PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guybrush Threepwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sproles
vs
Threepwood

168 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Sproles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Guybrush Threepwood!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Threepwood has closed the distance and engaged Sproles in a clinch.
Sproles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sproles is trying to break the clinch but Threepwood has him pressed against the cage.
Threepwood prevents Sproles from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Threepwood.
Threepwood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sproles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sproles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Threepwood lands a damaging elbow.
Threepwood lands an elbow that stopped Sproles in his tracks for a moment.
Sproles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Threepwood tries to land knees in the clinch but Sproles avoids the damage to the body.
Sproles wants to break free but Threepwood has control.
Threepwood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sproles's face.
Threepwood keeps control of Sproles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Threepwood prevents Sproles from breaking the clinch.
Threepwood keeps control of Sproles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sproles is trying to break free.
Sproles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Threepwood has him pressed against the cage.

Threepwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Threepwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sproles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sproles.

Threepwood darts in and clinches Sproles up against the cage.

Threepwood manages to break the clinch.
Threepwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Threepwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Threepwood has closed the distance and engaged Sproles in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Threepwood.
Sproles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Threepwood holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sproles can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Threepwood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sproles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sproles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Threepwood lands an elbow that stopped Sproles in his tracks for a moment.
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.
Sproles wants to break free but Threepwood has control.
Threepwood scores with a shot to the side of Sproles's head.
A knee to the head by Threepwood.
Sproles is trying to break the clinch but Threepwood has him pressed against the cage.
Sproles could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Threepwood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sproles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Threepwood taking a breather.
Sproles takes an elbow to the temple.

Sproles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Threepwood tries to clinch but Sproles is having none of it.
Threepwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Threepwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sproles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sproles scores with a jab. Threepwood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Threepwood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sproles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Threepwood looks gassed!
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Threepwood.
Sproles is looking to break free of the clinch but Threepwood has double underhooks.
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.
Threepwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Threepwood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Threepwood takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Threepwood throws an elbow but misses.
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sproles is looking to break free of the clinch but Threepwood has double underhooks.
Threepwood trying to land knees to the body.
Sproles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.
Sproles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Threepwood has him pressed against the cage.
Sproles wants to break free but Threepwood has control.
Threepwood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Threepwood can't find room to land a body shot as Sproles controls the action.
Sproles wants to break free but Threepwood has control.
Threepwood prevents Sproles from breaking the clinch.
Threepwood prevents Sproles from breaking the clinch.
Sproles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Threepwood keeps control of Sproles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sproles tries to break the clinch but Threepwood is controlling the position.
Sproles tries to break the clinch but Threepwood is controlling the position.
Threepwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sproles gets underhooks to prevent Threepwood's takedown attempt.
Threepwood tries to land a knee to the head but Sproles blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Threepwood with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Threepwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brian Sproles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Threepwood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sproles, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Threepwood.
Threepwood crunches a lovely knee into Sproles's ribcage.

Threepwood has Sproles pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Threepwood pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sproles tumbling to the mat - Threepwood dives into Sproles's guard.
Threepwood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood wants to control from the top but Sproles keeps moving.

Threepwood decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sproles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sproles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Threepwood slips under a jab from Sproles.
A combination from Sproles does no damage.
Nice straight punches there by Sproles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sproles.
Sproles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sproles misses with a series of wild punches.

Threepwood clinches up with Sproles and pushes him back against the cage.

Sproles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sproles loads up on a big right hand but Threepwood slips the punch.
Sproles takes a swing at Threepwood's ribcage but misses.
Sproles lands a really nice looking cross but Threepwood seems unphased.
Threepwood fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles lands a slapping body shot.
Sproles throws a nice looking combination but Threepwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sproles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Threepwood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sproles swivels and escapes.
Brian Sproles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guybrush Threepwood.

Threepwood moves into range and clinches up with Sproles.

Sproles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sproles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sproles throws a nice looking combination but Threepwood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sproles's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sproles duly obliges.
Sproles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sproles lands a right hook to the body.
Sproles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sproles scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Sproles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Threepwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Threepwood moves away from the strike by Sproles.

Threepwood clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sproles can't break the clinch.
Threepwood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sproles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Threepwood breaks the clinch.
Guybrush Threepwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Sproles.

Threepwood feints and as Sproles raises his hands in defense, Threepwood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guybrush Threepwood dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Threepwood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Threepwood decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Threepwood has managed to clinch.
Threepwood landing knees to the head.
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.
Threepwood scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Threepwood.
Threepwood prevents Sproles from breaking the clinch.
Threepwood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Threepwood.
Threepwood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Threepwood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Threepwood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sproles avoiding damage as Threepwood throws knees to the body.
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.
Sproles tries to break the clinch but Threepwood is controlling the position.
Threepwood keeps control of Sproles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Threepwood can't get the takedown.
Sproles is looking to break free of the clinch but Threepwood has double underhooks.
Sproles wants to break free but Threepwood has control.
Sproles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sproles wants to break free but Threepwood has control.
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.
Threepwood is breathing heavily.
Sproles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sproles tries to break the clinch but Threepwood is controlling the position.
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.

Threepwood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Threepwood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sproles finds it's way round the side to connect with Threepwood's head.
Sproles fails to land with a series of punches.
Sproles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sproles clobbers Threepwood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sproles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Sproles. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sproles.
Threepwood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut lands for Sproles. That snapped Threepwood's head back.
Sproles misses with a hook. Threepwood ducked under it nicely.
Sproles scores with a jab to the body.
Sproles misses with a body shot.
Sproles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brian Sproles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sproles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Threepwood in his tracks.
Sproles scores with a punch to the head.
Sproles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sproles digs a good body shot into Threepwood's ribs.
Threepwood misses with a shot to the body
and Sproles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sproles moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Threepwood closes the distance and clinches.
Sproles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Threepwood lands an elbow that stopped Sproles in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood with a knee to the head.

