PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Dynamite. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Leroy
vs
Fittz

185 cm
27
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
223 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Leroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fittz moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leroy obliges.
Nice elbow from Leroy.
Fittz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fittz manages to break the clinch.
Fittz throws a one two combo.

It looks like Bruce Leroy has been cut.
Fittz lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Leroy ducks right into an uppercut from Fittz.
Leroy defending well as Fittz loads up on a big left hand.

Leroy drives through and clinches with Fittz against the ropes.
Fittz wants to get back to striking at distance but Leroy won't allow it.
Fittz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fittz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leroy prevents Fittz from breaking the clinch.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.

Fittz manages to break the clinch.
Leroy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leroy moves in looking to clinch but Fittz pushes him off.
Fittz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leroy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fittz fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leroy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fittz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fittz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leroy takes one to the chin there.
Fittz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leroy circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheers as Fittz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leroy doesn't seem phased though.
Fittz throws a nice looking combination but Leroy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fittz dodges the punch combination from Leroy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leroy.
Fittz throws a series of punches but Leroy moves out of range.
Leroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fittz misses with a combination

and Leroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fittz misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fittz misses with a punch on the inside.
Fittz takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Markus Fittz has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Fittz.
Fittz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
Fittz looking to slow down the pace here.
Leroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fittz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Fittz breaks from the clinch.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fittz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fittz connects with a right hand. Leroy shakes it off.

Leroy has closed the distance and engaged Fittz in a clinch.
Leroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fittz is defending well for now.
Leroy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leroy looking to throw knees to the head but Fittz is blocking nicely.
Fittz tries to break free but Leroy pushes him back against the ropes.
Fittz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leroys head.

Bruce Leroy's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy looking to throw knees to the head but Fittz is blocking nicely.
Fittz is trying to force a seperation but Leroy has the dominant position.

Fittz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leroy dodges the punch combination from Fittz.
Fittz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leroy throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Leroy coming out on top.
Fittz ducks under a wild hook from Leroy.
Leroy tries to clinch but Fittz moves out of range.
Fittz scores with a three punch combo!
Fittz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Leroy clinches.
Fittz is trying to force a seperation but Leroy has the dominant position.
Leroy scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leroy tries a knee to the head but Fittz blocks it.
Leroy has Fittz pressed against the ropes, preventing Fittz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leroy.
Leroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fittz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fittz is trying to force a seperation but Leroy has the dominant position.
Fittz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leroy tries a knee to the head but Fittz blocks it.
Fittz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leroy looking to throw knees to the head but Fittz is blocking nicely.
Fittz leaning against his opponent.
Fittz is trying to break free.
Fittz tries to throw a body punch but Leroy avoids it by throwing Fittz back against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Leroy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Leroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fittz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fittz obliges.
Leroy lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fittz looking to slow down the pace here.
Fittz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fittz tries to circle away but Leroy has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Fittz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fittz slips a jab from Leroy.
Fittz swinging wildly here.
Fittz looks to land a combination but Leroy avoids it well.
Leroy throws a leg kick that misses.
Leroy tries to clinch up but Fittz circles away and keeps his distance.
Leroy missing with a left hand there. Fittz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fittz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fittz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leroy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fittz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fittz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leroy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Leroy gets a clinch.
Leroy lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fittz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Leroy.
Fittz defending well as Leroy loads up on a big left hand.
A left and a right from Fittz both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Leroy moves into range and clinches up with Fittz.
Fittz tries to break the clinch but Leroy is controlling the position.
Leroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fittz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fittz.

Bruce Leroy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Leroy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fittz's defenses.
Leroy trying to land knees to the body.
Leroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fittz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Fittz breaks the clinch.
Fittz misses with a two punch combination.
Leroy throws a body punch but Fittz moves out of range.
Donk. Leroy catches Fittz right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Leroy misses.

Leroy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fittz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leroy scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Leroy.
Fittz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Fittz avoids a wild elbow strike from Leroy.
Fittz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leroy lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Leroy.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the head but Fittz blocks with his arms.
Fittz lands an uppercut.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Fittz tries a knee to the head but Leroy blocks it.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Fittz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Leroy.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the head but Fittz blocks with his arms.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the head but Fittz blocks with his arms.
Fittz blocks the elbow strike.
Fittz struggles to land a body shot inside as Leroy controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Leroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leroy pushes off an throws an elbow but Fittz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leroy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fittz throws an elbow but misses.
Leroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fittz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fittz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fittz's efforts to push away.
Leroy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Fittz won't want to take too many of those.
Leroy working Fittz over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Leroy.
Leroy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fittz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fittz managing to block the knees to the body from Leroy.
Fittz scores with a shot to the side of Leroy's head.
Fittz takes an elbow to the temple.
Leroy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Fittz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Markus Fittz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fittz.
Fittz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leroy cracks Fittz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fittz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Fittz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fittz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fittz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leroy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Leroy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fittz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leroy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leroy looks for the body kick but Fittz saw that one coming.
Fittz needs to keep his hands up - Leroy had a free shot at his head there.
Leroy tries to clinch up but Fittz circles away and keeps his distance.
Leroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Fittz.
Fittz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fittz dodges the punch combination from Leroy.
Fittz slips a jab from Leroy.
Leroy throws a big shot that misses.
Leroy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leroy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fittz.
A jab from Leroy misses.
Fittz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Fittz does no damage.
Fittz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fittz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fittz slips a jab from Leroy.
Leroy misses with a body shot.
Leroy is looking to clinch.
Fittz misses with a series of wild punches.
Leroy tries to clinch but Fittz moves out of range.
Fittz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fittz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Leroy tries to work over Fittz's front leg with a kick but Fittz checks it.
No joy there for Leroy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fittz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leroy.
Fittz misses with a looping left.
Leroy avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fittz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leroy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fittz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leroy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fittz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Markus Fittz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leroy throws a body punch but Fittz moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fittz checks a leg kick.
Fittz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fittz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leroy throws a low kick, looking for Fittz's leg but Fittz calmly moves out of range.
Leroy catches Fittz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Leroy gets a clinch.
Leroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Leroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fittz is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fittz is trying to break free.
Fittz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leroy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fittz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leroy lands a nice knee to the body.
Leroy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leroy misses with an elbow over the top.
Leroy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fittz's defenses.
Bruce Leroy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Fittz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fittz blocks it with crossed arms.
Fittz tries a body shot but Leroy blocks it.
Fittz has had enough of the clinch but Leroy keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Leroy.

Fittz breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy wants to land a leg kick but Fittz is out of range.
Leroy misses with a low kick.
Leroy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fittz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leroy walks into a jab.
Leroy misses with a left hand
and Fittz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fittz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fittz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leroy is looking to clinch but Fittz is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Fittz.
Fittz swats away the attempt to clinch by Leroy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leroy lands a nice shot that snaps Fittz's head back.
Leroy tries to clinch but Fittz is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leroy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leroy 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Leroy!
An intense looking Bruce Leroy took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Fiendish Dr Wu, you done fucked up now!'.