PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Trevena (ranked 4376 p4p, 25133 weight class) and Shane Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince Trevena could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Fitzpatrick 's chin.

Trevena
vs
Fitzpatrick

185 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
175
0 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Prince Trevena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Fitzpatrick !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fitzpatrick looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fitzpatrick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trevena lands a jab to the nose.
Trevena throws the left hand but Fitzpatrick avoids the punch easily.
Trevena lands a lovely overhand right.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Trevena moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab from Trevena.
Nice defenses there by Fitzpatrick .
Fitzpatrick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Trevena.
Fitzpatrick 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trevena connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fitzpatrick scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trevena connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Trevena does it's job there.
Fitzpatrick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trevena.
The fighters circling - Trevena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trevena connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trevena.

Fitzpatrick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Trevena on his heels. He'll look to pass Trevena's guard now, I'm sure.
Trevena keeping moving, preventing Fitzpatrick from controlling successfully.

Trevena is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Fitzpatrick has his hands clasped together but Trevena extends and breaks Fitzpatrick 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Trevena.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Prince Trevena!
Our winner, Prince Trevena, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.