PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loves To Spooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spooge has chosen Litte Things - One Direction as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Loves To Spooge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sithole
vs
To Spooge

187 cm
21
213 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Loves To Spooge!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spooge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sithole motions for Spooge to come forward. Sithole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sithole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spooge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sithole misses with a kick to the body.
Sithole lands a right hook to the body.
Spooge looks to score with a jab to the body but Sithole is just out of range.
Sithole blocks a head kick by Spooge.
Sithole throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spooge's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spooge throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spooge swinging wildly here.
Sithole throws a head kick that misses.
Sithole throws a sloppy head kick and Spooge moves out of range easily.
Sithole catches Spooge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sithole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spooge misses with a double jab.
Spooge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sithole.
Sithole blocks a head kick by Spooge.
Spooge misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sithole closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Spooge quickly recovers to half guard.
Sithole is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sithole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sithole in particular looking to stall.
Spooge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sithole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spooge is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Moses Sithole.
Sithole misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole cracks Spooge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Loves To Spooge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sithole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spooge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spooge throws a chopping leg kick but Sithole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sithole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spooge.
Spooge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sithole. That one must have hurt.
Spooge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sithole takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spooge misses with a jab to the body
and Sithole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sithole throws a wild body kick that Spooge sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheers as Sithole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spooge doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spooge. Sithole does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sithole looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Spooge!
Spooge struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sithole is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Spooge will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sithole seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spooge for as long as he can get away with.
Sithole grinds an elbow into Spooge's temple.
Spooge is trying to escape the position but Sithole is controlling the position.
Spooge is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sithole scoring with punches from side control.
Spooge is looking for a sweep.
Sithole content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sithole in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Spooge felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sithole moves into full mount!
Sithole landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Sithole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sithole misses with a wild combination.
Sithole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spooge on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spooge misses with an uppercut
and Sithole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moses Sithole is winning the standup battle so far.
Sithole throws a shot from downtown. Spooge moves away and avoids it.
Sithole looks to score with a jab to the body but Spooge is just out of range.
Spooge thows a body shot but no joy.
Sithole clobbers Spooge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sithole lands a jab to the head.
Spooge throws a combination that misses
and Sithole counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sithole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spooge avoids the head kick by Sithole.
Spooge stuffs the takedown.
Spooge tries to bum rush Sithole with a series of wild strikes but Sithole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spooge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spooge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Spooge gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sithole to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sithole controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sithole postures up.
Sithole sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spooge's guard.
Spooge is trying to stand back up but Sithole is controlling him
Sithole seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sithole works his way into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spooge is trying to get back to his feet.
Sithole is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sithole lands some shots froms side control.
Sithole looks up at the clock and then as Spooge takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sithole smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Spooge taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sithole working the ground and pound.
Spooge is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sithole is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sithole sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole landing shots from mount.
Sithole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Spooge in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sithole putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Sithole landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sithole controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole dominating with strikes here.
Sithole controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sithole pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Sithole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Sithole dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sithole connects with a looping right hand.
Spooge looks to land a body kick but Sithole moved away.
Sithole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spooge can do to turn this around?
Spooge throws a body kick that misses

and Sithole decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spooge's guard.
Sithole throwing strikes but missing.
Sithole's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sithole stands and throws Spooge's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spooge is letting Sithole control him for a moment.
Spooge takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole slows the pace down.
Sithole lands an elbow.
Sithole working the head and body with strikes.
Sithole is chipping away with strikes.
Sithole just content to control the position.
Moses Sithole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sithole scores with a couple of short elbows.
Spooge tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sithole wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spooge is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Loves To Spooge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sithole works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sithole is staying tight to Spooge's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Spooge is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sithole is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole content just to control the position here.
Sithole punishing his opponent with strikes.
Spooge slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sithole takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sithole performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sithole lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sithole content to control rather than advance.
Sithole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sithole works his way into side control.
Sithole controlling from side mount.
Sithole landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sithole in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sithole moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Sithole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sithole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Sithole!
An out of breath Moses Sithole thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.