PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boing Sparbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Bagrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparbot's entrance music is Boeing 777. A fine choice. Bagrian has chosen Justin Bieber - Baby as his entrance music. Sparbot has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Aslan Bagrian acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sparbot
vs
Bagrian

190 cm
30
200 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

215 cm
33
202 lbs
21 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Boing Sparbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslan Bagrian!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparbot throws a right hand that misses
and Bagrian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boing Sparbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bagrian scores with a hook.
Sparbot is breathing heavily.
Sparbot misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Bagrian as he connects with a hook.
Sparbot misses with a looping right.
Bagrian dives in and grabs Sparbot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sparbot pushes down on Bagrian's head and hops out.
Bagrian looks to land a right hand but Sparbot moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparbot slips under a jab from Bagrian.
Bagrian slips a straight right by Sparbot.
Sparbot takes one to the side of the head.
Sparbot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bagrian.
Bagrian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bagrian shoots in but no luck this time.
Bagrian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot loads up on a big right hand but Bagrian slips the punch.
A jab from Sparbot misses.
Bagrian misses with a wild body shot.
Bagrian misses with a wild body shot.
Sparbot just misses with a punch to the body.
Bagrian misses with a hook.
Sparbot is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bagrian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sparbot looks to throw the jab but Bagrian is out of range.
Bagrian misses with a hook.
Sparbot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bagrian on the side of the head.
Bagrian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bagrian wants to clinch up but Sparbot keeps it at a distance.
Bagrian is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bagrian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sparbot.

Bagrian gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrian lands some shots froms side control.
Bagrian is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sparbot defending against the ground and pound.
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!
Bagrian lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bagrian trying to control the position but Sparbot is working away.
Bagrian grinds an elbow into Sparbot's temple.

Sparbot is rocked!
Bagrian looks up at the clock and then as Sparbot takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bagrian smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Sparbot is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bagrian working the ground and pound from side control.
Bagrian working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bagrian throws an elbow but Sparbot slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sparbot can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sparbot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big shot lands for Bagrian! That's hurt Sparbot! Will he recover? Bagrian fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aslan Bagrian!