PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sparks
vs
Simpson

179 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Simpson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks is looking to take this one to the mat.
Simpson working Sparks over with knees to the body.
Sparks is breathing heavily.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jamie Sparks has been cut.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Simpson working Sparks over with knees to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Sparks takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Sparks won't want to take too many of those.
Sparks tries to score a body lock takedown but Simpson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Simpson is pressed up against the cage. Sparks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simpson down to the mat. Simpson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Simpson clinches with his opponent.
Simpson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sparks's defenses.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Sparks's ribcage.
Sparks takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sparks fails to land.
Simpson throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Sparks.
Sparks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sparks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sparks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sparks is looking for a takedown.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sparks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Sparks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparks stalling in the clinch but Simpson improves position.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sparks has Simpson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Simpson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sparks is trying to drag Simpson to the mat but Simpson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sparks wants to take the fight to the mat but Simpson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sparks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Sparks won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Sparks shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Simpson.
Sparks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Simpson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Simpson tries to clinch but Sparks is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Simpson moves into the clinch.
Sparks misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Simpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Sparks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A combination from Sparks does no damage.
Sparks misses with a head kick.

Simpson has Sparks up against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sparks takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Sparks's ribcage.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Sparks won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Sparks 's eye.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Sparks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Simpson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sparks is looking to take this one to the mat.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sparks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simpson.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bart Simpson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simpson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Sparks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Sparks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Simpson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Sparks avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Sparks is working for takedown but Simpson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Sparks tries to score a body lock takedown but Simpson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Sparks's ribcage.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparks has Simpson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Simpson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Sparks tries for a takedown but Simpson manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Sparks won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson 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 has Simpson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Simpson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Sparks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Simpson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sparks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson stops a takedown attempt from Sparks.
Sparks takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Simpson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Simpson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Simpson moves into the clinch.
Sparks tries to circle away but Simpson has him pinned against the cage.
Sparks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simpson working Sparks over with knees to the body.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simpson has him pressed against the cage.
Sparks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Simpson prevents it.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
Sparks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson is pressed up against the cage. Sparks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simpson down to the mat. Simpson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bart Simpson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamie Sparks's cut.
That's time! Sparks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sparks tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks fails to land the takedown.
Sparks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Simpson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Simpson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Sparks's ribcage.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sparks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sparks avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Sparks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Simpson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Sparks is looking to break free of the clinch but Simpson has double underhooks.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sparks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sparks is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is trying to break free.
Simpson 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.
Simpson prevents the takedown attempt.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sparks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sparks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Simpson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Simpson prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Simpson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sparks's efforts to push away.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Sparks won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Simpson prevents it.
Simpson is pressed up against the cage. Sparks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Simpson down to the mat. Simpson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Simpson tries to clinch there but Sparks circles away.
Sparks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Sparks misses its intended target.

Simpson clinches.
Sparks tries for a takedown but Simpson manages to get underhooks.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Sparks's ribcage.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Sparks won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Simpson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sparks avoids it.
Simpson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sparks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Simpson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Simpson misses with a knee strike.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sparks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Simpson prevents it.
Sparks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sparks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparks taking a breather.
Sparks wants to take the fight to the mat but Simpson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Simpson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jamie Sparks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bart Simpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simpson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Simpson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simpson 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Bart Simpson!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Bart Simpson!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Bart Simpson!

Bart Simpson wins by unanimous decision!