PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between idZee Stinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Stinger
vs
Sparks

175 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, idZee Stinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks swats away the attempt to clinch by Stinger.
Stinger throws a head kick that misses.
Stinger looks to throw a body kick
and Sparks counters with a leg kick.

Stinger instigates a clinch.

Sparks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stinger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stinger.
Sparks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stinger is fending him off so far but Sparks persists. Nope, Stinger circles away and we're back to standing.

Stinger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sparks!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stinger is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sparks is pushing Stinger's head away, looking to escape. Stinger manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stinger has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparks.
Stinger missing with knees to the body.
Stinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparks is defending well for now.

Sparks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparks wants to clinch up but Stinger keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sparks tries to clinch up

and Stinger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stinger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sparks uses from the top position.
Stinger is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Stinger pushes a forearm under Sparks's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sparks is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). idZee Stinger!