PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Warren Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Tulirinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzgerald comes into the arena with And Now We Dance - The Vandals blaring out of the sound system. Tulirinta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Aphrodite - Ganja Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Warren Fitzgerald has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fitzgerald
vs
Tulirinta

177 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Warren Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Tulirinta!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fitzgerald clinches.
Tulirinta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fitzgerald fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tulirinta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzgerald.
Tulirinta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzgerald swinging wilding here.
Tulirinta looks for a takedown but Fitzgerald sprawls well.
Fitzgerald misses with a series of wild punches.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Tulirinta avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald throws a looping overhand right but Tulirinta ducks down to avoid it.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tulirinta swats away the attempt to clinch by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a series of punches but Tulirinta avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulirinta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fitzgerald but Fitzgerald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Warren Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Tulirinta.
Fitzgerald misses with a kick to the body.
Tulirinta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzgerald.
Warren Fitzgerald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Fitzgerald gets caught flat footed, as Tulirinta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tulirinta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fitzgerald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tulirinta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fitzgerald's guard.
Tulirinta trying to control from half guard but Fitzgerald is working away.
Tulirinta works his foot free and advances to mount.

Tulirinta looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is squirming around, avoiding Tulirinta's attempts to control the action.

Fitzgerald defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta looks gassed!
Fitzgerald is trying to stand.
Tulirinta avoids the attempt from Fitzgerald to control.
Tulirinta throwing strikes here but Fitzgerald is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta is trying to take his opponent's back.
Tulirinta sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tulirinta wants to control the pace but Fitzgerald is squirming around nicely.
Fitzgerald swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tulirinta thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tulirinta throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tulirinta controlling from the full mount.
Fitzgerald is in all sorts of trouble here.

Tulirinta is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fitzgerald can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tulirinta wants to control the pace but Fitzgerald is squirming around nicely.
Fitzgerald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tulirinta on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tulirinta throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fitzgerald because Tulirinta loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Tulirinta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good standup being displayed there by Fitzgerald as he connects with a hook.
Fitzgerald looks to land a combination but Tulirinta avoids it well.
Fitzgerald misses with an uppercut. Tulirinta saw that one coming.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Tulirinta.
Tulirinta shoots for a takedown but Fitzgerald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fitzgerald throws a right hand that Tulirinta ducks under and follows up with a left that Tulirinta also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta fails to land the takedown.
Warren Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Tulirinta.
Fitzgerald throws a right hand that Tulirinta ducks under and follows up with a left that Tulirinta also avoids with ease.
Fitzgerald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald stuffs the takedown.
Warren Fitzgerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald looks for the body kick but Tulirinta saw that one coming.
Fitzgerald attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fitzgerald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tulirinta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tulirinta decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tulirinta is looking to take a break and control but Fitzgerald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tulirinta not doing much here.
Tulirinta passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tulirinta is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Fitzgerald is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Fitzgerald flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Tulirinta anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Fitzgerald and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Tulirinta slips an arm under Fitzgerald chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Tulirinta has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Tulirinta is squeezing on Fitzgerald like an anaconda would it's prey. Fitzgerald fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Tulirinta!