PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mountain
vs
Probert

170 cm
27
148 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

168 cm
23
139 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
Probert wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Probert moves in looking to clinch but Mountain pushes him off.
Probert misses with a looping left.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Mountain takes the fight into the clinch.
Probert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow.

Mountain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mountain moves into range and clinches up with Probert.
Probert stalling in the clinch.
Mountain keeps control of Probert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Probert is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mountain is keeping busy.
Mountain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Probert backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mountain breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Probert misses

and Mountain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mountain.
Probert is trying to break the clinch but Mountain is controlling him.
Mountain stalling against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Probert.

Mountain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Probert scores with a shot to the body.
Probert misses with a double jab.
Sparky Probert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Probert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mountain momentarily.

Mountain clinches up with Probert and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain tries to break the clinch but Probert is controlling the position.
Mountain is trying to break the clinch but Probert is controlling him.

Probert breaks the clinch.
Probert tries to clinch up but Mountain circles away and keeps his distance.
Probert lands with an overhand left.
Probert lands a nice looking body shot.

Mountain gets a clinch.
Probert misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow.
Mountain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Probert.
Mountain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Probert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert is trying to break the clinch but Mountain is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Probert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mountain prevents Probert from breaking the clinch.
Probert is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mountain is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Probert.
Probert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Probert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Probert lands a body shot.
Probert tries to throw a body punch but Mountain avoids it by throwing Probert back against the cage.
Mountain tries to circle away but Probert has him pinned against the cage.

Mountain manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain shoots in for a double leg but Probert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Probert jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Probert misses.
Mountain shoots for a double leg takedown but Probert sprawls well. He's pushed Mountain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donk. Probert catches Mountain right on the button with a cross.
Mountain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Probert misses with a low kick.
Probert bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mountain's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Probert stuns Mountain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Probert.
Probert lands a nice hook to Mountain's body. Mountain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mountain looks for a takedown but Probert sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparky Probert dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Probert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Probert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mountain's hands.
Probert just misses with a punch to the body.

Mountain instigates a clinch.
Mountain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Probert is defending well for now.

Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Probert wants to clinch up but Mountain keeps it at a distance.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Probert darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Probert forces Mountain back against the cage and clinches.
Mountain misses with a knee strike.
Mountain tries a knee to the head but Probert blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain lands with a right to the head.
Probert can't find room to land a body shot as Mountain controls the action.
Probert tries to throw a body punch but Mountain avoids it by throwing Probert back against the cage.
Mountain being controlled against the cage.

Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Rocky Mountain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mountain closes the distance and pushes Probert back into the cage.

Mountain breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sparky Probert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Probert coming out on top.
Mountain swats away the attempt to clinch by Probert.
Probert lands with a shot to the body.

Mountain moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mountain as Probert tries to tie him up.
Probert tries to break the clinch but Mountain is controlling the position.
Probert misses with a body punch.

Mountain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Probert misses with a series of wild punches.
Probert thuds a left hand into Mountain's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Probert.
Mountain avoids the body shot from Probert.
Probert lands a glancing blow to the side of Mountain's head.
Probert scores with a hook to the body. Mountain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Mountain moves into the clinch.
Mountain stalling.
Mountain prevents a body shot from Probert.
Probert tries a body shot but Mountain blocks it.
Probert is working Mountain over against the cage.

Mountain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Probert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a takedown attempt - Probert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Probert is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mountain rather than just go for the knockout.
Probert connects with a right hand. Mountain shakes it off.
Probert throws a series of strikes that have Mountain backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain moves forwards but Probert connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Probert is looking to clinch but Mountain is avoiding it.

Probert rushes Mountain and presses him up against the cage.
Probert's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Probert can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probert keeps control of Mountain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparky Probert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A slow jab from Probert misses its intended target.
Probert misses with a hook.

Mountain closes the distance and pushes Probert back into the cage.
Probert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mountain keeps control of Probert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Probert is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Probert receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Probert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.

Mountain has closed the distance and engaged Probert in a clinch.
Probert works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Probert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Probert wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Mountain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Probert.
Probert slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Mountain clinches.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Mountain controls his hands.

Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert wants to clinch.
Probert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mountain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Probert throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mountain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mountain's hands.

Probert tries to keep at a distance but Mountain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Probert stalls.
Probert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain looking to slow down the pace here.
Probert misses with a hook to the ribs.

Mountain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mountain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Probert, pushing him back against the cage.
Sparky Probert seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mountain prevents a body shot from Probert.

Mountain manages to break the clinch.
Probert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Probert listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Probert scores with a nice right hand.

Probert gets tackled into the cage by Mountain. Mountain maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mountain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Probert throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.
Probert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Probert works over Mountain's head and body with a nice combination.
Probert moves out of range of the strikes.

Mountain clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probert blocks an elbow strike from Mountain.
Probert is trying to push Mountain away but Mountain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rocky Mountain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probert has Mountain pressed against the cage, preventing Mountain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probert is leaning against Mountain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mountain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sparky Probert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mountain throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sparky Probert.
Well Probert has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Probert!
In his post fight interview, Sparky Probert started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.