PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julli Pulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulli comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Amazing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pulli
vs
Sparks

188 cm
30
221 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

182 cm
29
215 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julli Pulli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Sparks.
Pulli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sparks throws a chopping leg kick but Pulli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sparks throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pulli counters with a shoot takedown. Sparks fights it but they end up in guard.
Pulli trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Julli Pulli just wasn't active enough.

Sparks dives in and scores a takedown into Pulli's guard.
Pulli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like Sparks might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Pulli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulli keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sparks distracts Pulli with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Pulli keeps moving.

Sparks postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pulli is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sparks, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tony Sparks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sparks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pulli's calf.
Pulli slips a straight right by Sparks.
Pulli takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks takes a swing at Pulli's ribcage but misses.
Sparks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulli is breathing heavily.
Pulli lands with a right hand.
Sparks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sparks.
Sparks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pulli's sensitive parts.
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!
No joy there for Sparks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Sparks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sparks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparks slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sparks not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulli taking some punishment here, with Sparks in his half guard.
Sparks trying to control from half guard but Pulli is working away.
Sparks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pulli's head.
Sparks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulli defending well though.
Sparks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pulli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparks.
Sparks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulli defending well though.
Pulli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sparks lands with an overhand left.
Sparks lands a jab-cross combination.

Pulli is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sparks.
Sparks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pulli under the eye.
Oh Pulli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparks fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Pulli square on the jaw! Damn, Pulli is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Sparks!