PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diziz Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sky Scrape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparta's entrance music is Just like you imagined - 300 theme. A fine choice. Scrape has chosen Jark Prongo - Movin through your system as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sparta
vs
Scrape

190 cm
29
220 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

202 cm
25
217 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diziz Sparta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sky Scrape!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scrape swings widly with a right hand

and Sparta counters with a shoot takedown. Scrape fights it but they end up in guard.
Scrape is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sparta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scrape is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sparta postures up in Scrape's guard and throws a big left but Scrape blocks it.
Sparta trying to control but Scrape is working from the bottom.
Scrape preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scrape keeping full guard, as Sparta tries to pass.
Scrape controls Sparta momentarily but Sparta frees himself.
Sparta is looking to work some ground and pound but Scrape has wrist control.
Sparta thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparta with a nice head shot there.

Scrape throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scrape bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sparta's guard.
Scrape preventing the sweep.
Sparta is pulling down on Scrape's head. It's preventing any offense from Scrape, at least for the moment.
Sparta looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparta, not yet.
Sparta controlling the position.
Sparta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Scrape chips away with some ground and pound.
Sparta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scrape postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diziz Sparta has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Scrape misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scrape fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sparta.
Scrape throws a combination that misses

and Sparta counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Scrape!
Scrape can't escape the position.
Sparta scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Scrape?
Scrape working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scrape is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scrape really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sparta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scrape is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sparta unloading with bombs!
Scrape is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sparta working the ground and pound effectively.
Sparta throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Scrape tries to hold on but Sparta pushes him away.
Scrape is working to get back to half guard.
Scrape tries to hold on but Sparta postures up.
Sparta tries to control but Scrape wriggling away.
Scrape is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrape controls the position.
The referee warns Scrape that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sparta landing strikes from the mount.

Sparta is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Scrape can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sparta thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sparta cracks Scrape with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scrape is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sparta avoids the attempt from Scrape to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diziz Sparta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scrape drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Scrape trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scrape is one step ahead there.

Scrape avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scrape with a flurry of punches that miss.
Scrape trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sparta pushes Scrape off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Scrape throws a nice looking combination but Sparta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sparta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sparta showed some decent athleticism there.
Scrape makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scrape.
Scrape manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparta manages to get himself to full guard.
Scrape stopping the sweep attempt from Sparta.
Scrape throws a big right hand that misses.
Scrape landing some decent shots from guard.
Sparta wants to stand but Scrape is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta is trying to keep Scrape in close.
Scrape postures up in Sparta's guard and throws a big left but Sparta blocks it.
Sparta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scrape content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Scrape lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Scrape is in close to Sparta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sparta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scrape trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparta working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scrape accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta keeping full guard, as Scrape tries to pass.
Scrape is working Sparta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sparta is pulling down on Scrape's head. It's preventing any offense from Scrape, at least for the moment.
Scrape trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Diziz Sparta just wasn't active enough.
Scrape displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Sparta clinches up with Scrape and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparta struggles to land a body shot inside as Scrape controls his hands.
Scrape scores with a hook to the body.
Scrape lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sparta backwards.
Scrape will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sparta up against the cage.
Scrape lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scrape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Scrape.
Scrape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scrape scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Diziz Sparta has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Scrape.
Scrape throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sparta is trying to drag Scrape to the mat but Scrape just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scrape lands a body punch.
Scrape scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Scrape.
Scrape effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scrape creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scrape effectively controlling the action here.
Sparta avoiding damage as Scrape throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sky Scrape showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diziz Sparta's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Scrape swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sparta.
Scrape throws a solid leg kick but Sparta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scrape.

Sparta moves into the clinch.
Scrape taking a breather.
Scrape lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sparta can't break the clinch.
Scrape cracks Sparta with a nice body shot.
Sparta is trying to force a seperation but Scrape has the dominant position.
Sparta tries to throw a body punch but Scrape avoids it by throwing Sparta back against the cage.
Scrape is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sparta letting Scrape take a breather here.
Scrape lands with a short shot to the head.
Scrape manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scrape lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Scrape on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scrape throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scrape prevents Sparta from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scrape prevents a body shot from Sparta.
Scrape throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sparta misses with a body punch.

Sparta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scrape is looking to score with low kicks.
Scrape takes a swing at Sparta's ribcage but misses.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scrape swings for the body but Sparta moves out of range.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scrape sprawls well. Scrape wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sparta gets slowly back to his feet.
Sky Scrape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Scrape - that will leave a mark!

That's two 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.
Scrape throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sparta.

Scrape gets a clinch.
Scrape lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sparta works on Scrape's body with a couple of short punches.
Scrape cracks Sparta with a nice body shot.
Sparta tries to break the clinch but Scrape is controlling the position.
Scrape keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sparta's efforts to push away.
Scrape throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Scrape misses with an elbow over the top.
Scrape lands a nice uppercut.
Scrape lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scrape obliges.
Scrape is stalling here.
Sparta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scrape scores with a shoulder strike.
Scrape lands a nice shot to the body.
Scrape gets through Sparta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Scrape.
Scrape lands a body punch.
Scrape lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Scrape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scrape lands a right hand.
Scrape scores with a shot to the side of Sparta's head.
Scrape scores with a shot to the side of Sparta's head.
Scrape dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Scrape receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Scrape lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sparta backwards.
Scrape tries to land a knee to the head but Sparta blocks with his arms.
Scrape is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sparta is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Scrape.
Stalling in the clinch from Scrape.

Sparta turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Scrape sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Scrape regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sparta.
Sparta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Sparta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Scrape dives on top into guard.
Scrape cracks Sparta with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sparta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scrape defends it easily.
Scrape looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Scrape forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scrape lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sparta is trying to stand up here but Scrape is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sky Scrape comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scrape has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Scrape!