PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Krovitzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krovitzky is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bliss N Eso - Addicted. 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.

Sarpong
vs
Krovitzky

187 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

201 cm
27
207 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Krovitzky!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krovitzky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sarpong defends it nicely.
Krovitzky has a takedown stuffed.
Krovitzky avoids the head kick by Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Krovitzky tries to clinch up.
Sarpong lands with a slapping head kick.
Krovitzky tries to clinch there but Sarpong circles away.

Krovitzky clinches.
Sarpong has Krovitzky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krovitzky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sarpong throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong misses with a short punch on the inside.

Krovitzky breaks the clinch.
Krovitzky is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krovitzky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sarpong throws a sloppy head kick and Krovitzky moves out of range easily.
Sarpong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sarpong.

Krovitzky moves into the clinch successfully.

Krovitzky breaks the clinch.
Sarpong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky blocks a head kick by Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Krovitzky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Krovitzky wants to clinch.
Krovitzky sizes up Sarpong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krovitzky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sarpong circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krovitzky is defended easily by Sarpong.
Jeffrey Sarpong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Krovitzky.
Sarpong throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong fails to land with a series of punches.
Krovitzky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sarpong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sarpong misses with a head kick.
Krovitzky tries to clinch up.
Sarpong misses with a few strikes there.

Krovitzky closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sarpong did well to prevent Krovitzky getting side control.
Sarpong wants to get back to full guard.
Krovitzky wants to stand up but Sarpong is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong tries to get to full guard but Krovitzky has control of the leg.
Krovitzky tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sarpong controls his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarpong manages to get to full guard.
Sarpong wants to stand and escape but Krovitzky is having none of it.

Sarpong is looking to sinch up a triangle. Krovitzky throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sarpong's body to avoid the submission. Sarpong has instead reached around Krovitzky's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sarpong arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeffrey Sarpong!