PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sparza
vs
El

198 cm
26
295 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Sparza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo El!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparza throws a series of punches but El moves out of range.
El just misses with a punch to the body.
El looks to land a right hand but Sparza moved out of range.
Sparza ducks under a wild hook from El.
Sparza misses with a two punch combination.
Sparza throws a right and a left that both miss.
El throws an off balance right hand
and Sparza counters with a stiff right hand.

El gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sparza can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sparza's face as he tries to break the clinch.

El turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
El working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El is looking to take a break and control but Sparza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from El are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El working the strikes but Sparza uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
El missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
El trying to mount his opponent but Sparza defends it.
Sparza trying to control from the bottom.
El misses with a head shot. Sparza uses the momentum to regain guard.
El slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sparza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El trying to control but Sparza is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparza working a defensive guard here.
El lands a couple of elbows.
El trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
El in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El throws and elbow that misses. Sparza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in El's guard. Nice move by Sparza!
El is trying to keep Sparza in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparza working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
El is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sparza stopping the sweep attempt from El.
Sparza trying to control but El is working from the bottom.
Sparza throwing strikes but missing.
El not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sparza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
El seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jo El.
El steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparza.
El throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sparza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

El throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sparza was covering up waiting for the punch and El finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sparza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sparza tries to get out of the position.
El working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
El scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!
Sparza looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparza, not yet.
El advances to half guard.
El wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sparza keeps working.
El has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El thows a huge punch but Sparza dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jo El dominated that round.
That's time! Sparza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

El throws a hook but Sparza blocks it.
Sparza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
El looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparza is just out of range.
Sparza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparza thows a body shot but no joy.
Tito Sparza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El avoids the body shot from Sparza.
El tries to clinch but Sparza moves out of range.
Sparza shoots for a double leg takedown but El sprawls well. He's pushed Sparza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sparza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparza misses with a double jab.
Sparza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
El throws a body punch but Sparza moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El manages to avoid it.
El throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sparza.
Nice defenses there by Sparza.
Sparza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. El looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
El fails with a takedown attempt.
El misses with a hook. Sparza ducked under it nicely.
El misses with a wild combination.
Sparza slips a straight right by El.
Sparza slips under a jab.
El misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
El throws a right and a left that both miss.
El fails with the takedown.
Sparza slaps away a takedown attempt from El, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tito Sparza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jo El.
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!
Sparza throws a series of punches but El moves out of range.
A combination from Sparza does no damage.
El walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sparza scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sparza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparza throws a series of punches but El moves out of range.

El forces Sparza back against the cage and clinches.
Sparza is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sparza's efforts to push away.
Sparza goes for a takedown attempt but El pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

El scores with a takedown into Sparza's guard.
El throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparza trying to control the position.
El is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
El trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El connects with a couple of short punches.
El wants to control from the top but Sparza keeps moving.
El won't allow Sparza to sweep him here.

Sparza working for a triangle but El defends it easily.
El is looking to work some ground and pound but Sparza has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sparza managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tito Sparza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

El looks to land a left hand but Sparza moved out of range nicely.
Sparza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparza misses with a few strikes there.
El misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tito Sparza is winning the standup battle so far.
Sparza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El.
El throws a jab when Sparza was well out of range.
El throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sparza gets caught flat footed, as El shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
El in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
El trying to control but Sparza is working from the bottom.
El pushes down on Sparza's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sparza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
El throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. El is working away from the top position though.
Sparza wants to control the action here but instead El manages to pass to full mount!
El with shots to the head and body - Sparza looks very uncomfortable down there.
El has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sparza's face.
El is landing with some decent strikes but Sparza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
El trying to control but he's not successful this time.
El with good strikes from the mount here!

Sparza is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparza is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh Sparza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
El lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Sparza! El sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Sparza and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jo El!