PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roland Fitzgerald will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Brock
vs
Fitzgerald

162 cm
29
152 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

173 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Experienced

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 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roland Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock tries to clinch
and Fitzgerald counters with a straight right hand.
Brock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fitzgerald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brock slips a jab and a cross from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald wants to land a leg kick but Brock is out of range.
A big right from Fitzgerald misses.
Fitzgerald misses with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Fitzgerald has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brock is looking to clinch.

Brock clinches with his opponent.
Brock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brock lands a nice shot to the body.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as Brock throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Brock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brock with a knee to the head.

It looks like Roland Fitzgerald has been cut.
Brock lands a left hand.
Brock lands a nice elbow.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brock backwards.
Fitzgerald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brock blocking some punches.
Fitzgerald gets through Brock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgerald.
Brock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brock looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgerald is blocking nicely.
Brock digs a right hand underneath Fitzgerald's ribcage. Fitzgerald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fitzgerald tries to stall but Brock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch.

Brock rushes Fitzgerald and presses him up against the ropes.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Brock.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzgerald fails to land.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzgerald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzgerald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fitzgerald is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fitzgerald takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald lands a right hand.
Brock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brock tries to work over Fitzgerald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgerald lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald trying to control the position but instead, Brock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fitzgerald into the ropes.
Fitzgerald taking a breather.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brock lands an elbow inside that Fitzgerald shrugs off.
Brock blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock lands an elbow inside that Fitzgerald shrugs off.
Fitzgerald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Brock blocks an elbow strike from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzgerald blocks a body shot from Brock.
Fitzgerald throws an elbow that misses.
Fitzgerald displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brock up against the ropes.
Brock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzgerald's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock connects with a knee to the head.
Fitzgerald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brock has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
Brock is working Fitzgerald over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Fitzgerald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Fitzgerald's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fitzgerald thows a left - swing and a miss!

Brock rushes Fitzgerald and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike.
Brock lands an elbow inside.
Fitzgerald wants to stall.
Brock landing knees to the body.
Brock misses with a body punch.
Brock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fitzgerald is trying to stall.
Fitzgerald is looking to break free of the clinch but Brock has double underhooks.

Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brock slips under a jab from Fitzgerald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws a push kick but Brock slaps the foot to one side.
Brock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitzgerald.
A slow jab from Fitzgerald misses its intended target.

Brock clinches.
Fitzgerald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fitzgerald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fitzgerald looking to slow down the pace here.
Fitzgerald is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock lands an elbow inside that Fitzgerald shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgerald looking to stall.
Brock avoids the elbow strike from Fitzgerald, against the ropes.
Brock lands an uppercut.
Brock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roland Fitzgerald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fitzgerald slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roland Fitzgerald.
Brock tries to clinch up

and Fitzgerald holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fitzgerald trying to stall but Brock improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Brock.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fitzgerald lands a right hand.
Fitzgerald can't break the clinch.
Brock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fitzgerald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fitzgerald content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fitzgerald or not.
Brock lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitzgerald won't want to take too many of those.
Fitzgerald looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Brock has denied him.
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.
Brock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzgerald fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzgerald's elbow.
Fitzgerald wants to break free but Brock has control.
Fitzgerald takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fitzgerald is looking to control Brock's arms but Brock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fitzgerald has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eddie Brock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roland Fitzgerald's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brock.
Brock lands a nice knee to the body.
Brock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fitzgerald wants to break free but Brock has control.
Fitzgerald lands an elbow just above Brock 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brock tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
Fitzgerald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzgerald is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roland Fitzgerald.
Brock tries to clinch up but Fitzgerald circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brock is looking to clinch.
Brock tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald misses with a left hand
letting Brock counter with a right hand.
Fitzgerald swings widly with a right hand
and Brock counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald misses with an uppercut.
Fitzgerald avoids the body shot from Brock.
Brock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a lazy uppercut
and Brock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws an off balance right hand

and Brock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzgerald prevents a body shot from Brock.
Brock takes a shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brock instigates a clinch.
Fitzgerald tries to break the clinch but Brock is controlling the position.
Brock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzgerald's face.
Fitzgerald can't break the clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Fitzgerald breaks the clinch.
Fitzgerald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brock.
Brock moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgerald pushes him off.
Fitzgerald throws a jab when Brock was well out of range.
Fitzgerald connects with a leg kick. Brock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brock lunges at Fitzgerald with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fitzgerald's hand.
Roland Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brock circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook. Brock ducked under it nicely.

Fitzgerald tries to keep at a distance but Brock has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzgerald is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brock is keeping busy.
Brock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brock lands a shoulder strike.
Brock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fitzgerald stalls.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fitzgerald throws an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eddie Brock.
I think Brock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eddie Brock!
An out of breath Eddie Brock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.