PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Spitler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

House
vs
Spitler

195 cm
22
290 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

201 cm
23
265 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brick House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Spitler!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House misses with a hook to the body
and Spitler counters with a right hand to the body.
Spitler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
Spitler blocks a jab.
House throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spitler's head.
Spitler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spitler missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spitler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Josh Spitler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spitler.
A punch combination from Spitler misses.
Spitler lands with a right hand.
Spitler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitler just misses with a punch to the body.
Spitler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Spitler.
Spitler scores with a jab.
Spitler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
Spitler throws a big shot that misses.
Spitler misses with a left hand
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House doesn't manage to clinch there - Spitler circles away.
Spitler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spitler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spitler misses with a body shot.
Spitler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down House rather than just go for the knockout.
Spitler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Spitler.
A lazy left from Spitler finds it's target.
Spitler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spitler misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from House, right into the meat.
Spitler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spitler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spitler missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitler swings widly with a right hand
and House counters with a nice body shot.
House defending well as Spitler loads up on a big left hand.
Spitler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
Spitler misses with a combination
letting House counter with a right hand.
Spitler throws a hook to the side of House's head but House sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Spitler misses
and House counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spitler thinking.
Spitler looks gassed!
House tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spitler thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spitler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spitler misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a straight right hand.
House doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spitler misses the jab.
House tries to score with a low kick but Spitler moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spitler punishes House's body with a nice straight punch.
Spitler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spitler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick House dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Spitler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spitler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spitler blocks a head kick by House.
House dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spitler. That did some damage!
Spitler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as House throws out the jab.
Spitler misses with a straight left.
House is looking to chop away at Spitler's legs.
Spitler scores with a body shot.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spitler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Spitler misses the target.
Spitler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract House.
Spitler misses with a straight right.
House throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spitler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spitler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spitler throws a combination that misses
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Spitler misses with an uppercut. House saw that one coming.
Spitler scores with a three punch combo!
Spitler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. House looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Spitler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
House swings widly with a right hand
and Spitler counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spitler connects with a nice looking jab.
House connects with a leg kick. Spitler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spitler misses with the combination.
Spitler fails to land with a series of punches.
House on the wrong end of a nice hook.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spitler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spitler lands a really nice looking cross but House seems unphased.
Spitler just misses with a punch to the body.
Spitler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spitler just misses with a punch to the body.
Spitler lands with a cross.
House throws a half hearted mid kick.
House throws a big shot that misses.
Spitler misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spitler cracks House with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from House.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Spitler.
Spitler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and House counters with a big head kick but Spitler shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spitler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spitler swings for the body but House moves out of range.
Spitler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spitler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and House counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Spitler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Spitler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of House's head.
Spitler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
House throws a body kick that misses.
Spitler throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Spitler throws a right hand that misses
and House counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Spitler takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Spitler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spitler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
Spitler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Spitler.
Spitler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. House looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spitler swings for the body but House moves out of range.
Spitler swings and misses with a shot to the body

and House counters with a crisp one two that drops Spitler! House thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Spitler to his feet! Spitler is in big trouble!

Spitler is rocked!
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spitler.
Spitler misses with a hook to the body
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spitler throws a lazy uppercut
and House counters with an inside leg kick.
House misses with a straight left.
Brick House is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spitler misses with a left hand
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Spitler scores with the left hand. House knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Spitler.
Spitler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
House lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
House looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spitler throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
Nice cross by House.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spitler. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spitler throws an off balance right hand
and House counters with a leg kick.
Spitler misses the body punch
and House counters with a slapping leg kick.
House feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spitlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spitler moves away.
House tries to close the distance and clinch but Spitler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spitler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
House scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

House closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
House prevents Spitler from breaking the clinch.
A short right from House on the inside.
Spitler wants to get back to striking at distance but House won't allow it.
House keeps control of Spitler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spitler wants to get back to striking at distance but House won't allow it.
House scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from House.
House throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by House.
A quick uppercut on the inside from House.
Spitler tries to circle away but House has him pinned against the cage.

House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spitler throws a predictable looking body shot
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
House stuns Spitler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brick House showed his dominance in that final round.
Well House 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick House!