|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 1130 p4p, 1541 weight class) and John Henry Holliday (ranked 131 p4p, 183 weight class). Sparr comes to the cage accompanied by OH NO!. John Henry Holliday has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger Sparr's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
40
265
25 - 18 - 0 |
|
205 cm
32
247
15 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Sparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, John Henry Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holliday but Holliday pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Holliday walks into a jab.
Holliday lands with a shot to the body.
Holliday throws out a loose jab but Sparr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sparr ducks under a wild hook from Holliday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparr is just out of range.
Sparr misses with a wild body shot.
Holliday needs to keep his hands up - Sparr had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr scores with a punch to the head.
Sparr throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
Sparr moves out of range as Holliday throws a body kick.
Sparr misses with a body shot.
Holliday lands a big uppercut and Sparr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sparr looks OK. Holliday waves Sparr back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holliday sends Sparr crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Holliday is motioning to the referee to let Sparr up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sparr is rocked!
Sparr looks to throw the jab but Holliday is out of range.
Oh Sparr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Holliday moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sparr lands a jab to the nose.
Sparr seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday scores with a jab. Sparr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holliday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparr.
Holliday throws out a counter right but Sparr avoids it with no problem.
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparr is just out of range.
Holliday walks into a stiff left hand from Sparr.
Sparr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparr misses with a jab to the body
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Sparr moves out of range.
Sparr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hollidays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holliday avoids the body shot from Sparr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr misses with a lunging right hand
and Holliday counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holliday cracks Sparr with a good jab.
Holliday takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sparr loads up on a big right hand but Holliday slips the punch.
Holliday looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sparr scores with a hook.
Sparr missing with a left hand there. Holliday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holliday throws a lazy right hand but Sparr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holliday swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr scores with a jab to the head.
Sparr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Holliday misses with a body kick.
Sparr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Holliday misses the shot to the body.
Sparr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holliday misses with a right hand
and Sparr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Holliday!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Sparr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sparr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sparr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparr trying to control the action but Holliday is working from the bottom.
Holliday can't do much from the bottom here.
Holliday is not content to let Sparr control the position.
Sparr tries to move to mount but Holliday blocks the move with his legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sparr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Holliday sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sparr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Holliday is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sparr grinds an elbow into Holliday's temple.
Holliday is not content to let Sparr control the position.
Sparr misses with the ground and pound.
Holliday felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sparr wants to control but Holliday is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparr is trying to ground and pound but Holliday uses the momentary lack of control by Sparr to regain half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holliday keeps working.
Holliday on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sparr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sparr slows the pace down in half guard.
Sparr is keen to just control but Holliday is a slippery customer.
Sparr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Holliday blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparr.
Sparr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holliday keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sparr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holliday knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sparr in particular looking to stall.
Holliday is staying active underneath Sparr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Holliday wants to control but Sparr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sparr throws a lazy right hand but Holliday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Holliday misses.
Sparr attempts a counter takedown but Holliday avoids it well and moves away.
Sparr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sparr drives through with a takedown into Holliday's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sparr trying to control but Holliday is working from the bottom.
Sparr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Holliday keeps moving.
Holliday trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roger Sparr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sparr misses with a straight right.
Holliday throws a head kick but Sparr moves out of range.
Sparr throws an off balance right hand
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holliday throws a lazy right hand but Sparr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparr tries to counter with a takedown but Holliday is quick to defend against it.
Holliday looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holliday throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sparr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Holliday!
Holliday manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sparr's best efforts.
Sparr is working for a kimura but Holliday is defending it quite comfortably.
Sparr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Roger Sparr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holliday knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sparr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holliday does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sparr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sparr is just content to waste time from the top position. Holliday takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sparr is looking to work some ground and pound but Holliday has wrist control.
Sparr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sparr throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Holliday holds on and takes a little breather.
Holliday can't keep his opponent in guard - Sparr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sparr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sparr drops an elbow to the side of Holliday's head.
Sparr misses with a head shot. Holliday uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sparr trying to control the position from guard on top but Holliday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sparr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Holliday keeps moving.
Sparr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparr landing with the ground and pound.
Holliday lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sparr pulls Holliday in close to his closed guard and prevents Holliday from doing any damage or advancing position.
Holliday won't allow Sparr to sweep him here.
Sparr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sparr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holliday has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sparr to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Holliday is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sparr pulls down on the head and he's put Holliday to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roger Sparr!
During a confident post fight interview, Roger Sparr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
