PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzsimmons comes to the cage accompanied by Rule Britannia. Borden Chantry has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fitzsimmons
vs
Chantry

188 cm
31
211 lbs
21 - 11 - 1

188 cm
33
212 lbs
24 - 14 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chantry momentarily.
Chantry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fitzsimmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzsimmons pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chantry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chantry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fitzsimmons connects with a solid leg kick.
Chantry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chantry.
Chantry loads up on a big right hand but Fitzsimmons slips the punch.
Fitzsimmons tried to counter with a leg kick but Chantry avoided it.
Fitzsimmons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chantry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fitzsimmons is able to avoid easily.
Borden Chantry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chantry takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chantry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fitzsimmons lands with a nice body punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Chantry blocks the leg kick.
Chantry misses with a left hand
and Fitzsimmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chantry with a nice cross.

It looks like Jim Fitzsimmons has been cut.
A head kick from Chantry lands but Fitzsimmons takes it in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fitzsimmons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chantry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fitzsimmons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fitzsimmons slips under a jab from Chantry.
Nice cross by Fitzsimmons.

It looks like Borden Chantry has been cut.
Chantry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzsimmons.
Nice uppercut there from Fitzsimmons.

Chantry is rocked!
Chantry misses with a right hand
letting Fitzsimmons counter with a right hand.
Chantry is still on wobbly legs! Can Fitzsimmons finish him?
Chantry avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Chantry's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chantry duly obliges.
Chantry seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chantry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fitzsimmons can pounce on him.
Fitzsimmons scores with a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chantry.
Fitzsimmons misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fitzsimmons is looking to clinch.
Fitzsimmons fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chantry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chantry's calf.
Chantry misses with a double jab.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chantry.
Fitzsimmons misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chantry throws a leg kick but Fitzsimmons sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chantry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fitzsimmons slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Chantry 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.
Chantry is looking to land body kicks.
Chantry stuns Fitzsimmons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chantry lands with a straight right. Fitzsimmons didn't see that one coming.
Chantry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzsimmons tries to counter by clinching up but Chantry breaks away and moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Chantry finds it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chantry.
Fitzsimmons feints and then cracks Chantry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chantry down.
Fitzsimmons with a hook.
Chantry misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry misses with a combination

and Fitzsimmons counters by clinching up.
Chantry misses with the head strike.
Chantry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fitzsimmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzsimmons prevents a body shot from Chantry.
Chantry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Fitzsimmons scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzsimmons struggles to land a body shot inside as Chantry controls his hands.
Chantry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzsimmons prevents a body shot from Chantry.
Chantry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fitzsimmons backwards.
Still in the clinch, Fitzsimmons scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chantry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chantry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzsimmons's elbow.
Fitzsimmons stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chantry misses with the head strike.
Chantry has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzsimmons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chantry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chantry misses with a punch on the inside.
Chantry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chantry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chantry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzsimmons tries to land knees in the clinch but Chantry avoids the damage to the body.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chantry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chantry blocks the elbow strike.
Chantry working aggressively here.
Chantry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chantry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzsimmons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chantry throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzsimmons works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons pushes Chantry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chantry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chantry misses with the head strike.
Chantry throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons pushes Chantry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jim Fitzsimmons will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fitzsimmons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chantry misses with a punch on the inside.
Chantry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borden Chantry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chantry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzsimmons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chantry's elbow.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fitzsimmons.
Chantry misses with some punches.
Fitzsimmons lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzsimmons lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fitzsimmons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzsimmons.
A short body shot lands from Fitzsimmons as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Fitzsimmons.
Chantry is breathing heavily.
Fitzsimmons lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzsimmons softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fitzsimmons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fitzsimmons blocks a body shot from Chantry.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fitzsimmons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzsimmons is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fitzsimmons.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chantry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chantry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Fitzsimmons - that landed with a thud.
Fitzsimmons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chantry can do to turn this around?
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons lands with a left to the head.

Fitzsimmons drops Chantry onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Chantry is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzsimmons creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Chantry with a big uppercut! Chantry tries to clinch up but Fitzsimmons pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Chantry to the mat! Chantry covers up and Fitzsimmons unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Fitzsimmons!
Jim Fitzsimmons made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'A jolly good scrap, old chum! I say, will you join me for a spot of gin and tonic?'.