PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jah Bosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Fitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bosse
vs
Fitz

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 Hilo, Jah Bosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noel Fitz!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bosse, as that shot connected.

It looks like Noel Fitz has been cut.
Bosse's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bosse duly obliges.
A head kick misses from Bosse.
Fitz is looking to clinch but Bosse is avoiding it.

Fitz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bosse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fitz prevents Bosse from breaking the clinch.
Bosse managing to block the knees to the body from Fitz.
Bosse scores with a hook to the body.
Bosse works on Fitz's body with a couple of short punches.
Bosse looking to slow down the pace here.
Fitz is looking to break free of the clinch but Bosse has double underhooks.
Fitz stalling in the clinch.
Bosse is looking to control Fitz's arms but Fitz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bosse has his back to the cage.
Bosse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bosse trying to stall but Fitz improves his position.
Bosse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Fitz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bosse fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Fitz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fitz showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fitz decides to stand up.
Bosse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fitz throws a head kick that misses

and Bosse counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bosse looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Bosse.

Bosse manages to break the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bosse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fitz keeps the fight on the outside.

Fitz drives through and clinches with Bosse against the cage.
Bosse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fitz is keeping busy.
Knees to the body from Bosse.
Fitz looks gassed!
Fitz tries a knee to the head but Bosse blocks it.
Bosse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fitz goes for a takedown attempt but Bosse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fitz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bosse tries to clinch up.
Bosse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bosse circles away.
Jah Bosse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Fitz.
Fitz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fitz walks into a straight right hand from Bosse.
Bosse takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Jah Bosse has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bosse. That's going to slow Fitz down.

Fitz gets a takedown into half guard.
Fitz lands with a punch from half guard.
Fitz is nestled in close to Bosse, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fitz postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bosse to stand up.
Fitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bosse.

Fitz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fitz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bosse pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fitz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bosse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosse is trying to break the clinch but Fitz has him pressed against the cage.
Bosse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosse stalling in the clinch but Fitz improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bosse looking to throw knees to the head but Fitz is blocking nicely.
Fitz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bosse gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bosse stalling in the clinch but Fitz improves position.
Fitz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bosse just stands there and leans against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Fitz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jah Bosse dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bosse darts in trying to clinch

and Fitz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Fitz is working for a kimura but Bosse is defending it quite comfortably.
Fitz controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosse pushes Fitz off looking to stand but Fitz dives back in and keeps control.
Fitz is taking a breather. Bosse says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fitz prevents Bosse from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bosse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bosse pushes Fitz off looking to stand but Fitz dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fitz closes the distance and clinches up with Bosse, looking for a takedown. Fitz pushes Bosse against the cage but Bosse circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Fitz misses
and Bosse counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bosse circles away.
Bosse tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosse slips under a jab from Fitz.
Bosse tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fitz counters by moving into the clinch.
Bosse tries to break the clinch but Fitz is controlling the position.
Fitz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jah Bosse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Fitz.
Bosse tries a knee to the head but Fitz blocks it.
Bosse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bosse is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fitz looking to slow down the pace here.
Bosse has Fitz pushed against the cage.
Bosse misses with a knee strike.
Bosse is trying to break the clinch but Fitz has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bosse tries to stall but Fitz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fitz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bosse fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bosse lands a body shot.

Fitz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bosse to the mat! Bosse manages to get full guard.
Fitz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bosse's guard.
Fitz slows the pace down in half guard.

Fitz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bosse is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Noel Fitz!