PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Glover acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sparks
vs
Glover

172 cm
27
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
30
143 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Izzy Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Glover!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sparks.
Glover looks to land a combination but Sparks avoids it well.
Sparks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Glover.
Glover lands a jab-cross combination.
Glover avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sparks throws out a loose jab but Glover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparks throws an off balance right hand
and Glover counters with a nice uppercut.
Izzy Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Sparks misses.
Glover thumps Sparks with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sparks is defended easily by Glover.
Glover fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparks misses with a takedown
and Glover counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Glover.
Glover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sparks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izzy Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sparks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Glover counters with a nice leg kick.
Larry Glover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparks is breathing heavily.
Glover uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab by Glover.

Sparks is rocked!
Glover batters Sparks with a massive right followed by a huge left! Sparks is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Glover lands a final crushing right hand to drop Sparks to the mat with a gruesome thud! Glover is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Larry Glover!
After the fight, Larry Glover was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.