PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenchy Fuqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kojo Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuqua comes to the cage accompanied by Diesal Power. Sarpong has chosen HellRazor as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fuqua
vs
Sarpong

194 cm
26
278 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

213 cm
28
285 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Bushido Clothing

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy Fuqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kojo Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuqua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sarpong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kojo Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Fuqua.
Fuqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuqua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sarpong scores with a hook to the body. Fuqua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fuqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarpong throws the kick towards the body but Fuqua avoids it.
Fuqua scores with a hook.
No luck for Fuqua with that takedown attempt.
Sarpong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fuqua momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuqua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fuqua misses with a looping left.
Sarpong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fuqua counters with a nice body shot.
Fuqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuqua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sarpong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fuqua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fuqua fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sarpong avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frenchy Fuqua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarpong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuqua. Sarpong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuqua moves away from the strike by Sarpong.
Sarpong lands a high kick!
Fuqua misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong throws a shot from downtown. Fuqua moves away and avoids it.
Sarpong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Fuqua shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sarpong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuqua is looking to work his way around to Sarpong's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Fuqua is working hard here to advance position.
Sarpong is desperately trying to improve his position but Fuqua has a good base and remains in mount.
Fuqua trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fuqua dominating with strikes here.
Fuqua controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuqua lands a big elbow.

Sarpong is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuqua wants to control the pace but Sarpong is squirming around nicely.
Sarpong is still in real trouble! Can Fuqua finish him?
Fuqua working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong is working to get back to half guard.
Sarpong looks gassed!

Fuqua swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sarpong is now in Fuqua's guard. A big mistake from Fuqua there, giving up the dominant position!
Sarpong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Fuqua looking for a guillotine here but Sarpong defends easily.
Sarpong seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sarpong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Fuqua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sarpong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sarpong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarpong wanted to stand there but Fuqua had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frenchy Fuqua dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fuqua drops his hands momentarily and Sarpong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fuqua avoids the body shot from Sarpong.
Sarpong misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Fuqua blocks the low kick.
Sarpong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuqua.
Sarpong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarpong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fuqua.
Fuqua tries to bum rush Sarpong with a series of wild strikes but Sarpong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fuqua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sarpong.
Fuqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuqua defending well as Sarpong loads up on a big left hand.
Fuqua takes a swing at Sarpong's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuqua misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Sarpong counter with a right hand.
Sarpong cracks Fuqua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fuqua. Sarpong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuqua on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fuqua misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fuqua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fuqua is looking to wear down Sarpong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fuqua checks the leg kick.
Sarpong dips to his left and cracks Fuqua with an uppercut!
Fuqua connects with a looping right hand.
Fuqua misses the shot to the body.
Sarpong lands with a straight right. Fuqua didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Sarpong misses its intended target.

Nice combo by Fuqua! Oh, that's hurt him - Sarpong falls to the canvas and Fuqua follows him into side control.
Sarpong is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fuqua is trying to get an arm triangle but Sarpong is defending well.

Fuqua is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sarpong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fuqua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sarpong keeps working.
Sarpong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sarpong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fuqua knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua is looking to control Sarpong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fuqua avoid being mounted?
Frenchy Fuqua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuqua is looking to improve his position.
Sarpong passes to full mount!
Fuqua tries to hold on but Sarpong postures up.
Sarpong controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fuqua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fuqua avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sarpong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarpong controlling from mount.
Sarpong trying to control but Fuqua is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frenchy Fuqua dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sarpong slips under a jab from Fuqua.
Sarpong throws an overhand right that lands on Fuqua's shoulder, as Fuqua tries to avoid the shot.
Sarpong misses with a looping left.
Sarpong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarpong scores with the left hand. Fuqua knows he should have avoided that one.
Fuqua connects with a crisp jab.
Fuqua slips a straight right by Sarpong.
Sarpong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fuqua misses with an uppercut. Sarpong saw that one coming.
Sarpong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fuqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarpong.
Sarpong takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuqua moves away.
Fuqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarpong.
Sarpong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarpong loads up on a big right hand but Fuqua slips the punch.
Sarpong swings widly with a right hand
and Fuqua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kojo Sarpong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuqua misses with a body kick.
Sarpong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fuqua thows a body shot but no joy.
Sarpong throws a hook but Fuqua blocks it.
Fuqua lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarpong moves out of range as Fuqua strikes.
Sarpong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Nice combo by Fuqua! Oh, that's hurt him - Sarpong falls to the canvas and Fuqua follows him into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuqua is looking to take a break and control but Sarpong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Fuqua is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sarpong looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fuqua gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sarpong is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fuqua lets go of the hold and Sarpong can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frenchy Fuqua!
Frenchy Fuqua very nearly forgot to thank Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.