PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunter Streicher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Streicher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wait And Bleed. Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Streicher
vs
Kenneth Fitzgibbon

187 cm
33
222 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

179 cm
30
197 lbs
20 - 23 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Revolution Fatigues

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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunter Streicher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgibbon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Streicher defending well as Fitzgibbon loads up on a big left hand.
Streicher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Streicher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Streicher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fitzgibbon's head backwards.
Fitzgibbon throws a shot to the body.
Fitzgibbon takes one to the chin there.
Streicher scores with a sloppy right hand. Fitzgibbon should have avoided that one.
Streicher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzgibbon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzgibbon slips under a jab.
Fitzgibbon lands with an uppercut that bounces Streicher off the cage and back into range.
Streicher misses with a kick to the body.
Streicher scoring well with a low kick there.
Streicher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fitzgibbon scores with a jab. Streicher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fitzgibbon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Streicher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Streicher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fitzgibbon dodges the punch combination from Streicher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Streicher scores with a leg kick.
Streicher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fitzgibbon.
The fighters circling - Fitzgibbon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Streicher lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fitzgibbon will feel that in the morning.
Fitzgibbon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Streicher manages to avoid it.
Fitzgibbon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Streicher in his tracks.
Fitzgibbon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fitzgibbon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Streicher throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitzgibbon counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitzgibbon just misses with a punch to the body.
Streicher throws a right and a left that Fitzgibbon avoids nicely.
Fitzgibbon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Streicher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzgibbon.
Streicher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Streicher dips to his left and cracks Fitzgibbon with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Streicher.
Streicher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunter Streicher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fitzgibbon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitzgibbon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzgibbon misses with a wild combination.
Fitzgibbon swings for the body but Streicher moves out of range.
Streicher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Streicher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fitzgibbon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Streicher throws a hook to the side of Fitzgibbon's head but Fitzgibbon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Streicher. Fitzgibbon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzgibbon lands the left hand.
Fitzgibbon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Streicher slips under a jab.
Streicher's corner calls for a 1-2. Streicher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Streicher lunges at Fitzgibbon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fitzgibbon's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Streicher.
Fitzgibbon tries to close the distance and clinch but Streicher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzgibbon misses with a wild body shot.
Streicher lands with a right hand.
Fitzgibbon throws a series of punches but Streicher avoids them all with ease.
Fitzgibbon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Streicher at a distance.

Streicher drives through and clinches with Fitzgibbon against the cage.
Streicher trying to land knees to the body.
Fitzgibbon blocking some punches.

Fitzgibbon breaks the clinch.
Streicher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Streicher thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Streicher throws a leg kick but Fitzgibbon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fitzgibbon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Streicher tenderised Fitzgibbon's leg. Fitzgibbon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Streicher throws a front kick aimed at Fitzgibbon's knee but Fitzgibbon avoids it well.
Streicher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fitzgibbon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzgibbon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Streicher misses.
Fitzgibbon swings for the body but Streicher moves out of range.
Fitzgibbon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fitzgibbon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fitzgibbon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzgibbon ducks under a wild hook from Streicher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Streicher avoids the body shot from Fitzgibbon.
Streicher cracks Fitzgibbon with a good jab.
Fitzgibbon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Streicher backs up against the cage.
Fitzgibbon cracks Streicher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunter Streicher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Streicher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Streicher lands with an uppercut that bounces Fitzgibbon off the cage and back into range.
Streicher looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzgibbon is just out of range.
Streicher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fitzgibbon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Streicher manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Streicher.
Fitzgibbon misses with a body shot.
Streicher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitzgibbon.
Streicher defending well as Fitzgibbon loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzgibbon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzgibbon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Streicher.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzgibbon swings for the body but Streicher moves out of range.
A jab from Streicher finds it's way through Fitzgibbon's defenses.
Streicher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Streicher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Streicher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Streicher slips a jab and a cross from Fitzgibbon.
Streicher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Streicher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fitzgibbon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgibbon misses with a series of wild punches.
Fitzgibbon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Streicher can pounce on him.
Fitzgibbon scores with a shot to the body.

Fitzgibbon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Streicher misses with a punch to the body.
Streicher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Streicher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Streicher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzgibbon's face.
Streicher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fitzgibbons head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Streicher lands with a right to the head.
Streicher lands with a left to the head.
Fitzgibbon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Streicher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Streicher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Fitzgibbon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgibbon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Streicher lands but Fitzgibbon takes it in his stride.

Streicher lands a big head kick that sends Fitzgibbon tumbling to the mat! Streicher takes a step backwards and waves Fitzgibbon back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fitzgibbon is rocked!

Streicher moves into the clinch.
Fitzgibbon is still on wobbly legs! Can Streicher finish him?
A short uppercut from Streicher.
Streicher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fitzgibbon or not.
Streicher misses with an elbow strike.
Fitzgibbon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzgibbon blocking some punches.
Streicher working Fitzgibbon over with knees to the body.
Streicher lands a nice uppercut.
Streicher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fitzgibbon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fitzgibbon is breathing heavily.
Streicher lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Streicher unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Fitzgibbon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Streicher is unloading with more strikes now! Fitzgibbon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunter Streicher!
Our winner, Gunter Streicher, 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.