PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Striking Sparbot (ranked 9738 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabari Jelani (ranked 5451 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sparbot
vs
Jelani

199 cm
51
252 lbs
54 - 23 - 1

185 cm
49
275 lbs
36 - 50 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 54 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Striking Sparbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 50 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparbot shoots in and drives through. Jelani sprawls well.
Jelani looks to land a combination but Sparbot avoids it well.

Sparbot closes the distance and clinches.
Sparbot slows down the pace here.
Sparbot is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sparbot taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jelani is working for takedown but Sparbot is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparbot gets underhooks to prevent Jelani's takedown attempt.
Jelani gets underhooks to prevent Sparbot's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Striking Sparbot. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sparbot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sparbot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jelani is defended easily by Sparbot.
Jelani should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jelani defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sparbot.
Sparbot lands with a nice body punch.
Sparbot throws a sloppy head kick and Jelani moves out of range easily.
Jelani appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jelani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jelani leaves Sparbot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jabari Jelani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jelani leaves Sparbot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jelani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sparbot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
Jelani fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sparbot darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jelani looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparbot content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Sparbot is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jelani wants to stand back up but Sparbot manages to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelani is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Sparbot politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sparbot prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sparbot wants to stand but Jelani has his arm trapped.
Sparbot takes a little break here. Jelani wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jelani manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sparbot slows the pace down in half guard.
Sparbot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jelani wants to get back to full guard.
Sparbot controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Striking Sparbot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jabari Jelani's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jelani misses with a head kick.
Sparbot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Sparbot takes the fight into the clinch.
Sparbot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jelani can do to turn this around?
Jelani is pressed up against the cage. Sparbot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jelani down to the mat. Jelani avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sparbot changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jelani looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparbot happy to just control the position for now.
Jelani dodges the ground and pound from Sparbot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jelani wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jelani is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sparbot off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot is really stuck here.
Sparbot trying to control but not successfully.
Jelani has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Sparbot.
Sparbot is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sparbot trying to control but not successfully.

Jelani has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sparbot has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jelani has eaten all the pies!
Sparbot rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot trying to hold on to Jelani's head to control him but Jelani postures up.
Striking Sparbot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jelani trying to work for an americana but Sparbot has managed to regain full guard.
Sparbot pulls Jelani in close to his closed guard and prevents Jelani from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jelani stands up over Sparbot, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot wants to stand up but Jelani is controlling him.
Sparbot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jelani advances to half guard.
Sparbot missing with punches from the bottom.
Sparbot tries to get to full guard but Jelani has control of the leg.
Jelani takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sparbot is looking for a sweep. Jelani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jelani is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sparbot has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sparbot is looking for a sweep. Jelani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparbot is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jelani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparbot is looking for a sweep. Jelani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jabari Jelani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jabari Jelani's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sparbot. Jelani shrugs it off though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sparbot here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A right-left combo lands from Sparbot.
Striking Sparbot is winning the standup battle so far.

Sparbot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jelani, pushing him back against the cage.
Sparbot tries for a takedown but Jelani manages to get underhooks.
Jelani drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sparbot gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Sparbot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jelani has a takedown stuffed.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot tries to score a body lock takedown but Jelani shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sparbot tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Striking Sparbot. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sparbot pulls guard.
Jelani stops Sparbot from standing up.
Jelani throws a strike but Sparbot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot wants to stand but Jelani is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jelani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jelani tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Jelani has his foot on Sparbot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sparbot works his way back into a safe position though.
Sparbot passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sparbot lands a nice short elbow.

Sparbot is working for a kimura but Jelani is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelani gets back to full guard.
Sparbot trying to control but Jelani is working from the bottom.

Jelani is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sparbot rolls with it to try and escape but Jelani cranks on the arm and Sparbot is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jabari Jelani!
During a confident post fight interview, Jabari Jelani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.