PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jako Day (ranked 2138 p4p, 21389 weight class) and Tyler Sparr (ranked 284 p4p, 724 weight class). Sparr has chosen Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jako Day has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Day
vs
Sparr

189 cm
41
196
29 - 20 - 0

190 cm
27
189
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jako Day!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Sparr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Day misses with a two punch combination.
Sparr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sparr avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Sparr misses.
Sparr fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparr tries to land a body kick
and Day counters with a stiff right hand.
Day looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sparr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Day counter with a right hand.
Day takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sparr scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Jako Day has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparr is just out of range.
Sparr lands a head shot.
Day has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Day there as he acknowledges the shot.
Day scores with a punch to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sparr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Day with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Day throws the kick towards the body but Sparr avoids it.
Day scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sparr doesn't seem bothered though.
Day throws a jab but it's blocked by Sparr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Day. Those never looked like landing.
Sparr digs a good body shot into Day's ribs.
Tyler Sparr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparr misses with a body shot.
Sparr misses with a shot to the body
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Sparr throws a leg kick
and Day counters with a series of strikes. Sparr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Day uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparr.
Sparr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Day on the side of the head.
Sparr punishes Day's body with a nice straight punch.
Sparr just misses with a punch to the body.
Day throws a big counter combination but Sparr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Day enables Sparr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Day manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sparr postures up.
Sparr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Day is trying to control the position but Sparr postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sparr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Day swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparr is in close to Day's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Day can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sparr controls the pace.
Sparr wants to pass the guard but Day is keeping the position.
Day knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sparr on the ground.
Sparr stops Day from standing up.
Sparr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Day works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Day wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sparr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr landing some decent shots from guard.
Sparr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Day keeping full guard, as Sparr tries to pass.
Day working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sparr is looking to work some ground and pound but Day has wrist control.

Day manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Day misses with a low kick.
Day fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Day lands a two punch combo.
A big left from Sparr misses.
Nice shot lands for Sparr.

Sparr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Day is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sparr is controlling him.
Sparr looking to pass the guard.
Day looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sparr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Day swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
Sparr is fighting to break Day's control of his arms but Day is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Day preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Day trying to keep a closed guard but Sparr is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyler Sparr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jako Day's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
Day scoring well with a low kick there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sparr.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day throws a series of punches but Sparr avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Sparr.
Sparr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A right-left combo lands from Sparr.
Day shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sparr throws a series of punches but Day moves out of range.
Sparr misses with a body shot
and Day counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Day feints a jab promting Sparr to slip. Day then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sparr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Day takes a swing at Sparr's ribcage but misses.
Day takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Day under the eye.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day defending well as Sparr loads up on a big left hand.
Sparr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Day tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sparr takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
Jako Day is winning the standup battle so far.
Sparr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Day walks into a stiff left hand from Sparr.

Day is rocked!
Day takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Day is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Day scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sparr dodges the punch combination from Day.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sparr is defended easily by Day.
Day is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sparr grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Day takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Sparr cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyler Sparr!
Tyler Sparr is the new middleweight champion!
Tyler Sparr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.