PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shoddy Body (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Sparrow acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Body
vs
Sparrow

185 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shoddy Body!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Body tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sparrow defends well and Body ends up having to push Sparrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sparrow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Body tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sparrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Body misses.
Sparrow lands a high kick!
Sparrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Sparrow throws a head kick that half lands.
Body tries to clinch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Shoddy Body seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Body looks for a takedown but Sparrow sprawls well.
Body misses with a takedown attempt - Sparrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoddy Body. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Body is looking to clinch.
Sparrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Body tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sparrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparrow tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sparrow throws a head kick that half lands.
Body misses with an attempted mid kick.
Body fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparrow drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Body defends it well.
A head kick from Sparrow lands but Body takes it in his stride.
Sparrow scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've been told by Body's head coaches at Combat Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sparrow scores with a head kick.
Sparrow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Body shoots in and bounces Sparrow off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Body slips nicely into half guard.
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!
Body passes to full mount!
Body takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Body jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sparrow manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Body sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sparrow is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sparrow looks winded!

Body is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sparrow looks calm but he's in trouble here. Body gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sparrow is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Body lets go of the hold and Sparrow can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shoddy Body!
A very excited looking Shoddy Body rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.