PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sando Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sparrow
vs
Han

178 cm
27
178 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

181 cm
22
178 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sando Han!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Han is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Han tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sparrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Han.
Sparrow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sparrow blocks a head kick by Han.
Han tries to clinch but Sparrow moves away
letting Sparrow counter with a right hand.
Sparrow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sparrow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Han's knee momentarily.
Han tries a head kick but it misses.
Han stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Han wants it to stay on the feet.
Han wants to clinch

and Sparrow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Han can do anything to dispel that myth.
Han wants to get back to his feet.
Sparrow 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.
Han on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sparrow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Han tries to kick Sparrow off but Sparrow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sparrow working the head and body with strikes.
Han is trying to stand up here but Sparrow is controlling him well.
Sparrow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sparrow is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Sparrow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Han is just riding it out for now. Sparrow eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparrow is breathing heavily.

Sparrow seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Han makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Han drives through and clinches with Sparrow against the cage.
Han working Sparrow over with knees to the body.
Han lands an elbow just above Sparrow 's eye.
Han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sparrow's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Han obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Han lands a left hand.
Han scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sparrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Han lands a knee to the head.
Han lands a shoulder strike.
Han landing knees to the head.
Han throws a knee to the head but misses.
Han throws a knee to the head but misses.
Han lands an elbow inside that Sparrow shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Han.
Knees in the clinch landing for Han.
Han lands with a light punch inside.
Han is working Sparrow over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Han.
Han landing knees to the head.
Han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Han landing knees to the body.
Han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sparrow's defenses.
Han crunches a lovely knee into Sparrow's ribcage.
Han lands a shot to the body.
Han lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Han lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Han lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sparrow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Han lands an elbow inside that Sparrow shrugs off.
Han unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Han working Sparrow over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Han lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Han.
Han unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparrow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Han lands a nice shot to the body.
Han lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sparrow wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Han has him pressed against the cage.
Han misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Han.
A hook to the body from Han.
Han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Han is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Han landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Han works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Han lands with a right to the head.
Han lands a body punch.
Han with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sando Han dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Han tries to clinch up but Sparrow circles away and keeps his distance.

Han clinches with his opponent.
Han lands an uppercut.
Sparrow misses with a punch to the body.
Sparrow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Han pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sparrow is looking to clinch but Han is avoiding it.
Sando Han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparrow keeps the fight on the outside.
Han misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparrow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Han throws a right and a left that Sparrow avoids nicely.

Han gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Han unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparrow has Han pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Han manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Han throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Han lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Han.
Han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Han.
Han creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sparrow's defenses.
Sparrow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sando Han seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Han lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Han.
A knee to the head by Han.
Han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Han lands a nice uppercut.
Han lands a damaging elbow.
Han gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Han lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Han.
Han connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sparrow's face.
Han pushes Sparrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Han.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han lands with a right to the head.
Han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Han.
Han lands an elbow just above Sparrow 's eye.
Han with a knee to the head.
Han lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Han.
Han working Sparrow over with knees to the body.
Han landing knees to the head.
Han misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Han as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Han on the inside.
Sparrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Han prevents the takedown attempt.
Han lands a knee to the body.
Han lands a knee to the body.
Han is pressed up against the cage. Sparrow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Han down to the mat. Han avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Han looking to throw knees to the head but Sparrow is blocking nicely.
Sparrow is trying to drag Han to the mat but Han just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Han working Sparrow over with knees to the body.
A short left from Han.
A shot in the inside from Han.
Han lands a knee to the head.
Han prevents a takedown attempt there.
Han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Han connects with a knee to the head.
Han lands a body punch in the clinch.
Han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sparrow blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four 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.
Han prevents the takedown attempt.
Han unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparrow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sparrow is working for takedown but Han is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Han.
Han connects with a knee to the head.
Han with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sparrow is trying to drag Han to the mat but Han just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Han lands an elbow just above Sparrow 's eye.
Han cracks Sparrow with a nice body shot.
Han connects with a knee to the head.
Han lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sparrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Han lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sparrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Han prevents Sparrow from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sando Han showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Han tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Han tries to clinch but Sparrow moves away
and Sparrow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Han's knee momentarily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sparrow.
Han is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sparrow is putting a hurting on Han here, landing some big shots from side control.

Sparrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Han knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Han defending against the ground and pound.

Sparrow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Han explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sparrow tries to keep at a distance but Han has taken the fight into the clinch.
Han lands a right hand.
Han with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Han is pressed up against the cage. Sparrow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Han down to the mat. Han avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Han pushes Sparrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Han connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Han.
Knees in the clinch landing for Han.
Han lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Han landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Han is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Han obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Han obliges.
Sparrow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Han prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han crunches a lovely knee into Sparrow's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Han obliges.
Han stops a takedown attempt from Sparrow.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Han crunches a lovely knee into Sparrow's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Han scores with a nice short uppercut.
Han landing knees to the head.
Han lands a good knee to the midsection. Sparrow won't want to take too many of those.
Han lands a nice knee to the body.
Han scores with a hook to the body.
Han tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Han cracks Sparrow with a nice body shot.
Sparrow looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Han.
Sparrow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Han pulls his leg out and moves away.
Han works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Han takes the fight into the clinch.
Han with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Han on the inside.
Sparrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Han lands a hook to the side of the head.
Han scores with a knee to the head.
Han lands a knee to the head.
Han throws a knee to the head but misses.
Han lands a knee to the head.
Sparrow wants a takedown.
Han lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Han lands a nice shot to the body.
Han lands a body shot in the clinch.
Han lands a good knee to the midsection. Sparrow won't want to take too many of those.
Han unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparrow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Han is working Sparrow over against the cage.
Han lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sparrow backwards.
A short right from Han.

Sparrow has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Han is trying to keep an underhook but Sparrow manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Han tries to kick Sparrow off but Sparrow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Han is in trouble now - Sparrow has advanced to mount!

Sparrow swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Han is now in Sparrow's guard. A big mistake from Sparrow there, giving up the dominant position!

Han gets to his feet - Sparrow follows without any prompting.
Jason Sparrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Han has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sando Han.
I've got Han winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sando Han!