PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Xande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sparrow
vs
Xande

200 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Xande!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xande throws a right hand that Sparrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Sparrow also avoids with ease.
Sparrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexandre Xande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparrow dodges the punch combination from Xande.
A head kick misses from Xande.
Xande throws a right hand that Sparrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Sparrow also avoids with ease.
A combination from Xande does no damage.
Xande misses with a body shot.
Xande misses with a few strikes there.
Xande fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Sparrow tenderised Xande's leg. Xande is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sparrow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sparrow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xande. Sparrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xande throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xande looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xande chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sparrow can pounce on him.
Sparrow slips a jab and a cross from Xande.
Sparrow scores with a head kick.
Sparrow scores with a leg kick.
Xande lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Xande misses with the combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sparrow.
Xande has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sparrow.
Xande throws a sloppy head kick
and Sparrow counters with a nice leg kick.
Sparrow connects with a solid leg kick.
Xande takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sparrow connects with a leg kick. Xande looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sparrow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sparrow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow throws a head kick that half lands.
Sparrow works the jab nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sparrow.
Sparrow lands with a slapping head kick.
Sparrow cracks the inside of Xande's front leg.
Xande swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sparrow counters with a head kick.
Xande's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Xande has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sparrow.
Xande throws a combination that misses
and Sparrow counters with a low kick, right behind Xande 's knee.
Sparrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Sparrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xande stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sparrow.
Sparrow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Xande's head.
Xande misses with a body shot
and Sparrow counters with a nice leg kick.
Xande has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sparrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow scores with a kick to the body.
Sparrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xande's calf.
Sparrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xande swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sparrow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Xande stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sparrow.
Sparrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xande misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a low kick, right behind Xande 's knee.
Sparrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xande has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xande misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a low kick, right behind Xande 's knee.
Sparrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Xande throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sparrow counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xande takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sparrow.
Sparrow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Xande throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sparrow counters with a body kick.
Xande gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sparrow.
Xande swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sparrow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Xande is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sparrow lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sparrow. That's going to slow Xande down.
Sparrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xande falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow counters with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sparrow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Sparrow 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.

Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with a head kick. That will keep Xande thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Xande misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Xande throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sparrow counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sparrow.
Xande throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sparrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sparrow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Xande's head.
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xande throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sparrow counters with a nice leg kick.
Sparrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xande's sensitive parts.
Sparrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparrow thumps Xande with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xande falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Xande misses the body punch
and Sparrow counters with a big head kick but Xande shrugs it off.
Sparrow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xande throws a lazy head kick
and Sparrow counters with a nice leg kick.
Sparrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexandre Xande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xande throws a head kick that misses
and Sparrow counters with a head kick. That will keep Xande thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jack Sparrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Sparrow pushes Xande away with a front kick.
Xande misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sparrow throws a leg kick which misses Xande's front leg but catches the back leg as Xande tries to avoid it.
Xande takes a swing at Sparrow's ribcage but misses.
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with an inside leg kick.
Xande is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sparrow rather than just go for the knockout.
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with an outside leg kick.
Xande throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sparrow counters with a nice body kick.
Xande misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Xande throws a combination that misses
and Sparrow counters with a leg kick.
Xande throws a combination that misses
and Sparrow counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Xande will feel that in the morning.
Xande throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xande misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Xande has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sparrow.
Xande falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow counters with a big head kick but Xande shrugs it off.
Xande falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Xande is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Xande takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with a nice leg kick.
Sparrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xande.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Xande misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a head kick.
Sparrow scores with a leg kick.
A head kick by Xande misses
and Sparrow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Xande throws a lazy body kick
and Sparrow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xande's knee momentarily.
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with an inside leg kick.
Xande throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sparrow counters with a good low kick that Xande was not able to check.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xande throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sparrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xande misses with a combination
and Sparrow makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Sparrow dominated that second round.
That's time! Sparrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Xande falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow counters with an outside leg kick.
Xande misses with a shot to the body
and Xande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sparrow is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Xande misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sparrow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xande's knee momentarily.
Xande throws a combination that misses
and Sparrow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Xande is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Xande on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sparrow. Sparrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Sparrow lands a leg kick that knocks Xande off balance momentarily.
Sparrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparrow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xande misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a head kick. That will keep Xande thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xande swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sparrow counters with a nice leg kick.
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with a good low kick that Xande was not able to check.
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with a head kick.
Xande throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sparrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by Sparrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xande throws a combination that misses
and Sparrow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xande falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow counters with a leg kick.
Sparrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Xande misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a body kick that stops Xande in his tracks momentarily.
Xande fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick by Xande misses
and Sparrow counters with a nice leg kick.
Xande takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xande swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sparrow counters with an outside leg kick.
Xande throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sparrow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Xande swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sparrow counters with a head kick.
Sparrow cracks the inside of Xande's front leg.
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xande's knee momentarily.
Xande swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sparrow counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xande throws a sloppy head kick
and Sparrow counters with a good low kick that Xande was not able to check.
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with a low kick, right behind Xande 's knee.
Xande throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Xande misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a head kick. That will keep Xande thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Xande throws a combination that misses
and Sparrow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Xande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Xande.
Xande misses with a double jab
and Sparrow counters with a low kick, right behind Xande 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sparrow.
Xande throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sparrow counters with a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Xande might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sparrow has got the better of the exchanges.
Xande lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Xande falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow counters with a nice leg kick.
Xande falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow counters with a low kick, right behind Xande 's knee.
Xande misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Xande is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xande falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow counters with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sparrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sparrow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sparrow!