PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dan Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Cody is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cody
vs
Sparrow

173 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very quick

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Cody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Cody.
Cody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparrow throws out the jab.
Sparrow slips under a jab from Cody.
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cody looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sparrow slips under a jab from Cody.
Cody misses with a straight left.
Sparrow lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cody.
Sparrow throws out a loose jab but Cody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cody.
Nice cross by Sparrow.
Cody throws a hook but Sparrow blocks it.
Sparrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cody is looking to clinch but Sparrow is avoiding it.
Sparrow lands with a hook. Cody tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cody swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cody darts in trying to clinch
and Sparrow counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Dan Cody has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody tries to clinch there but Sparrow circles away.
Cody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sparrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cody moves away.
Cody takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cody, as that shot connected.
Sparrow throws a looping overhand right but Cody ducks down to avoid it.
Sparrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cody's head backwards.
Cody feints a jab promting Sparrow to slip. Cody then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sparrow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cody looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sparrow tries to keep at a distance but Cody has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cody blocking some punches.
Sparrow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cody trying to control the position but instead, Sparrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cody into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow can't break the clinch.
Sparrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Sparrow manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Cody scores with a four punch combination!
Sparrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Cody. Those never looked like landing.
Sparrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cody.
Cody missing with a left hand there. Sparrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparrow looks to throw the jab but Cody is out of range.
Cody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sparrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cody.
Cody doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparrow circles away.
Cody misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cody wants to clinch up but Sparrow keeps it at a distance.
Cody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparrow.
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparrow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sparrow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sparrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Sparrow.
Cody misses with an uppercut. Sparrow saw that one coming.
Cody falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cody misses with an uppercut. Sparrow saw that one coming.
Sparrow scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Sparrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sparrow swings for the body but Cody moves out of range.
Cody feints a jab promting Sparrow to slip. Cody then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sparrow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cody doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparrow circles away.
Cody lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cody.
Cody slips a jab from Sparrow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cody takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sparrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparrow's corner calls for a 1-2. Sparrow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sparrow swings for the body but Cody moves out of range.
Cody lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cody.
Cody tries to clinch up.
Sparrow throws a hook but Cody blocks it.
Cody wants to clinch up but Sparrow keeps it at a distance.
Cody connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cody tries to clinch
and Sparrow counters with a left to the body.
Sparrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cody stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sparrow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cody instigates a clinch.
Cody wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparrow won't allow it.
Cody blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cody wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruno Sparrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Cody's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Cody misses.
Sparrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cody moves away.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sparrow misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Sparrow.
Cody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparrow misses with a double jab.
Cody is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cody misses with a hook.
Sparrow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cody misses with a straight left.
Cody looks to throw the jab but Sparrow is out of range.
Cody defending well as Sparrow loads up on a big left hand.
Cody blocks a jab.
Sparrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Sparrow throws the kick towards the body but Cody avoids it.
Cody is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sparrow's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sparrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cody misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Sparrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sparrow misses with an uppercut. Cody saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Cody misses the target.
Sparrow blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sparrow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cody tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sparrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cody scores with a hook.
Sparrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cody drops his hands momentarily and Sparrow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dan Cody is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cody throws a nice looking combination but Sparrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cody tries to clinch but Sparrow is having none of it.
Cody scores with a jab. Sparrow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sparrow!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cody throws a nice looking combination but Sparrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sparrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparrow lands with a right hand.
Bruno Sparrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cody takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sparrow moves out of range as Cody strikes.
Sparrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cody was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparrow.
Sparrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cody misses.
Cody tries to clinch up.
Sparrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cody.
Dan Cody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.
Sparrow lands a right hook to the body.
Sparrow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cody on the side of the head.
Cody is looking to clinch.
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparrow loads up on a big right hand but Cody slips the punch.
Sparrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sparrow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donk. Cody catches Sparrow right on the button with a cross.
Sparrow connects with a right hand. Cody shakes it off.
Cody darts in trying to clinch
and Sparrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cody tries to clinch but Sparrow moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sparrow blocks a jab.
Sparrow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sparrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Cody rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sparrow counters with a series of strikes. Cody will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparrow. Cody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cody looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sparrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cody lands a jab.
Jab, jab by Cody - just one landing.
Sparrow with a nice cross.
Jab from Sparrow.
Sparrow misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cody throws a hook to the side of Sparrow's head but Sparrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparrow scores with a punch to the head.
Sparrow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sparrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cody moves away.
Cody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparrow.
Cody jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cody tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sparrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sparrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cody tries to clinch there but Sparrow circles away.
Cody tests Sparrow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cody cracks Sparrow with an open hand slap.
Cody tries to clinch up but Sparrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparrow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cody takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cody throws out a loose jab but Sparrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparrow misses with a looping right.
Cody misses with an uppercut. Sparrow saw that one coming.
Cody swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cody slips a straight right by Sparrow.
Cody showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sparrow.
Cody defending well as Sparrow loads up on a big left hand.
Sparrow swings for the body but Cody moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Sparrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Cody's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Cody is looking to clinch but Sparrow is avoiding it.
Cody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparrow thows a body shot but no joy.
Cody staying out of range there.
Cody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cody throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cody throws a series of punches but Sparrow avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Sparrow.
Cody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparrow scores with a hook to the body. Cody takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Sparrow misses its intended target.
Cody is looking to clinch but Sparrow is avoiding it.
Sparrow slips a jab and a cross from Cody.
Sparrow misses with a two punch combination.
Cody lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Cody walks into a jab.
Sparrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Sparrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody tries to clinch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Cody throws a lazy right hand but Sparrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cody manages to avoid it.
Cody scores with a jab.
Cody slips under a jab.
A big right from Cody misses.
Sparrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sparrow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cody misses with a double jab.
Cody tries to clinch up.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cody keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Sparrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Cody.
Sparrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cody scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Cody does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparrow throws out the jab.
Sparrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cody throws the left hand but Sparrow avoids the punch easily.
Sparrow ducks right into an uppercut from Cody.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cody misses with a two punch combination.
Sparrow dodges the punch combination from Cody.
Cody avoids the body shot from Sparrow.
Sparrow connects with a body shot that sends Cody's belly button to the back.
Cody wants to clinch
and Sparrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cody avoids the body shot from Sparrow.
Sparrow takes a swing at Cody's ribcage but misses.
Cody lands with a cross.
Sparrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cody moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sparrow scores with the left hand. Cody knows he should have avoided that one.
Cody tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sparrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cody moves out of range as Sparrow strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Cody as he connects with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cody!
Sparrow throws a chopping leg kick but Cody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cody cracks Sparrow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cody is looking to clinch.
Sparrow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Cody.
Sparrow misses with a wild body shot.
Sparrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cody on the side of the head.
Sparrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cody scores with a sloppy right hand. Sparrow should have avoided that one.
Cody lands a nice shot that snaps Sparrow's head back.
Cody is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sparrow.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Cody should have avoided that one.
Cody fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cody misses with a lunging right hand
and Sparrow counters with a nice uppercut.
Cody ducks under a wild hook from Sparrow.
A shot to the liver by Sparrow. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cody throws a hook to the side of Sparrow's head but Sparrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Cody.
Sparrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sparrow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sparrow scores with a sloppy right hand. Cody should have avoided that one.
Bruno Sparrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sparrow misses with a low kick.
Cody avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cody walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cody is looking to clinch.
Sparrow throws out a loose jab but Cody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cody doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparrow circles away.
Dan Cody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sparrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruno Sparrow.
I've got Sparrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Sparrow!
Our winner, Bruno Sparrow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.