PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colby Sparrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Love
vs
Sparrow

196 cm
25
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Love with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sparrow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Love circles away.
Love scores with a hook to the body. Sparrow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Love has managed to clinch.
Sparrow tries to pull guard but Love holds him up against the cage and eventually Sparrow drops back down to his feet.
Sparrow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Billy Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colby Sparrow.
Sparrow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Love is pushing Sparrow up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Love wants to break free but Sparrow has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Love has Sparrow pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Love pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sparrow tumbling to the mat - Love dives into Sparrow's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sparrow has his foot on Love's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Love works his way back into a safe position though.
Love throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sparrow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Love looking to sit in guard and control but Sparrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Love has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Love on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Love tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Sparrow drops back looking for a leg! Love is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Love manages to kick Sparrow off! Sparrow jumps back into Love's guard.

Sparrow drops back looking for a leg! Love is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Love manages to kick Sparrow off! Sparrow jumps back into Love's guard.
Love looking for a sweep. Not yet Love, not yet.
Love knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sparrow on the ground.

Sparrow drops back looking for a leg! Love is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Love manages to kick Sparrow off! Sparrow jumps back into Love's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sparrow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sparrow looks gassed!
Love is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sparrow is controlling him.

Sparrow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Sparrow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sparrow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Sparrow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Love looking for a sweep. Not yet Love, not yet.

Love is looking for a triangle but Sparrow pushes his legs off easily.
Love is trying to control the position but Sparrow postures up.
Love will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Love seems keen to control Sparrow's posture.

Sparrow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Love is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Love has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Love dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Love.
Billy Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Love pushes Sparrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Sparrow tries to pull guard but Love won't allow it.
Sparrow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Love tries to break the clinch but Sparrow is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Love jumps guard and drags Sparrow to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Love wants to sweep here but Sparrow controlling him for the moment.

Sparrow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love looking for a sweep. Not yet Love, not yet.
Love working a defensive guard here.
Love looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Sparrow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sparrow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Sparrow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sparrow is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Sparrow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sparrow won't allow Love to sweep him here.
Love is working hard here to advance position.
Love is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sparrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Love swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sparrow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Love looking for a sweep. Not yet Love, not yet.
Love trying to control the position here.
Sparrow looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Sparrow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Love is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Love wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Love dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Love uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sparrow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Love!
Love swinging wildly here.
Billy Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love with a hook.
Sparrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Love sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sparrow gets caught flat footed, as Love shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Love is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Sparrow has his foot on Love's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Love works his way back into a safe position though.
Sparrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Love wants to pass the guard but Sparrow is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Love wants to control from the top but Sparrow keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Billy Love wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Love misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two 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.
Love misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sparrow looks for a takedown but Love sprawls well.
Sparrow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Love looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sparrow tries to keep at a distance but Love has taken the fight into the clinch.
Love wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Love successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love is trying to control the position but Sparrow postures up.

Sparrow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sparrow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Sparrow thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Sparrow has gone for a leg lock! Love slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sparrow's guard.
Love wants to control from the top but Sparrow keeps moving.

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.
Love controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Love tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparrow is retaining full guard.

Love is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sparrow is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sparrow has escaped and now he's on top!
Billy Love is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Sparrow drops back looking for a leg! Love is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Love manages to kick Sparrow off! Sparrow jumps back into Love's guard.
Colby Sparrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Sparrow drops back looking for a leg! Love is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Love manages to kick Sparrow off! Sparrow jumps back into Love's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Love showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Love has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Love!