PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noam Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chomsky kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is System Of A Down - Sugar. Noam Chomsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chomsky
vs
Sparks

182 cm
31
196 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

185 cm
30
200 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noam Chomsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparks thows a body shot but no joy.
Chomsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chomsky tries to clinch up but Sparks circles away and keeps his distance.
Chomsky misses the jab.
Sparks swats away the attempt to clinch by Chomsky.
Chomsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sparks tries a head kick but it misses.
Chomsky checks a low kick from Sparks.
Sparks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sparks jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky throws a leg kick
and Sparks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sparks lands a right hook to the body.
Sparks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sparks misses with a low kick.
Sparks misses with an uppercut.
Chomsky misses with a low kick.
Sparks scores with a shot to the body.

Chomsky closes the distance and clinches.
Sparks tries to throw a body punch but Chomsky avoids it by throwing Sparks back against the cage.
Chomsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparks avoids the damage to the body.
Sparks trying to land knees to the body.
Chomsky lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sparks prevents it.
Sparks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chomsky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chomsky trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Chomsky.
Sparks throws a head punch that misses.
Chomsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparks controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparks.
Chomsky tries to throw a body punch but Sparks avoids it by throwing Chomsky back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparks.
Sparks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Chomsky.
Chomsky has a couple of punches blocked by Sparks.
Chomsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Sparks has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chomsky uses from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sparks wants to sweep here but Chomsky controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
Chomsky landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chomsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Chomsky trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
Sparks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks keeping full guard, as Chomsky tries to pass.
Chomsky trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
Chomsky is pushing down on Sparks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sparks is fighting to maintain full guard but Chomsky has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chomsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chomsky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparks is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noam Chomsky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sparks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chomsky.
Chomsky avoids the body shot from Sparks.
Chomsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Chomsky throws out a powerful jab.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chomsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.
Sparks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sparks blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sparks.

Sparks tries to keep at a distance but Chomsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sparks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chomsky lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Chomsky.
Chomsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Chomsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sparks lands a body shot.
Chomsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chomsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sparks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sparks lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chomsky lands with a light punch inside.
Chomsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Sparks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparks.
Sparks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sparks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sparks has Chomsky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chomsky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sparks misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Chomsky.
Chomsky lands with a left to the head.
Chomsky prevents a body shot from Sparks.
Sparks blocking some punches.
Sparks missing with knees to the body.
Sparks jumps guard but Chomsky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sparks letting Chomsky take a breather here.
Chomsky is pressed up against the cage. Sparks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chomsky down to the mat. Chomsky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Sparks.
Chomsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chomsky scores with a hook to the body. Sparks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sparks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sparks throws a low kick, looking for Chomsky's leg but Chomsky calmly moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sparks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparks connects with a leg kick. Chomsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sparks swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Chomsky moves into the clinch.
Sparks presses Chomsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chomsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chomsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chomsky stalls.
Chomsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sparks tries to work over Chomsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sparks lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sparks misses with a hook to the ribs.

Chomsky tightens his grip and picks Sparks up, before dumping him to the ground. Sparks manages to land in guard.
Chomsky trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
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!
Chomsky is looking to pass into half guard but Sparks pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sparks is in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chomsky pulls Sparks in to control the position.
Sparks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Noam Chomsky will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sparks connects with a nice looking jab.
Chomsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sparks misses with an uppercut.
Sparks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sparks tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chomsky rather than just go for the knockout.
Chomsky shoots and misses
and Sparks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chomsky blocks a leg kick.
Sparks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chomsky scores with a kick to the body.
Sparks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chomsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chomsky loads up on a big right hand but Sparks slips the punch.
Darren Sparks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sparks misses with a series of wild punches.
Sparks throws a body punch but Chomsky moves out of range.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chomsky.
Sparks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sparks throws a lazy head kick
and Chomsky counters with a nice leg kick.
Darren Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks looks to land a right hand but Chomsky moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a straight right.
Sparks misses with an uppercut.
Sparks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chomsky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sparks finds it's way round the side to connect with Chomsky's head.

