PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Phoenix (ranked 3217 p4p, 23776 weight class) and Diziz Sparta Jr (ranked 161 p4p, 323 weight class). Sparta Jr has chosen Just like you imagined as his entrance music. Rick Phoenix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Phoenix
vs
Sparta Jr

190 cm
23
215
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
222
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Northern Zombie
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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 Montreal, Rick Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diziz Sparta Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix swings for the body but Sparta Jr moves out of range.
Sparta Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Phoenix with a hook.
Sparta Jr avoids the body shot from Phoenix.

Sparta Jr closes the distance and clinches.

Sparta Jr breaks from the clinch.
Sparta Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Sparta Jr wants to counter the offense by Phoenix and move into the clinch position.
Sparta Jr avoids the body shot from Phoenix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phoenix.
Phoenix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Sparta Jr.

It looks like Rick Phoenix has been cut.

Sparta Jr closes the distance and clinches.

Phoenix pulls guard effortlessly.
Sparta Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Sparta Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparta Jr trying to control but Phoenix is working from the bottom.
Sparta Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sparta Jr advances to half guard.

Sparta Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is concentrating on defense, preventing Sparta Jr from advancing position.

Sparta Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Phoenix trying to control from the bottom.
Phoenix wants to improve his position but Sparta Jr is controlling well.

Sparta Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Phoenix is controlling Sparta Jr's trapped leg to prevent Sparta Jr from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparta Jr is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is looking to get to half guard.
Phoenix avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sparta Jr.
Phoenix wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sparta Jr.
Phoenix wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sparta Jr.
Sparta Jr throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Phoenix because Sparta Jr loaded up on that one.
Sparta Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Phoenix can't escape the position.
Phoenix blocking the ground and pound.
Phoenix wants to control but Sparta Jr is having none of it.
Phoenix avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sparta Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparta Jr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Phoenix gets back to half guard.

Phoenix looking for submissions off his back.
Phoenix is looking to control Sparta Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Phoenix avoid being mounted?
Sparta Jr throwing shots but Phoenix is blocking nicely.

Sparta Jr in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Phoenix tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sparta Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diziz Sparta Jr!
In his post fight interview, Diziz Sparta Jr gave a big smile as he said 'THIS IS SPARTA !!!'.