PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fry's entrance music is Killing in the name - rage against the machine. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Roland Fitzgerald was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fry
vs
Fitzgerald

167 cm
27
161 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent boxer
Determined

Ultra Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roland Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fitzgerald circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitzgerald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fry on the side of the head.
Fry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fry with a jab.
Fry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fitzgerald to score with a decent uppercut.
Fry misses with a few strikes there.
Fry misses with a kick to the body.
Fry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzgerald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fry on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Fry slams his shin into Fitzgerald's torso.
Fitzgerald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Fry.
Fry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fry misses the body punch

and Fitzgerald counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fitzgerald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzgerald wants to break free but Fry has control.
Fry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fitzgerald is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fry breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fry cracks a nice hook into Fitzgerald's ribs.
Fitzgerald takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fitzgerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Fry.
Fry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fitzgerald throws a jab but it's blocked by Fry.
Fry throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fitzgerald looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Fry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgerald throws a sloppy head kick and Fry moves out of range easily.

Fry throws out a head kick that Fitzgerald doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Fitzgerald crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Fitzgerald's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

It looks like Roland Fitzgerald has been cut.
Fry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MuscleWorks Amsterdam™ in the buildup to the fight.
Fry misses the shot to the body.
Fry misses with a series of wild punches.

Fry closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fry throws a body punch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald blocks a leg kick.
Fitzgerald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fry.
Fry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fry throws a head kick that misses

and Fitzgerald holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fitzgerald tries to break the clinch but Fry is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fitzgerald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fry misses with an elbow over the top.
Fry struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzgerald controls his hands.
Fitzgerald wants to stall.
Fitzgerald slows down the pace here.
Fry missing with knees to the body.
Fry trying to stall but Fitzgerald improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Fry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fry throws a lazy head kick
and Fitzgerald counters with a big head kick but Fry shrugs it off.
Fry slips a straight right by Fitzgerald.
Fry moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
Fry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fitzgerald counters with a straight right hand.
Fry digs a good body shot into Fitzgerald's ribs.
Fitzgerald slips a jab and a cross from Fry.
Fitzgerald blocks the body kick.
Fry doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzgerald circles away.
Fry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fry throws a head kick but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fry throws a head kick but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fry is looking to wear down Fitzgerald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Fry closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Fitzgerald lands a right hand.
Fitzgerald is trying to break the clinch but Fry is controlling him.
Fry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald gets through Fry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fry has had enough of the clinch but Fitzgerald keeps him there for the moment.
Fry tries a body shot but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Fry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgerald.
Still in the clinch, Fitzgerald scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzgerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Fry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitzgerald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fitzgerald circles away quickly and effectively.
Fry tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzgerald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fry moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
Fry throws a push kick but Fitzgerald slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Fry misses.
Fitzgerald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fry's hands.
Fry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Fry should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Roland Fitzgerald's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fitzgerald has taken the fight to the clinch.

Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fitzgerald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fitzgerald looking to stall.
Fitzgerald is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fry tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the head.
Fitzgerald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Fitzgerald finds it's way through Fry's defenses.
Fry tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Fitzgerald.
Fry tries a head kick but it misses.

Fry gets a clinch.
Fry wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzgerald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry looking to slow down the pace here.
Fitzgerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fry lands a knee to the body.
Fitzgerald dodges an elbow strike from Fry.
Fitzgerald trying to control the position but instead, Fry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fitzgerald into the ropes.
Fitzgerald avoids the elbow strike from Fry, against the ropes.
Fry tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
Fry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fry trying to land knees to the body.
Fry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fry misses with an elbow strike.
Fry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fry tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Fitzgerald has Fry pressed against the ropes, preventing Fry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Simon Fry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzgerald lands an elbow just above Fry 's eye.

It looks like Simon Fry has been cut.
Fry misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fitzgerald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fry walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Fry.
Fry tries to clinch up.
Fitzgerald misses with a head kick.
Simon Fry is winning the standup battle so far.
Fry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fry tries to clinch there but Fitzgerald circles away.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
Simon Fry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Fitzgerald lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fry doesn't seem phased though.
Fitzgerald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fitzgerald thuds his right hand into Fry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Fry is rocked!
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh Fry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fry throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzgerald moves out of range easily.
Fry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fry seems to have got his legs back now.

Fitzgerald clinches up with Fry and pushes him back against the ropes.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzgerald blocks a head kick by Fry.
Fitzgerald moves out of range as Fry strikes.
Fitzgerald takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitzgerald misses with a straight right.
Fry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzgerald tries a head kick but it misses.
Fry throws a low kick, looking for Fitzgerald's leg but Fitzgerald calmly moves out of range.
Fry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Simon Fry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fry moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
Fry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a jab to the head.
Fry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald slips a jab and a cross from Fry.
Fitzgerald moves out of range of the body kick from Fry.
Fry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Fitzgerald cracks Fry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fitzgerald blocks a head kick by Fry.

Fry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Fry with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Fry looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Fry get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roland Fitzgerald!
Roland Fitzgerald decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.