PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 1145 p4p, 919 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 160 p4p, 131 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fitzsimmons
vs
Troeng

187 cm
24
215
13 - 7 - 1

187 cm
26
220
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)

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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
Troeng connects with a leg kick.
Fitzsimmons scores with a hook.
Troeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fitzsimmons.
Troeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzsimmons misses with a leg kick.

Fitzsimmons moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzsimmons.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troeng tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons is looking to control Troeng's arms but Troeng gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fitzsimmons has his back to the cage.
Fitzsimmons throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons throws a punch but it's blocked by Troeng.
Fitzsimmons tries to work over Troeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Fitzsimmons - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fitzsimmons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Troeng's defenses.

It looks like Tor Troeng has been cut.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzsimmons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with an uppercut but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Troeng obliges.
Fitzsimmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troeng throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Troeng backwards.

Fitzsimmons manages to break the clinch.
Fitzsimmons throws a poor cross that misses
and Troeng counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fitzsimmons misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Troeng is able to avoid easily.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Troeng takes a swing at Fitzsimmons's ribcage but misses.
Troeng misses with a left hand
and Fitzsimmons counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A combination from Fitzsimmons does no damage.
Fitzsimmons throws a combination that misses
letting Troeng counter with a right hand.
Fitzsimmons attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've been told by Fitzsimmons's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fitzsimmons throws a poor cross that misses
and Troeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzsimmons cracks Troeng with a good jab.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Troeng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng cracks Fitzsimmons with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons pivots, looking for a leg kick but Troeng is out of range and Fitzsimmons settles back down.
Troeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the head.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight left.
Fitzsimmons wants to clinch up but Troeng keeps it at a distance.
Fitzsimmons connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Troeng momentarily.
Fitzsimmons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Troeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
Donk. Fitzsimmons catches Troeng right on the button with a cross.
Fitzsimmons misses with a kick to the body.
Troeng appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Troeng, right into the meat of the thigh.

Troeng moves into range and clinches up with Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troeng lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng trying to land knees to the body.
Troeng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzsimmons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Troeng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Troeng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fitzsimmons misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Troeng fails to land.
Troeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Troeng takes a shot to the head.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troeng.
Troeng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons lands with a good tight uppercut to 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 Sol Fitzsimmons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tor Troeng's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fitzsimmons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fitzsimmons avoids the body shot from Troeng.
Sol Fitzsimmons is winning the standup battle so far.
Troeng takes one to the chin there.
Fitzsimmons blocks a jab.
Fitzsimmons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Troeng blocks it.
Troeng feints and then cracks Fitzsimmons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzsimmons down.
A left lands for Troeng.
Troeng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troeng misses with a looping right.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Troeng counters with an inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons walks into a stiff left hand from Troeng.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troeng on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
Troeng tries a quick counter leg kick but Fitzsimmons is wise to it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troeng.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Troeng.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Fitzsimmons catches Troeng right on the button with a cross.
Fitzsimmons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Troeng slips a jab and a cross from Fitzsimmons.
A nice side step and Troeng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Troeng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fitzsimmons tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzsimmons misses with a shot to the body
and Troeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Troeng works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Troeng was well out of range.
It seemed like Troeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Troeng slips under a jab.
Troeng sizes up Fitzsimmons with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Fitzsimmons.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Fitzsimmons misses
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
Troeng scores with a leg kick.
Troeng cracks Fitzsimmons with an open hand slap.

Fitzsimmons is rocked!
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Troeng's ribcage but misses.
Oh Fitzsimmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice shot by Fitzsimmons.
Troeng tries to clinch up.
Fitzsimmons seems to have got his legs back now.
Troeng cracks Fitzsimmons with a good jab.
Fitzsimmons scores with a three punch combo!
Fitzsimmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Troeng scores with a jab to the body.
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Fitzsimmons.
Troeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fitzsimmons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Troeng's hands.
Fitzsimmons with the inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng throws a jab when Fitzsimmons was well out of range.
Fitzsimmons jabs Troeng right on the nose. Troeng blinks but takes it well.
Fitzsimmons takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice jab there from Troeng.

Fitzsimmons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fitzsimmons misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Troeng obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Troeng lands a body punch in the clinch.
Troeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Troeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Troeng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitzsimmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fitzsimmons.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Troeng, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fitzsimmons's head backwards.
Fitzsimmons doesn't manage to clinch there - Troeng circles away.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the head.
Troeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzsimmons tries to counter by clinching up but Troeng breaks away and moves out of range.
Troeng fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitzsimmons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fitzsimmons stuns Troeng with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch up.
Troeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Troeng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Troeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons swings widly with a right hand
and Troeng counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitzsimmons tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Troeng listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tor Troeng will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tor Troeng's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fitzsimmons stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Troeng lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troeng manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troeng.
A jab from Troeng misses.
Troeng misses with an uppercut. Fitzsimmons saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Fitzsimmons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Troeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzsimmons.
Troeng uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fitzsimmons has time to react.
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick but Troeng moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Troeng doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fitzsimmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzsimmons is looking to clinch but Troeng is avoiding it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
Troeng staying out of range there.
Troeng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab. Troeng acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fitzsimmons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitzsimmons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Troeng scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a left hand
and Troeng counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Troeng lands with an overhand left.
Troeng looks to throw the jab but Fitzsimmons is out of range.
Troeng throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fitzsimmons counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch but Troeng is having none of it.
Troeng throws a quick inside leg kick.

Troeng instigates a clinch.
Troeng avoids a wild elbow strike from Fitzsimmons.

Troeng breaks the clinch.
Fitzsimmons throws out a loose jab but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troeng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troeng takes one to the chin there.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzsimmons jabs Troeng to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Troeng looks to throw the jab but Fitzsimmons is out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Troeng moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troeng moves out of range of the leg kick from Fitzsimmons.
Troeng tries a quick counter leg kick but Fitzsimmons is wise to it.
Fitzsimmons wants to clinch up but Troeng keeps it at a distance.
Troeng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzsimmons looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzsimmons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitzsimmons moves to clinch but Troeng breaks away
enabling Troeng to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch but Troeng moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fitzsimmons lands a glancing blow to the side of Troeng's head.
Troeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Troeng misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick, looking for Troeng's leg but Troeng calmly moves out of range.
Troeng tries to score with a low kick but Fitzsimmons moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body punch from Fitzsimmons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Troeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fitzsimmons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitzsimmons throws a right and a left that Troeng avoids nicely.
Troeng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Troeng blocks a leg kick.
Troeng moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons misses with a lunging right hand
and Troeng counters with a slapping leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fitzsimmons throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzsimmons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troeng.
Fitzsimmons blocks an uppercut.

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 Sol Fitzsimmons.
Well Fitzsimmons has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Fitzsimmons!