PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaira Caffeine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roob Fitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roob Fitz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Caffeine
vs
Fitz

215 cm
18
258 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

200 cm
21
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

HeavyWeight Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Gaira Caffeine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roob Fitz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitz tries a head kick but it misses.

Fitz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Caffeine is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Caffeine tries to get to full guard but Fitz has control of the leg.

Fitz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Caffeine trying to control here.
Caffeine is looking to improve his position.
Caffeine is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caffeine punching from the bottom.
Caffeine tries to roll over but Fitz keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitz controlling the pace.
Caffeine tries to roll over but Fitz keeps him under control.
Caffeine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fitz is working away from the top position though.
Caffeine manages to get to full guard.

Fitz stands up from Caffeine's guard - Fitz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fitz avoids the head kick by Caffeine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine throws a sloppy body shot
and Fitz counters with a straight right hand.
Caffeine tries to clinch up but Fitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitz ducks under a wild hook from Caffeine.
Caffeine takes a swing at Fitz's ribcage but misses.
Caffeine throws a leg kick
and Fitz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Caffeine dives in and grabs Fitz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fitz pushes down on Caffeine's head and hops out.
Fitz lands a high kick!

It looks like Gaira Caffeine has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fitz looks gassed!
Caffeine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fitz slips a jab from Caffeine.

Fitz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Caffeine quickly recovers to half guard.
Caffeine is not content to let Fitz control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caffeine wants to control but Fitz is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fitz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fitz trying to control from half guard but Caffeine is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caffeine gets full guard.
Caffeine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Fitz gets to his feet - Caffeine follows without any prompting.
Caffeine throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine throws a body punch but Fitz moves out of range.
Caffeine stuns Fitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caffeine tries to clinch but Fitz moves out of range.
Caffeine looks to clinch

and Fitz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Caffeine's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caffeine will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Caffeine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fitz is one step ahead there.
Caffeine is trying to control the position but Fitz postures up.

Caffeine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caffeine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caffeine is controlling Fitz's posture.
Fitz preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roob Fitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gaira Caffeine's cut.
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.

Caffeine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fitz pinned against the cage. Fitz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caffeine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Caffeine misses.
Fitz blocks a head kick by Caffeine.
Fitz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Fitz gets the takedown into side control.

Fitz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caffeine, who protects the arm well.
Caffeine gets back to half guard.
Caffeine is not content to let Fitz control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffeine wants to get back to full guard.
Fitz is breathing heavily.
Caffeine trying to control from the bottom.
Fitz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caffeine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caffeine moves into full guard.
Fitz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fitz stopping the sweep attempt from Caffeine.
Caffeine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fitz's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine wants to control from the top but Fitz keeps moving.
Caffeine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caffeine wants to control from the top but Fitz keeps moving.
Caffeine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caffeine won't allow Fitz to sweep him here.
Caffeine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caffeine landing with the ground and pound.
Caffeine trying to control but Fitz is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fitz is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caffeine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caffeine trying to control but Fitz is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gaira Caffeine wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Caffeine tries to bum rush Fitz with a series of wild strikes but Fitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caffeine throws a sloppy head kick and Fitz moves out of range easily.
Caffeine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caffeine wants to clinch up but Fitz keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine throws a push kick but Fitz slaps the foot to one side.
Gaira Caffeine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caffeine.

Fitz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Caffeine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Caffeine sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fitz wants to take a breather but Caffeine is having none of it.
Caffeine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitz wants to stand but Caffeine is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fitz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Caffeine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fitz has managed to get both his arms back between Caffeine's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaira Caffeine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gaira Caffeine'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!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fitz.
Fitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Caffeine tries to clinch up.
Caffeine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caffeine misses the jab.
Caffeine throws a nice looking combination but Fitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gaira Caffeine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roob Fitz.
Fitz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Fitz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Caffeine trying to hold on to Fitz's head to control him but Fitz postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffeine manages to get to full guard.
Caffeine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caffeine looking to control.
Caffeine is really struggling to control Fitz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Caffeine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fitz can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffeine scoring with strikes but Fitz is staying in there.
Caffeine avoids the attempt from Fitz to control.

Caffeine with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Caffeine working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caffeine moves to back control.

Fitz is trying to defend against the choke here but Caffeine has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Caffeine Tightens the hold and Fitz taps out furiously! Caffeine displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gaira Caffeine!
Gaira Caffeine managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HeavyWeight Designs, into his post fight interview.