PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diziz Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calico James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparta comes to the ring accompanied by Just like you imagined - 300 theme. James has chosen Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sparta
vs
James

190 cm
31
220 lbs
17 - 20 - 0

175 cm
32
220 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

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 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diziz Sparta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Calico James!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sparta fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging James to the ground. Sparta is now in James's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sparta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sparta throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Sparta with a nice head shot there.
Sparta is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
James is trying to keep Sparta in close.

James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sparta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

James working for a triangle but Sparta defends it easily.
James wants to sweep here but Sparta controlling him for the moment.
Sparta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Sparta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James wants to stand up but Sparta is controlling him.
Sparta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparta postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Sparta chips away with some ground and pound.
Sparta postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.

James had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sparta defends it easily.
James working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparta.
Sparta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta with a flurry of punches that miss.
James is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sparta looking to pass the guard.
James 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sparta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Sparta is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! James is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! James has escaped and now he's on top!
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta trying to control the position.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sparta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
James regains half guard.
James works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sparta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sparta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sparta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sparta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sparta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Sparta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sparta throwing strikes but missing.
James working a defensive guard here.
Sparta looking to pass the guard.

James has his foot on Sparta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sparta works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparta tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
James forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Calico James will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sparta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

James thuds a left hand into Sparta's body.
Sparta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
A bone on bone clash there as James blocks the leg kick.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sparta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sparta fails with an attempt to clinch.
James fails to land with a series of punches.

Sparta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
James gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sparta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sparta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Sparta from controlling successfully.

James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparta is aware though and is defending well.
James has his hands on Sparta's head, controlling the position.
Sparta stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Sparta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

James is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparta is aware though and is defending well.
Sparta trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
James is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sparta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparta looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
James slips nicely into half guard.
Sparta pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.

Sparta kicks James off and gets back to his feet.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Sparta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
James manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparta manages to get himself to full guard.
James makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
James sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
James wants to control but Sparta is keeping busy.
Sparta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
James tries to roll over but Sparta keeps him under control.
Sparta passes to full mount!
James tries to hold on but Sparta pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sparta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James wants to hold on but Sparta pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sparta is looking to pass James's guard but actually James recovers to full guard.
Sparta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James trying to keep a closed guard but Sparta is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calico James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sparta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Sparta persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sparta tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from James misses.
Sparta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sparta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Sparta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Sparta's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sparta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sparta!
James controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sparta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sparta tries to hold on but James pushes him away.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, James cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sparta is looking to improve his position but James isn't that keen on the idea.
James avoids the attempt from Sparta to control.
Diziz Sparta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calico James is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because James is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sparta is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Sparta is trying desperately to improve position.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sparta taking shots to the head.
Sparta is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Sparta is rocked!
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sparta is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Sparta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
James drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sparta! More shots from James and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calico James!