PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spar Bjj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deangelo Sturtsil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deangelo Sturtsil has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bjj
vs
Sturtsil

184 cm
34
160 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

178 cm
27
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Bjj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deangelo Sturtsil!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bjj gets caught flat footed, as Sturtsil shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bjj keeping full guard, as Sturtsil tries to pass.

Bjj isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sturtsil stacks Bjj on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sturtsil!
Sturtsil trying to control the action but Bjj is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Bjj's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bjj sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjj wants to control but Sturtsil is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Bjj looking for submissions off his back.
Bjj trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sturtsil manages to pass to mount!
Sturtsil landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturtsil in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sturtsil landing punches.
Bjj tries to lock up and control but Sturtsil gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bjj is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sturtsil is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sturtsil connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sturtsil lands a couple of good shots and Bjj has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Bjj is rocked!
Sturtsil controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturtsil scores with punches and elbows.
Bjj covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Bjj tries to break free.
Bjj manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sturtsil's guard. Nice work there by Bjj.
Bjj throws a big right hand that misses.
Sturtsil keeping full guard, as Bjj tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil is pulling down on Bjj's head to control his posture.
Bjj working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Sturtsil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bjj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bjj accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sturtsil is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sturtsil thows a huge punch but Bjj dodges it nicely.
Bjj wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil trying to pass the guard but Bjj defending well.
Bjj has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sturtsil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bjj is trying to stand.
Bjj is trying to get back to full guard.
Bjj is working hard here to advance position.
Bjj throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bjj on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sturtsil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Bjj is defending against the submission attempts here by Sturtsil.
Sturtsil working Bjj over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjj is trying to get back to full guard.

Bjj looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sturtsil is trying to work for a kimura but Bjj is defending well.
Bjj is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sturtsil wants to work for an arm triangle but Bjj is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bjj wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bjj fails to land the takedown.
Bjj keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sturtsil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bjj.

Bjj gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sturtsil to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sturtsil wants to control from the top but Bjj keeps moving.
Bjj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Bjj escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sturtsil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bjj looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sturtsil scoring with some ground and pound.
Sturtsil stands and throws Bjj's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bjj is trying to get back to half guard.
Sturtsil cracks Bjj with a big elbow.
Bjj tries to improve position but can't.

Sturtsil is trying to get an arm triangle but Bjj is defending well.

Sturtsil tries for a kimura but Bjj is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bjj keeps working.
Sturtsil cracks Bjj with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Sturtsil are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Bjj's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bjj tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sturtsil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sturtsil cracks Bjj with a big right hand but Bjj just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bjj manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Sturtsil is trying to work for a kimura but Bjj is defending well.
Sturtsil looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bjj keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bjj is defending against the submission attempts here by Sturtsil.
Bjj trying to hold on to Sturtsil's head to control him but Sturtsil postures up.

Bjj actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sturtsil lands a nice short elbow.
Bjj trying to hold on to Sturtsil's head to control him but Sturtsil postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bjj does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bjj looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Sturtsil seems to be looking for submissions.
Sturtsil looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bjj with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sturtsil wants to control but Bjj is keeping him busy.
Sturtsil performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sturtsil lands with a punch from half guard.
Sturtsil lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deangelo Sturtsil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Sturtsil or perhaps it was just good defense by Bjj which made him look bad.
Sturtsil fails to land the takedown.
Sturtsil with a lazy takedown attempt

so Bjj counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Spar Bjj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deangelo Sturtsil.
Bjj postures up in Sturtsil's guard and throws a big left but Sturtsil blocks it.
Bjj stops Sturtsil from standing up.
Bjj throwing strikes from guard but Sturtsil blocks nicely.
Bjj passes into half guard.
Bjj throwing shots but Sturtsil is blocking nicely.
Bjj wants to take a breather but Sturtsil is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjj thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sturtsil's head.
Bjj missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sturtsil is looking to improve his position.
Bjj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bjj is trying to control the action in half guard but Sturtsil is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sturtsil is trying to maintain the position but Bjj is very close to passing his half guard.
Bjj working over Sturtsil with some ground and pound. Sturtsil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bjj with the ground and pound but Sturtsil uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturtsil keeping moving, preventing Bjj from controlling successfully.
Sturtsil is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bjj forces his way into half guard.
Sturtsil is trying to get back to full guard.
Sturtsil trying to control here.

Bjj is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bjj misses with a head shot. Sturtsil uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjj wants to control from the top but Sturtsil keeps moving.
Sturtsil trying to keep a closed guard but Bjj is proving a slippery customer.
Bjj wants to control from the top but Sturtsil keeps moving.
Bjj with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bjj throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sturtsil is trying to keep Bjj in close.
Sturtsil 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.
Bjj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturtsil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bjj.
Bjj looking to sit in guard and control but Sturtsil gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spar Bjj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deangelo Sturtsil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bjj trying to strike off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spar Bjj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sturtsil has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deangelo Sturtsil!
A relieved looking Deangelo Sturtsil thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.