PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evaristus Cookescommons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fitch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kickstart. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fitch
vs
Cookescommons

184 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evaristus Cookescommons!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch slaps away a takedown attempt from Cookescommons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cookescommons feints a jab promting Fitch to slip. Cookescommons then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fitch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Jon Fitch has been cut.
Cookescommons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fitch circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitch misses with a double jab.
Fitch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cookescommons.
Fitch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cookescommons.
Cookescommons tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
Cookescommons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitch.
Fitch lands a glancing blow to the side of Cookescommons's head.
Cookescommons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cookescommons tries for a takedown but Fitch circles away easily

and Fitch counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cookescommons!
Jon Fitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evaristus Cookescommons.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitch scoring with strikes but Cookescommons is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookescommons is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fitch working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fitch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cookescommons in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fitch avoids the attempt from Cookescommons to control.
Cookescommons is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fitch controlling his opponent.
Fitch trying to control but Cookescommons is having none of it.
Fitch lands a big shot there that rocks Cookescommons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fitch looking to finish Cookescommons with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cookescommons!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cookescommons can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cookescommons tries to hold on but Fitch postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cookescommons tries to reverse the position but Fitch maintains control.
Fitch wants to control the pace but Cookescommons is squirming around nicely.
Fitch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fitch landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cookescommons working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitch with good strikes from the mount here!
Cookescommons is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fitch content just to control the position here.
Fitch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fitch working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Fitch connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Fitch has hold of Cookescommons's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cookescommons manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fitch breaks from Cookescommons's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fitch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fitch controlling his opponent.
Cookescommons takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fitch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cookescommons's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cookescommons working to try and regain half guard.
Fitch avoids the attempt from Cookescommons to control.
Cookescommons working to try and regain half guard.
Fitch landing strikes from the mount.
Fitch wants to control the pace but Cookescommons is squirming around nicely.
Cookescommons takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Cookescommons that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitch lands a big elbow.
Fitch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cookescommons is looking to escape.
Fitch controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Fitch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Fitch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fitch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cookescommons, pushing him back against the cage.

Fitch has Cookescommons pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fitch pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cookescommons tumbling to the mat - Fitch dives into Cookescommons's guard.

Cookescommons throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fitch uses it to pass to side control.
Cookescommons wants to get back to his feet.
Fitch controls the position.
Fitch working the head and body with strikes.
Cookescommons takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fitch trying to control the action but Cookescommons is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Fitch seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookescommons is pushing Fitch's head away, looking to escape. Fitch manages to hold on to the position though.
Cookescommons taking a bit of punishment here - Fitch scoring with strikes.
Cookescommons manages to get back to half guard.
Fitch working Cookescommons over with strikes.
Fitch content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fitch throwing shots but Cookescommons is blocking nicely.
Fitch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fitch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fitch connects with a nice short shot to Cookescommons's temple.
Fitch prevents Cookescommons from improving his position.
Cookescommons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fitch.
Cookescommons is not content to let Fitch control the position.
Cookescommons wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cookescommons keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitch keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cookescommons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fitch.
Cookescommons has hold of Fitch's hands but Fitch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fitch content to control rather than advance.
Fitch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fitch is trying to control. Cookescommons wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jon Fitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fitch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fitch is controlling the pace.
Fitch uses his free foot to push down on Cookescommons's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cookescommons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cookescommons?
Fitch working the ground and pound effectively.
Fitch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cookescommons tries to hold on but Fitch postures up.
Fitch with shots to the head and body - Cookescommons looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fitch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cookescommons looks a forlorn figure.
Fitch dominating with strikes here.
Fitch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cookescommons can do to turn this around?
Fitch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fitch trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cookescommons is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cookescommons wants to control but Fitch is having none of it.
Cookescommons tries to reverse the position but Fitch maintains control.
Fitch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cookescommons squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Fitch looking for a guillotine from mount but Cookescommons is having none of it.
Cookescommons is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitch looking to control but Cookescommons is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fitch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Fitch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Fitch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fitch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cookescommons.
Cookescommons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fitch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fitch tests Cookescommons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cookescommons.
Sloppy strikes from Cookescommons. Those never looked like landing.
Cookescommons tries to clinch but Fitch moves away
and Fitch counters with a nice uppercut.
Cookescommons is looking to clinch but Fitch is avoiding it.
Cookescommons wants to clinch
and Fitch counters with a nice body shot.
Fitch tries to clinch but Cookescommons is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookescommons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitch moves away.
Cookescommons wants to clinch up but Fitch keeps it at a distance.
Cookescommons looks to land a combination. Fitch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Fitch shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fitch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fitch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fitch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cookescommons defending well though.
Fitch prevents Cookescommons from improving his position.
Fitch lands strikes from half guard.
Cookescommons is trying to stand back up but Fitch is controlling him
Fitch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cookescommons is trying to escape back to his feet but Fitch uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Cookescommons is pushing Fitch's head away, looking to escape. Fitch manages to hold on to the position though.
Fitch scoring with punches and elbows.
Fitch lands a few punches from side control.
Fitch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cookescommons some visible discomfort.
Fitch lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fitch trying to control the action but Cookescommons is working from the bottom.
Cookescommons is pushing Fitch's head away, looking to escape. Fitch manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookescommons takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Fitch is trying to get an arm triangle but Cookescommons is defending well.
Cookescommons struggling a bit here.
Fitch working the head with strikes.
Jon Fitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Cookescommons's face as Fitch controls the position.
Fitch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cookescommons to see if he's OK.
Cookescommons taking a bit of punishment here - Fitch scoring with strikes.
Fitch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cookescommons is looking for a sweep.
Cookescommons manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fitch keeping hold of Cookescommons's head, controlling as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitch moves into full guard.
Cookescommons trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fitch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fitch has control of Cookescommons's left arm, preventing Cookescommons from doing any damage.
Evaristus Cookescommons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fitch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Fitch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fitch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Fitch!
A victorious Jon Fitch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.