PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diziz Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moon has chosen Infected Mushroom - Deeply Disturbed (Infected Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Diziz Sparta had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sparta
vs
Moon

190 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diziz Sparta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Moon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon lands a nice hook to Sparta's body. Sparta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moon scores with a shot to the body.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sparta looks for a takedown but Moon sprawls well.
Sparta looks for a takedown but Moon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diziz Sparta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moon tries to bum rush Sparta with a series of wild strikes but Sparta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sparta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sparta closes the distance and clinches up with Moon, looking for a takedown. Sparta pushes Moon against the cage but Moon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sparta is breathing heavily.
Sparta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moon lands a with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparta is just out of range.
Sparta tries to move into range but Moon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moon misses with a body shot.
Sparta tries to clinch there but Moon circles away.
Moon misses with a wild body shot.
Sparta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparta.
Moon scores with a shot to the body.
Sparta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jason Moon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparta shoots for a takedown but Moon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moon scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta shoots for a takedown but Moon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sparta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moon stuffs the takedown.

Sparta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Moon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moon keeping moving, preventing Sparta from controlling successfully.

Sparta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Moon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moon is keeping the position for now.
Sparta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparta looking to sit in guard and control but Moon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparta looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparta, not yet.
Moon slips nicely into half guard.
Moon prevents Sparta from standing back up.

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.
Moon not doing much here.
Moon blocks the strikes from Sparta.
Sparta wants to sweep but Moon has passed to side control!
Moon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Moon wants to control but Sparta is keeping him busy.

Moon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sparta is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Moon dominated that round.
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.

Moon cracks Sparta with a good jab.
Moon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sparta tries to close the distance and clinch but Moon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sparta's hands.
Moon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sparta doesn't seem bothered though.
Moon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sparta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moon pinned against the cage. Moon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moon just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moon lands a right hook to the body.
Moon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horrible takedown by Sparta or perhaps it was just good defense by Moon which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diziz Sparta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moon lunges at Sparta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sparta's hand.
Moon misses with a body shot.
Sparta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sparta rather than just go for the knockout.
Moon works Sparta's body with a nice hook.
Diziz Sparta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sparta avoids the body shot from Moon.
Sparta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moon circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to de liver by Moon. Beautiful body shot.
Moon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Moon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sparta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moon swivels and escapes.
Sparta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diziz Sparta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparta tries to clinch up but Moon circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moon lands a nice looking body shot.
Sparta takes one to the chin there.
Sparta shoots in and drives through. Moon sprawls well.
Moon jabs at Sparta's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sparta shoots for a double leg takedown but Moon sprawls well. He's pushed Sparta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sparta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sparta shoots in looking for a takedown. Moon tries to sprawl out of it but Sparta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moon scores with the left hand. Sparta knows he should have avoided that one.
Sparta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moon connects with a crisp jab.
Sparta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon lands a with a good body shot.
No luck for Sparta with that takedown attempt.
Moon thows a body shot but no joy.
Moon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moon throws a series of punches but Sparta moves out of range.
Moon lands a head shot.
Moon lands a nice shot to the body.
Moon keeps the fight on the outside.
Moon scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Moon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sparta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Moon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Moon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sparta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Moon counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Moon both land. Nice combination.
Moon throws a body punch but Sparta moves out of range.
Moon cracks a nice hook into Sparta's ribs.
Sparta has his takedown stuffed
and Moon counters with a nice uppercut.
Sparta tries to clinch but Moon moves away
and Moon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Sparta
and Moon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sparta thinking.
Moon scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Moon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta fails with the takedown
and Moon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diziz Sparta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparta shoots and misses
and Moon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moon scores with a hook to the body. Sparta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sparta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moon fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparta ducks right into an uppercut from Moon.
Moon connects with a crisp jab.
Sparta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sparta doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Moon counter with a right hand.
Moon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moon, as that shot connected.
Sparta shoots and misses
and Moon counters with a stiff right hand.
Moon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparta manages to avoid it.
Moon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moon connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparta misses with a takedown
and Moon counters with a nice uppercut.
Sparta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sparta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sparta clinches but Moon breaks the clinch
and Moon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sparta tries to clinch but Moon moves away
and Moon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sparta thinking.
Sparta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sparta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparta manages to avoid it.
Sparta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moon stalks Sparta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sparta's face. Sparta staggers backwards, shaken.

Sparta is rocked!
Moon lands with a right that hurts Sparta. Sparta looks to clinch but Moon throws a short knee that drops Sparta. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jason Moon!