PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pikkuseen Darraa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tony Sparks was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Darraa
vs
Sparks

180 cm
25
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

182 cm
27
215 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pikkuseen Darraa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sparks!
A clash of legs there as Darraa blocks the low kick.
Sparks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darraa.
Sparks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darraa.
Sparks tries to land a leg kick but Darraa saw it coming and moves away.
Darraa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Darraa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sparks momentarily.
Sparks scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Sparks shoots in and gets a takedown into Darraa's guard.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Darraa keeps moving.

Darraa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sparks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sparks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sparks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sparks trying to control the position from guard on top but Darraa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks looking to pass the guard.
Sparks postures up in Darraa's guard and throws a big left but Darraa blocks it.
Sparks connects with a couple of short punches.
Sparks passes Darraa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sparks lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sparks trying to work for an americana but Darraa has managed to regain full guard.
Sparks slips nicely into half guard.
Sparks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparks with the ground and pound but Darraa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darraa keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks tries to free his leg and advance position but Darraa is retaining full guard.
Sparks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Darraa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sparks on the ground.
Sparks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darraa is keeping the position for now.
Darraa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sparks stands up over Darraa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Darraa has an active guard here but Sparks has managed to pass into half guard.
Sparks is looking to take a break and control but Darraa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparks drops an elbow to the side of Darraa's head.
Darraa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sparks.
Sparks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darraa has momentary wrist control but Sparks slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Sparks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Darraa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Darraa has a couple of punches blocked by Sparks.
Darraa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darraa cracks Sparks with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Sparks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Darraa fails to land.
Darraa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparks blocking some punches.
Darraa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darraa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darraa misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darraa.
Darraa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Sparks is looking to break free of the clinch but Darraa has double underhooks.
Sparks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darraa walks away with a smile on his face. Sparks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Sparks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Darraa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Check out the look on Sparks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sparks lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sparks scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sparks is chipping away with strikes.
Darraa is looking for a sweep.
Sparks working the head with strikes.

Darraa is rocked!
Sparks working the strikes but Darraa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sparks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparks moves into full mount! Darraa won't be happy about that!
Darraa taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darraa taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darraa takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sparks's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Sparks!