Chomsky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chomsky is leaning against Sparks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chomsky lands with a right to the head.
Sparks lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks swings wildly with an uppercut but Chomsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chomsky will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sparks up against the cage.
Sparks wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Sparks takes a shot to the head.
Chomsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chomsky slows down the pace here.
Sparks can't get the takedown.
Sparks trying to stall but Chomsky improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Chomsky.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sparks throws an elbow but misses.
Sparks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sparks is trying to drag Chomsky to the mat but Chomsky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Sparks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chomsky.

Chomsky lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chomsky works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chomsky with the ground and pound from mount.
Chomsky landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chomsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sparks is looking to escape.
Sparks is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noam Chomsky clearly takes that round.
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.

Chomsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparks.
Chomsky motions for Sparks to come forward. Chomsky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chomsky pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sparks is out of range and Chomsky settles back down.
Sparks moves out of range of the body kick from Chomsky.
Chomsky ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a head kick.
Sparks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparks blocks a leg kick.
Chomsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sparks on the side of the head.
Sparks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chomsky. Chomsky obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sparks looks to land a left hand but Chomsky moved out of range nicely.
Sparks moves out of range as Chomsky throws a body kick.
Chomsky wants to slow Sparks down by chopping away at his legs.
Chomsky moves out of range as Sparks strikes.
Sparks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chomsky avoids the head kick by Sparks.
Chomsky throws a lazy uppercut
and Chomsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sparks checks a low kick from Chomsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws out a leg kick but Chomsky moves out of range and Sparks only half commits.
Nice uppercut there from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a low kick as Chomsky jumps back.
A slow jab from Chomsky misses its intended target.
Chomsky throws an overhand right that lands on Sparks's shoulder, as Sparks tries to avoid the shot.
Chomsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Chomsky misses with an uppercut.
Sparks with a hook.
Chomsky misses with a low kick.
Chomsky checks a low kick from Sparks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws a wild body kick that Chomsky sees coming a mile off.
Sparks lands a nice hook to Chomsky's body. Chomsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chomsky throws a leg kick but Sparks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sparks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sparks throws a low kick, looking for Chomsky's leg but Chomsky calmly moves out of range.
Chomsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Chomsky darts in and clinches Sparks up against the cage.
Chomsky stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Chomsky.
Chomsky can't find room to land a body shot as Sparks controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sparks wants a takedown.
Sparks is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short uppercut from Chomsky.
Chomsky throws a head punch that misses.
Sparks struggles to land a body shot inside as Chomsky controls his hands.
Chomsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chomsky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chomsky has Sparks pushed against the cage.
A short right from Chomsky on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chomsky is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chomsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Sparks is rocked!
Sparks takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noam Chomsky had his way with Darren Sparks in that round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sparks throws a shot from downtown. Chomsky moves away and avoids it.
Sparks is still on wobbly legs! Can Chomsky finish him?

Chomsky rushes Sparks and presses him up against the cage.
Chomsky stops a takedown attempt from Sparks.
Sparks seems to have recovered his senses.
Sparks is leaning against Chomsky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sparks has a couple of punches blocked by Chomsky.
Chomsky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sparks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chomsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Sparks throws a head punch that misses.
Sparks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Chomsky.
Sparks tries a body shot but Chomsky blocks it.
Chomsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks trying to land knees to the body.
Sparks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sparks throws an elbow that misses.
Sparks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chomsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chomsky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Sparks.
Sparks is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chomsky avoiding damage.
Chomsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Chomsky pushes Sparks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chomsky is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chomsky lands an uppercut.
Noam Chomsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chomsky digs a right hand underneath Sparks's ribcage. Sparks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sparks tries a body shot but Chomsky blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chomsky.
Chomsky gets underhooks to prevent Sparks's takedown attempt.
Chomsky pushes Sparks against the cage. Chomsky is working some dirty boxing. Chomsky pushes off with a quick right hook! Sparks goes down! Sparks tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Chomsky moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noam Chomsky!
Noam Chomsky retains his middleweight title!
Noam Chomsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.