PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takabiha Sorakuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorakuya has chosen Wormphlegm - Epejumalat monet tesse muinen palveltin caucan ja lesse as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Takabiha Sorakuya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sparza
vs
Sorakuya

198 cm
25
295 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

221 cm
24
299 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Sparza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takabiha Sorakuya!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparza moves away from the strike by Sorakuya.
Sparza looks to throw the jab but Sorakuya is out of range.
Sparza swings widly with a right hand
and Sorakuya counters with a one-two to the body.
Sorakuya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sparza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sparza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sorakuya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sparza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sparza throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sparza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sorakuya's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparza trying to control but Sorakuya is working from the bottom.
Sparza stopping the sweep attempt from Sorakuya.
Sparza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sparza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sparza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sparza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparza wants to control from the top but Sorakuya keeps moving.
Sparza controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sparza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sorakuya is keeping the position for now.
Sorakuya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sorakuya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sparza with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sparza preventing the sweep.
Sorakuya trying to control the position.
Sparza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sparza looks to land a combination but Sorakuya avoids it well.
Sparza scores with a sloppy right hand. Sorakuya should have avoided that one.
Sparza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sorakuya counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sorakuya throws a shot to the body.
Sparza misses with a double jab.
Sparza misses with a two punch combination.
Sparza tries to bum rush Sorakuya with a series of wild strikes but Sorakuya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sparza misses with the combination.
Sparza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sorakuya clobbers Sparza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sorakuya tries to clinch but Sparza moves out of range.
Sparza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sorakuya tries to clinch up but Sparza circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparza misses with a wild combination.
Sorakuya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sparza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sorakuya with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sparza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorakuya looks gassed!
Sparza trying to control but Sorakuya is working from the bottom.
Sparza is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorakuya wants to sweep here but Sparza controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Sparza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sparza throws a jab when Sorakuya was well out of range.
Sparza throws a lazy right hand but Sorakuya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparza throws a big shot that misses.
Sparza throws a right hand that Sorakuya ducks under and follows up with a left that Sorakuya also avoids with ease.
Sparza thows a body shot but no joy.
Sorakuya misses with a takedown attempt

and Sparza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sparza looks to land a strike but Sorakuya avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sparza trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorakuya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sparza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sparza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza throws a strike but Sorakuya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sparza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sorakuya working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sparza's head.
Sorakuya trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparza pulls Sorakuya in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparza is on top in guard.
Sparza wants to control from the top but Sorakuya keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparza thows a big elbow that misses.
Sparza throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparza working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sorakuya's head.
Sparza works over Sorakuya with some ground and pound from guard.
Sparza thows a big elbow that misses.
Sparza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sorakuya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya has momentary wrist control but Sparza slips an elbow through the middle.
Sorakuya is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sparza throwing strikes from guard but Sorakuya blocks nicely.
Sorakuya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparza works over Sorakuya with some ground and pound from guard.
Sparza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparza throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sparza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparza throwing strikes from guard but Sorakuya blocks nicely.
Sparza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sorakuya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparza thows a big elbow that misses.
Sparza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparza postures up in Sorakuya's guard and throws a big left but Sorakuya blocks it.
Sparza trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorakuya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Sparza dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Donk. Sparza catches Sorakuya right on the button with a cross.
Sparza keeps the fight on the outside.
Sorakuya shoots and misses
enabling Sparza to counter with a crisp jab.
Sparza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sorakuya moves in looking to clinch but Sparza pushes him off.
Sparza misses with a double jab.
Sparza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sorakuya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sparza misses with a series of wild punches.
Sorakuya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sorakuya misses with a takedown attempt
and Sparza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sparza misses with a two punch combination.
Tito Sparza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorakuya slips a straight right by Sparza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza jabs at Sorakuya's body.
Tito Sparza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparza misses the target.
Sparza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sparza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparza misses with a combination
and Sorakuya counters with a right hand to the body.
Sparza fails to land with a series of punches.
Sorakuya slips a jab from Sparza.
Sorakuya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sparza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Sparza - just one landing.

Sorakuya is rocked!
Sparza dances in with a quick combination. Sorakuya is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Sparza snaps Sorakuya's head back. Sorakuya stumbles backwards against the cage. Sparza steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Sorakuya's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Sorakuya just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tito Sparza!