sunuwar finds it's target.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fitzsimmons scores with a sloppy right hand. Sunuwar should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Fitzsimmons.
No joy there for Sunuwar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sunuwar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sunuwar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab to Sunuwar's midsection.
Sunuwar scores with a nice strike.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sunuwar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick but Sunuwar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sunuwar thumps Fitzsimmons with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sunuwar throws out a leg kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range and Sunuwar only half commits.
Fitzsimmons looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sunuwar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fitzsimmons.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sunuwar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fitzsimmons looks to clinch
and Sunuwar counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Fitzsimmons lands.
Fitzsimmons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitzsimmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sunuwar.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. Sunuwar saw that one coming.
Fitzsimmons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzsimmons has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sunuwar.
Fitzsimmons lands a body shot.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab.
Sunuwar throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitzsimmons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sunuwar can pounce on him.

Sunuwar gets tackled into the cage by Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons maintains the clinch.
Sunuwar misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aatish Sunuwar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Fitzsimmons's cut.
That's time! Fitzsimmons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sunuwar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Sunuwar misses.
Sunuwar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons checks it well.
Sunuwar misses with a shot to the body
and Fitzsimmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Sunuwar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fitzsimmons checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons scores with a decent looking hook.
Sunuwar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sunuwar looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzsimmons is just out of range.
Sunuwar connects with a solid leg kick.
Fitzsimmons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sunuwar misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Fitzsimmons blocks the leg kick.
Sunuwar throws a hook but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fitzsimmons cracks the inside of Sunuwar's front leg.
Fitzsimmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sunuwar.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range as Sunuwar strikes.
Fitzsimmons fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sunuwar just manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fitzsimmons misses the jab.
Jab from Sunuwar.
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Sunuwar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sunuwar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sunuwar. Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Sunuwar tries a quick counter leg kick but Fitzsimmons is wise to it.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Fitzsimmons as he checks the leg kick.
Fitzsimmons fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sunuwar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fitzsimmons tries to bum rush Sunuwar with a series of wild strikes but Sunuwar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons sizes up Sunuwar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sunuwars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sunuwar moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up.
Sunuwar checks a low kick from Fitzsimmons.
Sunuwar throws out a counter right but Fitzsimmons avoids it with no problem.
Sunuwar lands a head shot.
Sunuwar throws the kick towards the body but Fitzsimmons avoids it.
Sunuwar lands with a good body shot.
Fitzsimmons stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sunuwar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzsimmons stuns Sunuwar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Fitzsimmons gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sunuwar presses Fitzsimmons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sunuwar misses with a hook to the ribs.

Sunuwar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunuwar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fitzsimmons smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sunuwar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sunuwar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sunuwar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fitzsimmons is out of range and Sunuwar settles back down.
Sunuwar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fitzsimmons is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Sunuwar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sunuwar cracks Fitzsimmons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sunuwar misses with an uppercut. Fitzsimmons saw that one coming.
Fitzsimmons wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sunuwar misses the jab.
Sunuwar misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzsimmons checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sunuwar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Aatish Sunuwar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fitzsimmons tries to score with a low kick but Sunuwar moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sunuwar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sunuwar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fitzsimmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzsimmons moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sunuwar misses the shot to the body.
Sunuwar moves out of range of the strikes.
Sunuwar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sunuwar.
Sunuwar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sunuwar throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range easily.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzsimmons backing away here, and Sunuwar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sunuwar blocks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sunuwar. Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sunuwar avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Fitzsimmons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Fitzsimmons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sunuwar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sunuwar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fitzsimmons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sunuwar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sunuwar swings for the body but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Sunuwar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab.
Sunuwar misses with a kick to the body.
Fitzsimmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sunuwar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sunuwar checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Sunuwar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzsimmons just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunuwar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a leg kick
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sunuwar checks a low kick from Fitzsimmons.
Sunuwar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fitzsimmons with a body shot.
Sunuwar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sunuwar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzsimmons. That did some damage!
Sunuwar throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range easily.
Sunuwar throws a shot from downtown. Fitzsimmons moves away and avoids it.
Fitzsimmons throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Sunuwar tenderised Fitzsimmons's leg. Fitzsimmons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sunuwar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Sunuwar.
Sunuwar checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Sunuwar's ribcage but misses.
Sunuwar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzsimmons.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunuwar checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sunuwar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sunuwar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Sunuwar connects with an inside leg kick.
Sunuwar misses with a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons clobbers Sunuwar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sunuwar slips under a jab.
Sunuwar is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Sunuwar.
Fitzsimmons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sunuwar can pounce on him.
Sunuwar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
Sunuwar throws a big counter head kick but Fitzsimmons avoids it with no problem.
Fitzsimmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sunuwar takes a swing at Fitzsimmons's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sunuwar.
Fitzsimmons slips a straight right by Sunuwar.
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick but Sunuwar moves out of range.
Sunuwar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzsimmons misses the target.
Fitzsimmons lands a leg kick that knocks Sunuwar off balance momentarily.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick but Sunuwar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sunuwar.
Sunuwar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sunuwar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzsimmons's calf.
Sunuwar misses with a head kick.
Fitzsimmons tries to counter by clinching up but Sunuwar breaks away and moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons moves forwards but Sunuwar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sunuwar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good work by Fitzsimmons as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons moves in looking to clinch but Sunuwar pushes him off.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a right hand but Sunuwar moved out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick
and Sunuwar counters with a good low kick that Fitzsimmons was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sunuwar checks a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a wild body kick that Sunuwar sees coming a mile off.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sunuwar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Sunuwar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sunuwar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fitzsimmons stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sunuwar.
Fitzsimmons slips a straight right by Sunuwar.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fitzsimmons.
Sunuwar connects with a jab.
Sunuwar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Sunuwar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sunuwar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Fitzsimmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fitzsimmons has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Fitzsimmons!
Post fight, Jim Fitzsimmons stared into the camera and said 'A jolly good scrap, old chum! I say, will you join me for a spot of gin and tonic?'.