PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sparrow
vs
Wayne

184 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

192 cm
25
207 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow scores with a nice right hand.
Wayne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wayne takes one to the side of the head.
Jab from Wayne.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Sparrow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Sparrow.
Sparrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne's coach down at MuscleWorks Amsterdam™ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wayne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wayne blocks a jab.
Wayne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sparrow.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Sparrow misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
Sparrow lands with an overhand left.
Wayne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wayne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sparrow thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sparrow looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne misses with a hook. Sparrow ducked under it nicely.
Sparrow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sparrow misses with the combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sparrow.
Wayne slips under a jab from Sparrow.
Sparrow lands a nice hook to Wayne's body. Wayne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparrow lands a body shot.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sparrow missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sparrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sparrow scores with a nice right hand.
Sparrow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to clinch up.
Sparrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Sparrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Sparrow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne lands with a cross.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Sparrow misses with a double jab
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Sparrow misses with a looping right.
Wayne tries to clinch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Wayne tries to clinch up but Sparrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Wayne tries to clinch up.
Sparrow misses with a straight left.
Wayne thumps Sparrow with a low kick.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Sparrow.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Sparrow avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is looking to clinch.
Bruno Sparrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparrow swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Sparrow misses with a double jab.
Sparrow lands with a good body shot.
Sparrow looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sparrow works over Wayne's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like John Wayne has been cut.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sparrow with a jab.
Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparrow circles away.
Wayne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sparrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sparrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparrow scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Sparrow throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Sparrow misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparrow.
Sparrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparrow circles away.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Wayne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Sparrow moves out of range.
Sparrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Wayne off the ropes and back into range.
Sparrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparrow misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
Wayne catches Sparrow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparrow jabs Wayne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sparrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sparrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Sparrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Wayne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wayne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sparrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Wayne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sparrow throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
No joy there for Sparrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Sparrow.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sparrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
Wayne scores with a spinning back kick!
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparrow is just out of range.
Sparrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparrow.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Wayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparrow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparrow swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne misses with a hook. Sparrow ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparrow.
Wayne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wayne tries to clinch up.
Sparrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sparrow misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Sparrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Sparrow is looking to slow Wayne down with leg kicks.
Wayne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparrow takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Sparrow scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparrow.
Sparrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Sparrow throws a one two combo.
Wayne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sparrow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wayne moves out of range as Sparrow strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne tries to clinch up but Sparrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparrow misses the shot to the body.
Wayne tries to clinch but Sparrow is having none of it.
Wayne dips to his left and cracks Sparrow with an uppercut!
Sparrow swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne slips under a jab from Sparrow.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Wayne throws a push kick but Sparrow slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Sparrow.
Nice defenses there by Sparrow.
Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparrow circles away.
Sparrow slips a straight right by Wayne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sparrow.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne needs to keep his hands up - Sparrow had a free shot at his head there.
Wayne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sparrow counters with a straight right hand.
Bruno Sparrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Sparrow connects with a body shot that sends Wayne's belly button to the back.
Sparrow takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Sparrow does no damage.
Wayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sparrow scores with a nice strike.
Wayne works the jab nicely.
Wayne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wayne cracks Sparrow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wayne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparrow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Wayne is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Wayne.
Wayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Sparrow finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sparrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sparrow connects with a quick right hand that sends Wayne tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bruno Sparrow!
Our winner, Bruno Sparrow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.