PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Said Lambreta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiburcio Spark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiburcio Spark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lambreta
vs
Spark

207 cm
19
290 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Said Lambreta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiburcio Spark!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spark lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Said Lambreta has been cut.
Lambreta looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Spark tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lambreta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lambreta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spark is trying to keep Lambreta in close.
Lambreta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spark wants to stand up but Lambreta is controlling him.
Spark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lambreta manages to get himself to full guard.
Lambreta wants to sweep but no luck.
Spark lands a couple of elbows.
Spark trying to control the position from guard on top but Lambreta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spark has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lambreta is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lambreta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lambreta swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Spark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Spark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lambreta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spark trying to control the position from guard on top but Lambreta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Spark stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Spark wants to clinch up but Lambreta keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spark tries to clinch
and Lambreta counters with a straight right hand.
Spark doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambreta circles away.
Spark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lambreta keeps the fight on the outside.
Spark shoots in and drives through. Lambreta sprawls well.
Spark wants to clinch up but Lambreta keeps it at a distance.
Spark fails to land the takedown.
Spark moves in looking to clinch but Lambreta pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lambreta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spark tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambreta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spark tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambreta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spark tries to clinch up.

Spark shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lambreta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Spark lands a nice forearm strike.
Spark is looking to take a break and control but Lambreta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lambreta is trying to control Spark's posture but Spark avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Spark stands up.
Spark tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambreta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Spark gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Spark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lambreta desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiburcio Spark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Said Lambreta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Spark lands a lovely overhand right.
Spark tries to close the distance and clinch but Lambreta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lambreta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spark circles away.
Spark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lambreta defends it nicely.
Said Lambreta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiburcio Spark.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lambreta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambreta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spark moves in looking to clinch but Lambreta pushes him off.
Tiburcio Spark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lambreta stuffs the takedown.
Spark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lambreta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spark shoots in looking for a takedown but Lambreta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spark is looking to clinch.
Spark cracks a nice hook into Lambreta's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambreta paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Spark darts in and clinches Lambreta up against the cage.
Spark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Spark jumps into guard, dragging Lambreta to the mat.
Spark wants to stand but Lambreta is controlling the position.
Spark looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lambreta puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lambreta.

Spark makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spark shoots in looking for a takedown. Lambreta tries to sprawl out of it but Spark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lambreta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spark moves to clinch but Lambreta breaks away

and Lambreta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spark won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambreta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Spark down.
Spark is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lambreta asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Spark can't do much from the bottom here.
Lambreta working the ground and pound from side control.
Spark is trying to get back to half guard.
Lambreta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Spark regains half guard.

Spark kicks off Lambreta and gets to his feet.
Spark moves to clinch but Lambreta breaks away

and Lambreta counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spark looks like he's trying to stand up.
Spark is trying to maintain the position but Lambreta is very close to passing his half guard.
Lambreta drops an elbow to the side of Spark's head.
Spark is trying to maintain the position but Lambreta is very close to passing his half guard.
Spark wants to get back to his feet.
Lambreta working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambreta throwing shots but Spark is blocking nicely.
Lambreta is trying to control. Spark wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spark misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tiburcio Spark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Said Lambreta's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Spark lands a nice hook to Lambreta's body. Lambreta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Spark.
Said Lambreta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Spark as he connects with a hook.
Spark tries to clinch but Lambreta moves away

and Lambreta counters with a single leg into guard. Spark didn't expect that.
Lambreta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spark 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.

Spark pushes Lambreta off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Spark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spark wants to clinch

and Lambreta counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spark manages to get back to half guard.
Spark tries to roll over but Lambreta keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lambreta lands with a punch from half guard.
Spark wants to get back to full guard.
Spark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambreta is nestled in close to Spark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambreta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lambreta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lambreta is keen to just control but Spark is a slippery customer.
Spark tries to kick Lambreta off in order to stand up. Lambreta Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Spark struggling a bit here.
Said Lambreta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lambreta cracks Spark with a big right hand but Spark just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lambreta is chipping away with strikes.
Lambreta fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lambreta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spark is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lambreta connects with a decent elbow.
Spark is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spark takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Spark gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lambreta slows the pace down in half guard.
Lambreta thows a huge punch but Spark dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambreta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spark's head.
Lambreta slips a nice elbow through Spark's hands, connecting with Spark's forehead.
Spark trying to control here.
Spark tries to get to full guard but Lambreta has control of the leg.
Spark pushes Lambreta off looking to stand but Lambreta dives back in and keeps control.
Lambreta wants to take a breather but Spark is having none of it.
Lambreta working the head and body with strikes.
Lambreta passes into side control, despite Spark's attempt to control the position.
Lambreta looks up at the clock and then as Spark takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lambreta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lambreta working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Spark dodges the ground and pound from Lambreta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spark is trying to get back to half guard.
Lambreta looks up at the clock and then as Spark takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lambreta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lambreta in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Spark tries to improve position but can't.
Lambreta grinds an elbow into Spark's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambreta scores with a couple of short elbows.
Said Lambreta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Check out the look on Lambreta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Spark can't do much from the bottom here.
Lambreta working the ground and pound.
Tiburcio Spark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lambreta lands some shots froms side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Lambreta.
Spark is trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Said Lambreta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spark 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiburcio Spark!
Tiburcio Spark seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.