Threepwood manages to break the clinch.
Threepwood wants to clinch.

Threepwood drives through and clinches with Sproles against the cage.
Threepwood crunches a lovely knee into Sproles's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Threepwood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sproles wants to break free but Threepwood has control.
Threepwood landing knees to the head.
Threepwood wants a takedown.
Brian Sproles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guybrush Threepwood.
Sproles tries to break the clinch but Threepwood is controlling the position.
Threepwood misses with a knee strike.
Threepwood lands an elbow that stopped Sproles in his tracks for a moment.
Sproles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Threepwood prevents Sproles from breaking the clinch.
Sproles is trying to break free.

Threepwood is trying to trip Sproles. He has hold of a leg but Sproles is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Threepwood persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Threepwood wants to pass the guard but Sproles is keeping the position.

Threepwood gets to his feet - Sproles follows without any prompting.
Sproles swings for the body but Threepwood moves out of range.
Threepwood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Threepwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Sproles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood shoots in looking for a takedown. Sproles tries to sprawl out of it but Threepwood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sproles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Sproles.
Threepwood tries to clinch up but Sproles circles away and keeps his distance.
Threepwood tries to clinch but Sproles is having none of it.
Sproles misses the jab.
Sproles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sproles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Threepwood.
Threepwood tries to clinch but Sproles is having none of it.
Threepwood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sproles swivels and escapes.
Sproles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Threepwood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Threepwood tries to clinch up but Sproles circles away and keeps his distance.
Threepwood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sproles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Threepwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Sproles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sproles throws a right hand that Threepwood ducks under and follows up with a left that Threepwood also avoids with ease.
Sproles thuds his right hand into Threepwood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brian Sproles is winning the standup battle so far.
Sproles misses with a straight right.
Threepwood wants to clinch up but Sproles keeps it at a distance.
Sproles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sproles loads up on a big right hand but Threepwood slips the punch.
Threepwood tries to clinch there but Sproles circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood tries to clinch but Sproles is having none of it.
Threepwood is looking to clinch.
Threepwood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Threepwood ducks right into an uppercut from Sproles.
Sproles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Threepwood ducks under a wild hook from Sproles.
Sproles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Threepwood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sproles to score with a decent uppercut.
Threepwood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sproles.
Threepwood is looking to clinch but Sproles is avoiding it.
Threepwood tries to clinch but Sproles is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Threepwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Threepwood wants to clinch.
Sproles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Threepwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sproles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Threepwood's hands.

Threepwood takes the fight into the clinch.
Sproles is looking to break free of the clinch but Threepwood has double underhooks.
Threepwood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sproles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guybrush Threepwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Threepwood is looking to clinch but Sproles is avoiding it.
Sproles keeps the fight on the outside.
Threepwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sproles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Threepwood clinches but Sproles breaks the clinch
and Sproles counters with a straight right hand.
Threepwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Threepwood tries to clinch up
and Sproles counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sproles!
Threepwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Threepwood wants to clinch
and Sproles counters with a stiff right hand.

Threepwood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sproles!
Threepwood content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sproles is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles wants to control but Threepwood is having none of it.
Threepwood punishing his opponent with strikes.
Threepwood landing strikes from the mount.

Threepwood goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sproles is on top in guard.

Sproles decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Threepwood avoids a punch combination nicely.

Threepwood pushes Sproles up against the cage in a clinch.
Sproles is trying to break free.
Sproles can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Threepwood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sproles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Threepwood stands up and waves to Sproles to follow him.
Sproles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sproles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sproles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Threepwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sproles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sproles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sproles scores with a nice head shot.
Threepwood tries to clinch up but Sproles circles away and keeps his distance.
Sproles scores with a nice head shot.
Threepwood doesn't manage to clinch there - Sproles circles away.
Sproles keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles's corner calls for a 1-2. Sproles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Threepwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sproles scores with a jab to the head.
Sproles misses with a looping left.
Sproles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Threepwood is out of range and Sproles settles back down.
Threepwood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Threepwood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Threepwood moves into the clinch.
Threepwood misses with a knee to the head.
Sproles wants to break free but Threepwood has control.
Threepwood with a knee to the head.
Threepwood lands an elbow just above Sproles 's eye.

It looks like Brian Sproles has been cut.
Sproles has had enough of the clinch but Threepwood keeps him there for the moment.
Sproles dodges an elbow strike from Threepwood.
Threepwood crunches a lovely knee into Sproles's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Threepwood.
Threepwood lands a nice knee to the body.
Sproles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sproles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Threepwood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sproles's face.
Threepwood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sproles wants to get back to striking at distance but Threepwood won't allow it.
Sproles has had enough of the clinch but Threepwood keeps him there for the moment.
Threepwood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Threepwood lands a nice elbow.
Threepwood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Threepwood tries a knee to the head but Sproles blocks it.
Sproles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Threepwood has him pressed against the cage.
Sproles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Threepwood throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sproles is trying to break the clinch but Threepwood has him pressed against the cage.
Sproles wants to break free but Threepwood has control.

Threepwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Threepwood connects with the punch.
A jab from Sproles finds it's way through Threepwood's defenses.
Sproles misses with a hook. Threepwood ducked under it nicely.
Threepwood doesn't manage to clinch there - Sproles circles away.

Threepwood bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Guybrush Threepwood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Threepwood working away.
Threepwood lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brian Sproles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Sproles is rocked!
Threepwood trying to control the position but Sproles is working away.
Oh Sproles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Threepwood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sproles has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sproles seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Threepwood stands up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guybrush Threepwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Threepwood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guybrush Threepwood!