PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars comes to the cage accompanied by Solaar Pleure by Solaar. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mars
vs
Sprinkles

217 cm
21
277 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
280 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprinkles stalks Mars and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mars's face. Mars staggers backwards, shaken.
Sprinkles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mars is fending him off so far but Sprinkles persists. Nope, Mars circles away and we're back to standing.
Mars looks to land a combination but Sprinkles avoids it well.
Mars on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sprinkles swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mars counter with a right hand.
Mars is looking to score with low kicks.
Sprinkles throws a solid leg kick but Mars takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sprinkles.
Sprinkles throws out a leg kick but Mars moves out of range and Sprinkles only half commits.
Mars slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sprinkles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mars lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sprinkles lands a jab to the head.
Sprinkles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vincent Mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mars moves out of range as Sprinkles strikes.
Sprinkles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mars tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Sprinkles misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles checks a low kick from Mars.
Mars lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sprinkles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mars lands a nice shot that snaps Sprinkles's head back.
Sprinkles lands a jab.
Mars chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mars pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sprinkles is out of range and Mars settles back down.
Mars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sprinkles manages to avoid it.
Sprinkles misses with an uppercut.
Sprinkles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Mars.
Sprinkles misses with a hook. Mars ducked under it nicely.
Sprinkles lands a jab to the nose.
Mars thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sprinkles if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mars swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mars.
Mars cracks Sprinkles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crunch! Mars slams his shin into Sprinkles's torso.
Vincent Mars is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mars throws a leg kick which misses Sprinkles's front leg but catches the back leg as Sprinkles tries to avoid it.
Mars moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mars throws out a leg kick but Sprinkles moves out of range and Mars only half commits.
Mars swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mars lands with a straight right. Sprinkles didn't see that one coming.
Sprinkles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sprinkles misses with a wild body shot.
Sprinkles avoids the body shot from Mars.
Sprinkles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sprinkles blocks a leg kick.
Mars misses with a low kick as Sprinkles jumps back.
Mars throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars fakes the leg kick and cracks Sprinkles in the body.
Mars throws out a leg kick but Sprinkles moves out of range and Mars only half commits.
Sprinkles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mars. Mars obviously looking to wear him down.
Sprinkles has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mars.
Mars lands a slapping body shot.
Mars is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mars goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mars checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mars misses with a looping left.
Mars throws a leg kick but Sprinkles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sprinkles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mars throws a hook but Sprinkles blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprinkles. Mars does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sprinkles dives in and scores a takedown into Mars's guard.
Mars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprinkles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mars works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mars keeping moving, preventing Sprinkles from controlling successfully.
Sprinkles is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
My spies in Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform me that Sprinkles has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mars working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Mars.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Mars dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sprinkles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sprinkles.

Sprinkles closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mars to the mat! Mars manages to get full guard.
Mars keeping full guard, as Sprinkles tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprinkles looking to sit in guard and control but Mars gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mars stopping the sweep attempt from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mars puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles gets back to full guard.
Mars has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mars looking to sit in guard and control but Sprinkles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sprinkles looking to pass the guard.
Mars keeping moving, preventing Sprinkles from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sprinkles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mars wants to sweep but no luck.
Sprinkles tries to free his leg and advance position but Mars is retaining full guard.
Mars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mars preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sprinkles throws an elbow that misses. Mars uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sprinkles's guard. Nice move by Mars!
Mars postures up.
Sprinkles trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sprinkles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sprinkles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sprinkles is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mars tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprinkles was well out of range. Poor timing from Mars.
Nice defenses there by Mars.
Sprinkles throws a hook but Mars avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Mars.
Good shot there by Sprinkles.
Sprinkles throws a looping overhand right but Mars ducks down to avoid it.
Sprinkles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mars's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coconut Sprinkles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sprinkles misses with a wild body shot.
Sprinkles misses with a body shot.
Mars dips to his left and cracks Sprinkles with an uppercut!
Mars on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sprinkles lands a jab to the nose.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mars, right into the meat.
Jab by Mars.
Sprinkles looks to land a left hand but Mars moved out of range nicely.
Sprinkles ducks under a wild hook from Mars.
Mars looks to land a body kick but Sprinkles moved away.
Mars jabs Sprinkles right on the nose. Sprinkles blinks but takes it well.

Sprinkles closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Sprinkles in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars struggling a bit here.
Sprinkles trying to control the action but Mars is working from the bottom.
Mars is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sprinkles connects with a decent elbow.
Sprinkles creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
Sprinkles just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles throwing strikes but Mars manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sprinkles sneaks back into half guard.
Sprinkles is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprinkles regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sprinkles is on top in guard.
Mars manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sprinkles manages to get himself to full guard.
Sprinkles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mars manages to get himself to full guard.
Sprinkles looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles trying to control the position from guard on top but Mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mars looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sprinkles wants to control from the top but Mars keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sprinkles checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coconut Sprinkles really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Mars's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sprinkles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sprinkles scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mars lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sprinkles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sprinkles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sprinkles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mars's hands.
Sprinkles misses with a looping left.
Sprinkles misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Mars misses.
Mars throws out a leg kick but Sprinkles moves out of range and Mars only half commits.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mars darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sprinkles walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mars throws a leg kick but Sprinkles checks it.
Nice defenses there by Sprinkles.
Mars scores with a three punch combo!
Vincent Mars is winning the standup battle so far.
Sprinkles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sprinkles checks a leg kick.
Sprinkles looks to land a left hand but Mars moved out of range nicely.
Sprinkles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mars fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mars is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sprinkles.
Sprinkles throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprinkles. Mars does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sprinkles throws a series of punches but Mars avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Mars.
Mars swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sprinkles.
Danga de danga de dang - Sprinkles scores with a four punch combination!
Good standup being displayed there by Sprinkles as he connects with a hook.
Mars throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mars misses with an uppercut. Sprinkles saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles looks to throw the jab but Mars is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mars lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sprinkles dodges the punch combination from Mars.
Mars looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sprinkles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut lands for Sprinkles. That snapped Mars's head back.
Sprinkles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mars counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mars takes a swing at Sprinkles's ribcage but misses.
Sprinkles throws an off balance right hand
and Mars counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sprinkles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mars darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Sprinkles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sprinkles takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mars slips under a jab.
Mars misses with a body kick.
Sprinkles avoids the body shot from Mars.
Mars lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mars walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sprinkles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sprinkles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mars.
Sprinkles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sprinkles throws out a loose jab but Mars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mars looks to score with a jab to the body but Sprinkles is just out of range.
Sprinkles misses with a body shot.
Mars scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sprinkles throws a looping overhand right but Mars ducks down to avoid it.
Mars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sprinkles.
Mars throws a low kick, looking for Sprinkles's leg but Sprinkles calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Sprinkles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mars scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mars connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mars staying out of range there.
Mars throws a leg kick that misses.
Sprinkles throws a sloppy body shot
and Mars counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mars throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sprinkles.
Mars throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mars bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sprinkles's head backwards.
Mars scores with a nice head shot.

Sprinkles is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mars lands a jab to the head.
Sprinkles is still on wobbly legs! Can Mars finish him?
Mars is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sprinkles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mars.
Mars drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sprinkles right on the button. Sprinkles goes down! Mars follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mars gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Mars!
Vincent Mars retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Vincent Mars said 'You thought my first win against him was a fluke? Think again!'.