PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between janis spalva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Askew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askew is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Glamour of the Kill-Feeling Alive. Ian Askew has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

spalva
vs
Askew

180 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

179 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, janis spalva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Askew!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askew throws a lazy right hand but spalva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Askew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from spalva.
Askew throws out a loose jab but spalva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Askew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Askew has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Askew misses with a looping left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Askew.

It looks like janis spalva has been cut.
Askew misses with an uppercut. spalva saw that one coming.
Askew falls off balance throwing a combination
and Askew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Askew lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

spalva is rocked!
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!
spalva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh spalva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
spalva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Askew in his tracks.
spalva seems to have got his legs back now.
spalva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Ian Askew has been cut.
Askew looks gassed!
spalva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Askew circles away quickly and effectively.
Askew with a nice cross.
Askew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and spalva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Askew falls off balance throwing a combination
and spalva counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Askew misses its intended target.
spalva misses with a wild combination.
Askew throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and spalva counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from spalva.
spalva connects with a nice looking jab.
Askew on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
spalva lands with a straight right. Askew didn't see that one coming.
Jab from spalva.
Askew tries to close the distance and clinch up but spalva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
spalva throws a big shot that misses.
Askew falls off balance throwing a combination
and spalva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ian Askew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askew gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
spalva lands a head shot.
Askew looks to throw the jab but spalva is out of range.
Askew throws a combination that misses
enabling spalva to counter with a crisp jab.
spalva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
spalva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
spalva lands a nice shot that snaps Askew's head back.
Askew misses with a straight left.
spalva lands an overhand right.
spalva misses with a straight right.
Ian Askew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askew falls off balance throwing a combination
and spalva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Askew dips to his left and cracks spalva with an uppercut!
Askew takes a swing at spalva's ribcage but misses.
Askew misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Askew fails to land with a series of punches.
Askew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Askew throws a jab but it's blocked by spalva.
Askew misses with a combination
enabling spalva to counter with a crisp jab.
Askew falls off balance throwing a combination
and spalva counters with a left and a right that stings Askew.
A jab from Askew misses.
A combination from Askew does no damage.
Askew misses with a double jab
and spalva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Askew jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Askew throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling spalva to counter with a crisp jab.
Askew misses with a telegraphed body shot
and spalva counters with a stiff right hand.
spalva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Askew circles away quickly and effectively.
Askew throws a predictable looking body shot
and spalva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Askew throws a nice looking combination but spalva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
spalva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
spalva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Askew.
Askew digs a good hook to spalva's body.
Askew swings for the body but spalva moves out of range.
Askew misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Askew misses with a few strikes there.
spalva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Askew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
spalva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

janis spalva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Askew sizes up spalva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
spalva tries to land a leg kick but Askew saw it coming and moves away.
spalva avoids a punch combination nicely.
spalva checks the leg kick nicely there.
spalva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Askew.
Askew misses with a combination
and spalva counters with a straight right hand.
Askew throws a jab when spalva was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
spalva misses with a head kick.
Askew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and spalva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Askew fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Askew tries to clinch but spalva is having none of it.
Askew throws a combination that misses
and spalva counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Askew throws a combination that misses
and spalva counters with a one-two to the body.
Askew tries to move into range but spalva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
spalva misses with a low kick.
Askew misses with a double jab
and spalva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
spalva throws a series of punches but Askew avoids them all with ease.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Askew in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Askew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Askew looks to land a left hand but spalva moved out of range nicely.
Askew throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and spalva counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from spalva misses.
Askew misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Askew.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Askew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Askew has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Askew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. spalva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Askew listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Askew missing with a left hand there. spalva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Askew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and spalva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Askew misses with a combination
and Askew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Askew falls off balance throwing a combination
and spalva counters with a nice uppercut.
Askew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. spalva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Askew misses.
Good exchange - spalva coming out on top.
Askew throws a hook but spalva blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
spalva misses with a straight left.
Askew misses with a combination
and spalva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Askew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from spalva.
A big right from Askew misses.
spalva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Askew misses with a jab, cross combination.
spalva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
spalva is looking to chop away at Askew's legs.
Askew throws a nice inside leg kick.
Askew falls off balance throwing a combination
and spalva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Askew throws a left and a right that both miss
and spalva counters with a straight right hand.
Askew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and spalva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Askew misses with a wild combination.
Askew falls off balance throwing a combination
letting spalva counter with a right hand.
Askew misses with a double jab
enabling spalva to counter with a crisp jab.
spalva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
spalva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Askew throws a shot from downtown. spalva moves away and avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Askew moves out of range of the strikes.
Askew throws a jab when spalva was well out of range.
Nice jab there from spalva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

janis spalva 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!

Askew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Askew misses.
Askew takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Askew avoids the head kick by spalva.
Askew falls off balance throwing a combination
and spalva counters with a nice uppercut.
Askew lands with a hook. spalva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from spalva lands.
Some wild striking there from Askew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from spalva.
spalva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Askew.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
spalva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
spalva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Askew throws a combination that misses
and spalva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
spalva fails with a takedown attempt.
Askew misses with a straight right.
Askew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
spalva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Askew.
Askew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
spalva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Askew pinned against the cage. Askew gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Askew thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Askew looks to land a combination but spalva avoids it well.
Askew throws a shot from downtown. spalva moves away and avoids it.
Askew throws a right hand that spalva ducks under and follows up with a left that spalva also avoids with ease.
Askew throws a one two combo.
spalva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
spalva throws an overhand right that lands on Askew's shoulder, as Askew tries to avoid the shot.
Askew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but spalva circles away quickly and effectively.
Askew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Askew missing with a left hand there. spalva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Askew doesn't manage to clinch there - spalva circles away.
spalva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for janis spalva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
spalva defending well as Askew loads up on a big left hand.
spalva lands a nice hook to Askew's body. Askew takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Askew throws a jab when spalva was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Askew.
Ian Askew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Askew.
janis spalva is winning the standup battle so far.
Askew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
spalva defending well as Askew loads up on a big left hand.
Askew misses with a double jab.
Askew throws an overhand right that lands on spalva's shoulder, as spalva tries to avoid the shot.
Askew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from spalva.
Ian Askew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Askew scores with a jab. spalva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
spalva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Askew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
spalva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Askew.
Askew misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from spalva misses.
Askew throws a right and a left that spalva avoids nicely.
Askew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but spalva circles away quickly and effectively.
spalva moves away from the strike by Askew.
spalva takes one on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A swing and a miss from Askew.
Askew throws a left and a right that both miss
and spalva counters with a right hand to the body.
janis spalva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Askew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and spalva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

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 janis spalva.
Well spalva 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... janis spalva!