PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tabatha Sprockit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machine King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sprockit
vs
King

190 cm
21
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tabatha Sprockit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Machine King!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Sprockit to acknowledge the strikes.
Sprockit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Sprockit misses with a combination
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sprockit misses with a double jab.
King misses with a body shot
and Sprockit counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King throws a head kick but Sprockit moves out of range.
Sprockit lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.
Sprockit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
King misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Sprockit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sprockit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprockit jumps guard but King stands there with Sprockit around his waist. Sprockit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

King breaks the clinch.
King misses the body punch
and Sprockit counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King misses with a left hand
and Sprockit counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sprockit.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sprockit counters with a straight right hand.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King misses with a right hand
and Sprockit counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King misses with an uppercut
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Sprockit to acknowledge the strikes.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sprockit counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a combination that misses
and Sprockit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sprockit ducks under a wild hook from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprockit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Sprockit to acknowledge the strikes.
Machine King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses with a left hand
and Sprockit counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sprockit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sprockit counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sprockit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sprockit throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Sprockit counters with a two punch combo.
Sprockit misses with a two punch combination.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sprockit counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprockit throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Sprockit avoids the head kick by King.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King throws a combination that misses
and Sprockit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Sprockit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sprockit.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Sprockit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King misses with a left hand
and Sprockit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sprockit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Sprockit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
Sprockit is working the combinations to good effect here.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sprockit counter with a right hand.
King throws a combination that misses
and Sprockit counters with a left and a right that stings King.
Machine King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Sprockit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Sprockit counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King looks gassed!
Sprockit fails with a takedown attempt.
Sprockit checks a low kick from King.
King jabs at Sprockit's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sprockit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sprockit scrambles back to his feet.

Sprockit moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sprockit checks a leg kick.
Sprockit stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tabatha Sprockit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sprockit shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sprockit counters with a nice uppercut.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Sprockit counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Sprockit makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. King really felt that one!
King misses with a body shot
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sprockit tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sprockit counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Sprockit.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from King in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A clash of legs there as Sprockit blocks the low kick.
King throws a sloppy body shot
letting Sprockit counter with a right hand.
King misses with a combination
and Sprockit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Sprockit to acknowledge the strikes.
King tries to bum rush Sprockit with a series of wild strikes but Sprockit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sprockit misses with a looping right.
Sprockit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Sprockit to acknowledge the strikes.
Sprockit checks a leg kick nicely.
King throws a lazy head kick

and Sprockit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sprockit wants to stand but King has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sprockit trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sprockit is thwarting King's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprockit wants to get back to his feet.
Sprockit is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, King manages to get to full guard.
Sprockit wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.
Sprockit being controlled here momentarily.
King has a closed guard, preventing Sprockit from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sprockit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King throws a combination that misses
and Sprockit counters with a nice uppercut.
King throws the left hand but Sprockit avoids the punch easily.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Sprockit counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King misses with a combination

and Sprockit moves into the clinch.
Sprockit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sprockit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sprockit manages to avoid it.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Sprockit to acknowledge the strikes.
Sprockit blocks a head kick by King.
Sprockit shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tabatha Sprockit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses the body punch
and Sprockit counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sprockit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Sprockit counters with a two punch combo.
King is breathing heavily.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Sprockit counters with a left and a right that stings King.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a shot to the body
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Sprockit counters with a one-two to the body.
Sprockit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tabatha Sprockit dominated that second round.
That's time! Sprockit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

King throws a head kick that misses.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sprockit counters with a two punch combo.
King misses the body punch
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sprockit shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
King wants to slow Sprockit down by chopping away at his legs.
Sprockit slips under a jab from King.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King tries to score with a low kick but Sprockit moves his leg out of the way.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Sprockit counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Sprockit counters with a left and a right that stings King.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sprockit, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King misses with a body punch
and Sprockit counters with a stiff right hand.
Tabatha Sprockit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sprockit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King misses with a right hand
and Sprockit counters with a nice uppercut.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
King misses with a double jab
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sprockit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sprockit throws a one two combo.
Sprockit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King misses with a right hand
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Sprockit to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a wild combination.
Sprockit misses with a double jab.
King tries to clinch there but Sprockit circles away.
King throws a sloppy body shot

and Sprockit counters with a takedown into side control.
King wants to control but Sprockit postures up.
Sprockit wants to stand but King has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Sprockit is looking to stand up but King won't let him.

King kicks Sprockit off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprockit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Sprockit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sprockit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sprockit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tabatha Sprockit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Sprockit blocks the leg kick.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Sprockit counters with a one-two to the body.
Tabatha Sprockit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Sprockit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Sprockit counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sprockit counters with a left and a right that stings King.
Sprockit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machine King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice combination there by Sprockit.
King misses with a combination
and Sprockit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sprockit doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Sprockit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a combination
and Sprockit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tabatha Sprockit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sprockit 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tabatha Sprockit!