PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darek Sokol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokol is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pc Park - Klatka. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Spackman
vs
Sokol

201 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Spackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darek Sokol!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Spackman misses.
Sokol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spackman misses with a two punch combination.
Sokol fails with the takedown.
Spackman misses with the combination.
Spackman jabs at Sokol's body.
Spackman looks to land a left hand but Sokol moved out of range nicely.
Spackman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spackman scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Darek Sokol has been cut.
Spackman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sokol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spackman swivels and escapes.
Sokol moves away from the strike by Spackman.
Spackman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sokol fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dan Spackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darek Sokol.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown but Spackman shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokol shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spackman pinned against the cage. Spackman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spackman!
Sokol slips a jab and a cross from Spackman.
Spackman misses with a two punch combination.
Spackman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spackman is breathing heavily.
Sokol ducks right into an uppercut from Spackman.
Dan Spackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sokol checks a leg kick.
Spackman throws a head kick that misses.
Sokol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spackman misses with a two punch combination.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spackman as he avoids it easily.
Spackman misses with a double jab.
Sokol fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokol shoots in but Spackman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big left from Spackman misses.
Spackman swinging wilding here.
Sokol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spackman swivels and escapes.
Sokol shoots in but no luck this time.
A left and a right from Spackman both land. Nice combination.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spackman as he avoids it easily.
Spackman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokol.
Spackman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sokol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spackman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sokol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spackman swinging wilding here.
Spackman misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Spackman.
Spackman swinging wilding here.
Sokol shoots in but no luck this time.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spackman as he avoids it easily.
Spackman swinging wilding here.
Sokol closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spackman circles away.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spackman as he avoids it easily.
Spackman stuffs the takedown.
Spackman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spackman misses with a wild combination.
Sokol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spackman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sokol fails with the takedown.
Sokol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spackman misses with a wild body shot.
Sokol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spackman.
Spackman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spackman throws a series of punches but Sokol moves out of range.
No joy there for Spackman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Spackman misses.
Spackman throws a big shot that misses.
Spackman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spackman misses with a double jab.
Sokol shoots in and drives through. Spackman sprawls well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Spackman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sokol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spackman throws a series of punches but Sokol moves out of range.
Sokol is trying desperately to land a takedown but Spackman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sokol.
Spackman misses with a series of wild punches.
Spackman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good work by Sokol as he checks the leg kick.
Dan Spackman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sokol looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spackman misses with a two punch combination.
Spackman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spackman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokol.
Spackman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spackman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spackman throws a sloppy head kick and Sokol moves out of range easily.
Spackman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spackman misses with a head kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spackman throws a right hand that Sokol ducks under and follows up with a left that Sokol also avoids with ease.
Sokol shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spackman pinned against the cage. Spackman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spackman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Sokol gets the takedown into side control.
Sokol working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sokol scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Spackman to see if he's OK.
Sokol on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sokol tries to get out of the position.
Sokol staying calm.
Spackman is pushing Sokol's head away, looking to escape. Sokol manages to hold on to the position though.

Sokol decides to stand back up. Sokol steps back and let's Spackman get back to his feet.
Spackman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sokol looks for a takedown but Spackman sprawls well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Spackman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spackman as he jumps to the side.
Spackman swinging wilding here.
Spackman tries to bum rush Sokol with a series of wild strikes but Sokol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spackman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spackman misses with a wild combination.
Spackman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sokol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Spackman misses.
Spackman misses with a few strikes there.
Spackman misses with a wild combination.
Sokol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spackman misses with the combination.
Sokol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spackman swivels and escapes.
Sokol looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spackman is fending him off so far but Sokol persists. Nope, Spackman circles away and we're back to standing.
Sokol shoots in and drives through. Spackman sprawls well.
Spackman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sokol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spackman tries to bum rush Sokol with a series of wild strikes but Sokol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sokol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Sokol or perhaps it was just good defense by Spackman which made him look bad.
Sokol has a takedown stuffed.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Spackman misses with a few strikes there.
Spackman fails to land with a series of punches.
Spackman misses with a looping left.
Spackman swinging wilding here.
Spackman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spackman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spackman.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown but Spackman shows good takedown defense.
Spackman swinging wilding here.
Sokol shoots in but Spackman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spackman misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Spackman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darek Sokol's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sokol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spackman as he jumps to the side.
Sokol shoots in for a takedown but Spackman shows good takedown defense.
Sokol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spackman.
Sokol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spackman.
Dan Spackman is winning the standup battle so far.
Spackman misses with a series of wild punches.
Sokol fails to land the takedown.
Dan Spackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darek Sokol.
Spackman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spackman swinging wilding here.
Sokol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spackman stuffs the takedown.
Sokol is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spackman lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Sokol falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Spackman!