PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Spack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spack has chosen Kraftwerk's ' It's More Fun To Compute as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Fox
vs
Spack

175 cm
23
212 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

186 cm
25
220 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinz Spack!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Spack gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fox to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fox wants to control from the top but Spack keeps moving.
Spack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fox wanted to stand there but Spack had control of the position.
Spack is trying to control the position but Fox postures up.
Spack wants to sweep here but Fox controlling him for the moment.
Spack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fox throws a big right hand that misses.
Fox preventing the sweep.
Fox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fox is one step ahead there.
Fox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spack scores with a body shot.
Fox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Fox. Those never looked like landing.
Heinz Spack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spack lands a nice looking body shot.
Fox missing with a left hand there. Spack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spack punishes Fox's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fox is defended easily by Spack.
Fox shoots in looking for a takedown. Spack tries to sprawl out of it but Fox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spack misses with a straight right.
Spack misses with a looping left.
Spack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Spack.
A swing and a miss from Spack.
Spack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fox in his tracks.
Spack throws a looping overhand right but Fox ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Spack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spack. Fox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spack throws out the jab.
Fox fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fox shoots in for a takedown but Spack shows good takedown defense.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Fox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spack as he jumps to the side.
Spack bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spack was well out of range. Poor timing from Fox.
Spack swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
Spack lands a head shot.
Spack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fox under the eye.
Spack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fox throws out the jab.
Spack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spack is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Spack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fox's hands.
Spack cracks Fox with a good jab.
Fox slips under a jab.
A jab from Spack finds it's way through Fox's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spack misses with a hook.
Fox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spack's corner calls for a 1-2. Spack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spack misses with a looping left.
Spack cracks Fox with an open hand slap.
Spack works Fox's body with a nice hook.
Spack throws out a powerful jab.
Decent striking displayed by Spack there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Spack.
Nice uppercut there from Spack.
Spack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fox slips a jab from Spack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinz Spack dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Spack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fox under the eye.
Spack throws a good cross that connects.
Fox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spack was well out of range. Poor timing from Fox.
Spack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fox at a distance.
Spack has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fox ducks right into an uppercut from Spack.
Spack connects with a crisp jab.
Spack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fox moves out of range of the strikes.
Heinz Spack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spack misses with a straight right.
Spack throws out a loose jab but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox needs to keep his hands up - Spack had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Spack misses.
Spack throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
Spack lands a lovely overhand right.
Spack throws a jab when Fox was well out of range.
Fox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spack but Spack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Spack. No joy for Fox on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spack misses with a wild body shot.
Fox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spack cracks Fox with a good jab.
Spack scores with a body shot.
Fox avoids the body shot from Spack.
Spack lands with a straight right. Fox didn't see that one coming.
Spack scores with a jab.
Spack throws a hook but Fox blocks it.
Spack misses with a straight right.
Spack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spack lands with a shot to the body.
Fox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spack.
Fox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Spack.
Spack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spack. Fox does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spack circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spack throws out a loose jab but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spack lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spack lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spack misses with an uppercut. Fox saw that one coming.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spack.
Spack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Foxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spack just misses with a punch to the body.
Fox looks to land a left hand but Spack moved out of range nicely.
Spack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fox.

Fox shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spack is trying to defend but Fox finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spack can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fox prevents Spack from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fox is looking for a kimura here.
Fox slows the pace down in half guard.
Spack is looking to improve his position.
Spack is doing well to control the position and prevent Fox from advancing to side control.

Spack is defending against the submission attempts here by Fox.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Fox is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spack defends it well.

Fox is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spack wants to get back to full guard.
Spack wants to control but Fox is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spack manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fox passes Spack's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spack has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fox is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spack does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinz Spack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spack wants it to stay on the feet.
Spack scores with a body shot.
Spack swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
Spack connects with a body shot.
Spack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fox.
Fox walks into a straight right hand from Spack.
Fox needs to keep his hands up - Spack had a free shot at his head there.
Spack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spack lands a right hook to the body.
Fox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spack throws out a powerful jab.
Jab from Spack.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fox. Fox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fox. Fox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spack jabs at Fox's body.
Fox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spack lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Spack finds it's way through Fox's defenses.
Spack lands a really nice looking cross but Fox seems unphased.
Spack misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Fox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fox is one step ahead there.
Fox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spack wants to sweep here but Fox controlling him for the moment.
Fox wants to control from the top but Spack keeps moving.
Spack seems keen to control Fox's posture.
Spack's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Fox shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spack keeps working.
Fox prevents Spack from improving his position.

Fox is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fox is looking for a kimura here.
Spack is refusing to be controlled, as Fox sits in half guard.
Steve Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spack wants to get back to full guard.
Fox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spack is trying to get back to full guard.
Spack preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Fox works his foot free and advances to mount.

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.
Fox throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Spack is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fox lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Fox wants to finish this one by submission but Spack is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fox.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fox cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fox dominating with strikes here.
Fox landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fox looking to secure an arm triangle but Spack defends it well.
Spack avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fox.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Heinz Spack.
I've got Spack winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinz Spack!