PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Jutsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jutsu
vs
Sprinkles

175 cm
25
191 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Jutsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammy Sprinkles!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jutsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sprinkles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sprinkles.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sprinkles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jutsu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jutsu is controlling Sprinkles's posture.
Sprinkles wants to control from the top but Jutsu keeps moving.
Jutsu is pulling down on Sprinkles's head. It's preventing any offense from Sprinkles, at least for the moment.
Jutsu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Johnny Jutsu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sprinkles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jutsu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jutsu fails with the takedown.

Sprinkles has closed the distance and engaged Jutsu in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sprinkles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Jutsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jutsu shoots in but Sprinkles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Jutsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jutsu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sprinkles's guard.

Sprinkles throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jutsu escapes and throws Sprinkles's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jutsu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jutsu landing a few strikes.
Sprinkles being controlled for a moment.
Jutsu working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutsu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sprinkles to see if he's OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Jutsu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sprinkles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprinkles can't do much from the bottom here.
Sprinkles is looking for a sweep.
Jutsu controlling from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Sprinkles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sprinkles is looking for a sweep.
Jutsu has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutsu controlling from the full mount.
Jutsu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Jutsu has hold of Sprinkles's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sprinkles manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jutsu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jutsu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sprinkles?

Sprinkles defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jutsu.
Jutsu avoids the attempt from Sprinkles to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jutsu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sprinkles is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jutsu with good strikes from the mount here!
Jutsu controlling the pace for now.
Sprinkles is looking to improve his position but Jutsu isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Jutsu 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.

Jutsu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sprinkles tries to avoid it but Jutsu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sprinkles to the ground. Sprinkles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jutsu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Jutsu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sprinkles's half guard.
Jutsu 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.
Jutsu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Sprinkles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sprinkles wants to control but Jutsu is keeping busy.
Sprinkles wants to get back to full guard.
Jutsu trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jutsu is nestled in close to Sprinkles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jutsu thows a huge punch but Sprinkles dodges it nicely.
Jutsu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, Jutsu seems content to control.
Jutsu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jutsu controlling the action here.
Jutsu moves into full mount! Sprinkles won't be happy about that!
Sprinkles can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutsu controlling from the full mount.
Sprinkles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jutsu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sprinkles really wants to buck Jutsu off and get back to his feet.
Jutsu lands a big shot there that rocks Sprinkles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnny Jutsu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jutsu controlling his opponent.
Jutsu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutsu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sprinkles for as long as he can get away with.
Jutsu prevents Sprinkles from getting the reversal.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnny Jutsu.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but Jutsu moves out of range.
Jutsu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Jutsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprinkles wants to clinch up but Jutsu keeps it at a distance.

Jutsu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sprinkles is looking to reverse the position.
Jutsu tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jutsu working the ground and pound.
Sprinkles being controlled for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sprinkles struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Jutsu dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sprinkles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sprinkles lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Sprinkles as Jutsu shoots in.
No luck for Jutsu with that takedown attempt.
Jutsu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sprinkles as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Jutsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid body kick from Sprinkles.
Jutsu fails with the takedown.
Sprinkles tries to clinch there but Jutsu circles away.
Sprinkles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Jutsu or perhaps it was just good defense by Sprinkles which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sprinkles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jutsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jutsu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sprinkles avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutsu shoots for a double leg takedown but Sprinkles sprawls well. He's pushed Jutsu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Sprinkles forces Jutsu back against the cage and clinches.
Jutsu takes a knee right on the jaw!

Sprinkles breaks the clinch.
Sprinkles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jutsu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sprinkles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sprinkles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sprinkles gets the takedown into side control.

Sprinkles is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jutsu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Sprinkles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jutsu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutsu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jutsu wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like Sprinkles is going to stand back up.

Sprinkles seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Jutsu has recovered full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jutsu holds on and takes a little breather.
Sprinkles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Jutsu uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sprinkles stuffs the takedown attempt from Jutsu. Jutsu gets slowly back to his feet.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but Jutsu is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jutsu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sprinkles as he jumps to the side.
Jutsu fails with a takedown attempt.
Jutsu misses with a takedown
and Sprinkles counters with a big head kick but Jutsu shrugs it off.

Sprinkles darts in and clinches Jutsu up against the cage.
Sprinkles with a knee to the head.
Sprinkles goes for a takedown attempt but Jutsu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sprinkles leaves Jutsu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sprinkles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jutsu.
Jutsu tries for a takedown but Sprinkles circles away easily
and Sprinkles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Sprinkles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jutsu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Jutsu!