PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between German Fischer (ranked 25017 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Litness (ranked 5441 p4p, 0 weight class). German Fischer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fischer
vs
Litness

199 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, German Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Litness!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Litness feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Litness is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fischer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fischer has escaped and now he's on top!

Fischer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fischer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fischer won't allow Litness to get back to his feet.
Litness lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fischer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litness trying to control but Fischer is working from the bottom.
Litness throws a strike but Fischer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fischer stops Litness from standing up.
Fischer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Litness is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fischer defends well.
Litness not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fischer throwing strikes but missing.
Litness is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fischer is controlling him.
Fischer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood 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.
Fischer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Litness closes the distance and pushes Fischer back into the cage.

Fischer jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litness won't allow Fischer to get back to his feet.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Fischer manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Litness successfully pulls guard.
Fischer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Litness is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fischer gets to his feet - Litness follows without any prompting.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Litness.
Fischer is trying to control Litness's posture but Litness avoids it.
Litness taking a break here but Fischer is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litness prevents Fischer from standing back up.
Litness keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Fischer is defending against the submission attempts here by Litness.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fischer is holding on to half guard well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

German Fischer dominated that round.
That's time! Fischer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Litness throws a wild body kick that Fischer sees coming a mile off.
Litness lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like German Fischer has been cut.

Litness fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fischer sprawls well initially but Litness persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Fischer kicks Litness off and gets back to his feet.

Litness closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fischer to the mat! Fischer manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fischer is pulling down on Litness's head. It's preventing any offense from Litness, at least for the moment.
Litness is looking to work some ground and pound but Fischer has wrist control.
Litness wants to control from the top but Fischer keeps moving.

Fischer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Litness pushes down on Fischer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Litness looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

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.
Litness throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Litness wants to take a breather but Fischer is having none of it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Litness fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fischer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Litness misses with a two punch combination.

Litness looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fischer!

Litness goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fischer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Litness but great work by Fischer.
Litness is breathing heavily.
Fischer is staying tight to Litness's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fischer has control of an arm but Litness manages to advance to Fischer's back!
Fischer avoids the strikes from Litness.

Litness seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Fischer's chin but Fischer turns very nicely into Litness's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Fischer.
Fischer is looking to work some ground and pound but Litness has wrist control.
Fischer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fischer works over Litness with some ground and pound from guard.
Fischer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Litness looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fischer's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Litness is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fischer postures up in Litness's guard and throws a big left but Litness blocks it.
Fischer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Fischer drops back looking for a leg! Litness is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Litness manages to kick Fischer off! Fischer jumps back into Litness's guard.
Litness is trying to hold Fischer in close to prevent damage but Fischer has managed to pass into half guard.
Fischer working over Litness with some ground and pound. Litness looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Litness trying to control but Fischer postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sir Litness will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on German Fischer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Litness misses with a series of wild punches.
Fischer thinks about countering with a head kick.
Litness tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Fischer with that takedown attempt.

Litness closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fischer trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litness throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
German Fischer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Litness controlling the pace.
Fischer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Litness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer is trying to stand back up but Litness is controlling him
Fischer is looking for a sweep. Litness is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Litness stops Fischer from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fischer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Litness replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fischer blocks it well.
Litness misses with a kick to the body.

Litness dives in and scores a takedown into Fischer's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Fischer manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Litness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Litness manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fischer content to stall in guard here.
Litness avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fischer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fischer chips away with some ground and pound.
Litness wants to sweep here but Fischer controlling him for the moment.
Fischer with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litness trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fischer distracts Litness with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fischer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fischer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Litness darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fischer trying to control but Litness postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litness is just content to waste time from the top position. Fischer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Fischer scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Litness gets a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Litness has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fischer is trying to keep an underhook but Litness manages to get the takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sir Litness.
I think Litness has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Litness!