PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bouncy Boink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bouncy Boink could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Sparks's chin.

Boink
vs
Sparks

190 cm
26
213 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

182 cm
28
215 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bouncy Boink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boink throws a nice looking combination but Sparks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tony Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks digs a good hook to Boink's body.
Sparks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boink misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Sparks.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boink was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.
Sparks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boink misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boink backs up against the cage.
Boink takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Sparks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
The ground and pound from Sparks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sparks throwing strikes but Boink manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Who's going to make the next move?
Boink tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Boink tries to stand but Sparks is controlling his head.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boink advances nicely into full mount.
Sparks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boink trying to control but he's not successful this time.

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.
Sparks is looking to improve his position but Boink isn't that keen on the idea.
Sparks sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Sparks dominated that round.
That's time! Boink's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sparks slips under a jab from Boink.
Sparks tries a head kick but it misses.

A jab-cross combination lands for Boink and sends Sparks crashing to the mat! Boink follows him down to the mat - Sparks regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Sparks is rocked!

It looks like Tony Sparks has been cut.
Boink perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sparks is still in real trouble! Can Boink finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Bouncy Boink wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Boink throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sparks seems to have recovered his senses.
Bouncy Boink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Boink does no damage.
Sparks leaves his chin hanging out and Boink seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sparks crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bouncy Boink!