PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diziz Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice in Chains - Them Bones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sparta
vs
Jones

190 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Elite Nutrition Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diziz Sparta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tests Sparta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sparta wants to clinch.
Sparta shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Sparta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sparta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Sparta. Sparta gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sparta feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Sparta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sparta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparta wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Sparta tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Sparta postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Sparta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparta wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Sparta postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sparta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diziz Sparta. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Sparta slips the punch.
Sparta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Sparta's head but Sparta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Sparta slips the punch.
Jones looks to land a combination but Sparta avoids it well.

Sparta forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Sparta can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparta won't allow it.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Sparta's takedown attempt.
Sparta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sparta is breathing heavily.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparta won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Nice jab there from Jones.
Sparta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Sparta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparta tries to clinch up.
Sparta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparta.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Sparta shoots in.
Joseph Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sparta tries to clinch up.
Sparta doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sparta moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Sparta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sparta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparta avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sparta closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Sparta pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a right hand that Sparta ducks under and follows up with a left that Sparta also avoids with ease.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Joseph Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones throws a right and a left that Sparta avoids nicely.
Jones swings for the body but Sparta moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sparta tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Sparta saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Sparta shoots in.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.

Sparta clinches up against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Sparta keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Sparta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sparta backs up against the cage.
Sparta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Sparta fails with the takedown.
Sparta tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Sparta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Sparta persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Sparta's defenses.
Jones looks to land a combination but Sparta avoids it well.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a series of punches but Sparta moves out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Sparta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Sparta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A punch combination from Jones misses.

Sparta gets a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Sparta drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Sparta or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Sparta closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Sparta pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones misses with the combination.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Diziz Sparta has been cut.
Sparta wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Sparta seems unphased.
Sparta shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sparta.
Jones looks to land a combination but Sparta avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diziz Sparta's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jones clobbers Sparta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sparta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sparta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones tries to bum rush Sparta with a series of wild strikes but Sparta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diziz Sparta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparta fails with the takedown.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones throws a body punch but Sparta moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sparta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Sparta tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diziz Sparta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparta looking for a takedown.
Sparta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones is trying to break free.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparta shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Sparta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones scores with the left hand. Sparta knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones lands a with a good body shot.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones misses with a left hand

and Sparta decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is trying to control the position but Sparta postures up.
Sparta trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones pulls Sparta in close to prevent any damage.
Sparta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones seems keen to control Sparta's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Sparta is having none of it.
Sparta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparta trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones wants to stand up but Sparta is controlling him.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Sparta from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sparta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sparta stops Jones from standing up.
Sparta is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sparta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sparta controls the pace.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Sparta from controlling successfully.
Sparta advances position into side control!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sparta controlling from side mount.
Sparta cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Sparta works to advance to full mount. Jones defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sparta controlling from the full mount.

Sparta looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sparta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones tries to hold on but Sparta postures up.
Sparta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sparta.
Sparta tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sparta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Sparta is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sparta slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Sparta tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones throws a combination that misses

and Sparta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparta.
Sparta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones is looking to stand up but Sparta isn't so interested in that idea.
Sparta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones working a defensive guard but Sparta passes into half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is looking to get back to full guard here but Sparta has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sparta.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sparta wants to control but Jones has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Sparta is very close to passing his half guard.

Sparta is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sparta trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diziz Sparta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diziz Sparta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sparta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Sparta dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Horrible takedown by Sparta or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sparta wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sparta momentarily.
Sparta dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Sparta defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Sparta dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Sparta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Sparta misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diziz Sparta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparta moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones throws a hook but Sparta avoids it easily.

Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sparta is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
Sparta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sparta tries to strike from the bottom.
Sparta trying to control the position.

Sparta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones stays in close to Sparta's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sparta wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Sparta trying to control the position.
Sparta wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sparta on the side of the head.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Sparta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Sparta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Sparta off looking to stand but Sparta dives back in and keeps control.
Sparta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sparta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sparta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Sparta seems to be looking for submissions.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sparta connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Sparta wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Sparta 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.
Sparta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Sparta is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Sparta thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Sparta is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Sparta in his half guard.
Sparta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.

Sparta decides to stand and escape the position.
Sparta shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sparta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Sparta staying out of range there.
Sparta fails with the takedown.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sparta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sparta wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Sparta advances position into side control!
Sparta misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jones prevents Sparta from moving into mount.
Jones wants to control but Sparta postures up.
Jones is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sparta asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparta lands a few punches from side control.
Sparta takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sparta tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sparta wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparta sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparta shoots in but no luck this time.
Sparta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones throws a combination that misses

and Sparta counters with a takedown into side control.

Sparta decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sparta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparta.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sparta is one step ahead there.
Diziz Sparta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sparta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparta passes into half guard.
Jones is staying active underneath Sparta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sparta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sparta works his way into side control.
Sparta working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sparta takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diziz Sparta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sparta 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Joseph Jones!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Joseph Jones!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Joseph Jones!

Joseph Jones wins by unanimous decision!