PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Sparman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Steel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Steel
vs
Sparman

195 cm
25
270 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

196 cm
20
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spar Sparman!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel avoids the body shot from Sparman.
Sparman jabs Steel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sparman is fending him off so far but Steel persists. Nope, Sparman circles away and we're back to standing.
Sparman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sparman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sparman tests Steel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steel wants to clinch.
Sparman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparman swats away the attempt to clinch by Steel.
Steel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Sparman. Those never looked like landing.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but Sparman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Steel has closed the distance and engaged Sparman in a clinch.
Steel lands a hook that snaps the head of Sparman backwards.
Sparman struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steel keeps control of Sparman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Steel on the inside.
Sparman swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sparman working aggressively here.
Steel lands with a light punch inside.
Steel is working Sparman over against the cage.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sparman is trying to stall.
Steel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sparmans head.
Steel blocks an uppercut.
Sparman struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Sparman works on Steel's body with a couple of short punches.
Sparman working aggressively here.
Steel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sparman up against the cage.
Steel landing knees to the body.
Sparman looks gassed!
Sparman takes a shot to the head.
Steel lands a damaging elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sparman working aggressively here.
Steel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sparman backwards.
Sparman wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
Sparman is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
Sparman throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a shot to the side of Sparman's head.
Steel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel lands with a left to the head.
Steel lands a body punch.
Steel gets through Sparman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steel gets through Sparman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Steel.
Steel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steel.
Steel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sparman backwards.
Steel gets through Sparman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steel digs a right hand into Sparman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sparman's gas tank.
Steel lands a nice knee to the body.
Steel lands a body punch.
Steel lands a damaging elbow.
Steel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steel.
Come on Steel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sparman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Steel.
Steel lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel.
Sparman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sparman misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Steel.
Steel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Steel.
Sparman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Steel.
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Steel.
Sparman working aggressively here.
Steel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Steel.
Steel lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sparman backwards.
Steel lands with a left to the head.
Steel lands with a right to the head.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
Sparman misses with a punch to the body.
Steel keeps control of Sparman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sparman misses with a punch to the body.
Steel with a knee to the head.
A short right from Steel on the inside.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel pushes Sparman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel digs a right hand into Sparman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sparman's gas tank.
Steel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sparman backwards.
Sparman taking a breather.
Sparman misses with the head strike.
Steel prevents a body shot from Sparman.
Steel with a knee to the head.
Steel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Steel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sparman's efforts to push away.
Steel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sparman backwards.
Sparman has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Steel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel obliges.
Steel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sparman backwards.
Sparman can't break the clinch.
Steel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steel connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steel.
Steel pushes Sparman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparman misses with a punch on the inside.
Sparman swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel 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.

John Steel dominated that round.
That's time! Steel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sparman connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sparman counters with a left and a right that stings Steel.
Steel is looking to clinch but Sparman is avoiding it.
A shot to the body from Steel misses
and Sparman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Sparman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sparman.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sparman.
A left and a right from Sparman both land. Nice combination.
Steel misses with the combination.
Sparman works Steel's body with a nice hook.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Sparman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel closes the distance and clinches up with Sparman, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes Sparman against the cage but Sparman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steel is looking to clinch but Sparman is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparman lands with a shot to the body.
Sparman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sparman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steel looks to land a combination but Sparman avoids it well.
Steel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Steel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheers as Sparman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steel doesn't seem phased though.
Sparman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sparman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Steel eats them both and turns towards Sparman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Steel is rocked!
Sparman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Sparman.
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparman swinging wildly here.
Sparman swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparman throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Sparman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sparman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparman looks to land a right hand but Steel moved out of range.
Steel closes the distance but Sparman moves to the side
and Sparman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Sparman misses with a double jab.
Sparman misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel moves out of range as Sparman strikes.
Sparman fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel tries to clinch but Sparman moves away
and Sparman counters with a big left hand that crumples Steel! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spar Sparman!