PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparrow has chosen He's a Pirate as his entrance music. Aaron Nott is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Nott
vs
Sparrow

187 cm
20
197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
28
198 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Nott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nott throws a head kick that misses.
Sparrow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sparrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparrow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nott looks to land a combination but Sparrow avoids it well.
Nott throws a body punch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Nott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sparrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sparrow slips under a jab.
Sparrow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nott throws a shot to the body.
Nott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nott misses with a combination
and Sparrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nott thinking.
Nott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nott slips a jab from Sparrow.
Nott blocks a jab.
Jab from Nott.
Sparrow throws a body punch but Nott moves out of range.
Sparrow misses with a hook. Nott ducked under it nicely.
Sparrow sizes up Nott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott tries to bum rush Sparrow with a series of wild strikes but Sparrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sparrow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nott scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Nott misses the target.
The fighters circling - Sparrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nott 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 Sparrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sparrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sparrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nott.
Nott throws out a powerful jab.
Nott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sparrow lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nott. Sparrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nott throws an off balance right hand
and Sparrow counters with a nice body shot.
Sparrow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparrow throws a looping overhand right but Nott ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Sparrow misses.
Nott tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nott.
Aaron Nott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nott.
Nott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparrow throws a hook but Nott blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Nott.
Nott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nott.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparrow misses the target.
A slow jab from Sparrow misses its intended target.
Nott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparrow.
Sparrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparrow.
Nott throws a lazy right hand but Sparrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nott sizes up Sparrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sparrow lands with a hook. Nott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow slips under a jab from Nott.
Nott swings for the body but Sparrow moves out of range.
Nott misses with a two punch combination.
Sparrow moves out of range as Nott strikes.
Sparrow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nott throws a body punch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Sparrow lands a body shot.
Nott throws a big shot that misses.
Sparrow slips a straight right by Nott.
Nott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nott looks to land a right hand but Sparrow moved out of range.
Nott avoids the body shot from Sparrow.
Sparrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sparrow staying out of range there.
Nott throws a body punch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Sparrow with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nott swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sparrow.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sparrow.
Nott slips under a jab.
A big right from Sparrow misses.
Sparrow misses with a hook.
Nott throws a lazy right hand but Sparrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Nott misses.
Sparrow dips to his left and cracks Nott with an uppercut!
Nott is looking to land body kicks.
Nott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nott throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sparrow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nott dips to his left and cracks Sparrow with an uppercut!
Sparrow connects with the punch.
Nott misses with a right hand
and Sparrow counters with a stiff right hand.
Nott takes one to the side of the head.
Nott just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Sparrow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A swing and a miss from Sparrow.
Nott throws the left hand but Sparrow avoids the punch easily.
Sparrow throws a hook but Nott blocks it.
Nott misses with a left hand
and Sparrow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nott misses the jab.
Nott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sparrow lands a nice shot that snaps Nott's head back.
Sparrow throws out a loose jab but Nott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Nott misses.
Sparrow throws a jab when Nott was well out of range.
A jab from Sparrow misses.
Nott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparrow 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Nott.
Jack Sparrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sparrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nott.
Sparrow ducks under a wild hook from Nott.
Sparrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nott.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nott, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow ducks under a wild hook from Nott.
Sparrow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nott.
Nott misses with a hook. Sparrow ducked under it nicely.
Nott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice straight punches there by Nott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nott.
Sparrow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab lands there for Sparrow.
Sparrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparrow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sparrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Nott misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nott misses with a jab to the body
and Sparrow counters with a left to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Sparrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sparrow.
A slow jab from Nott misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Nott. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nott.
Sparrow throws a looping overhand right but Nott ducks down to avoid it.
Sparrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Nott misses.
A jab from Nott misses.
Sparrow jabs Nott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nott swings widly with a right hand
and Sparrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nott thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparrow misses the target.
Sparrow sizes up Nott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sparrow misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Nott misses.
Sparrow moves into range and connects with a jab.

Sparrow darts in and clinches Nott up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sparrow scores with a nice short uppercut.

Sparrow breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott moves away from the strike by Sparrow.
Nott throws a lazy right hand but Sparrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nott cracks Sparrow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Nott - just one landing.
Nott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sparrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nott staying out of range there.
Nott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparrow manages to avoid it.
Nott swings widly with a right hand
and Sparrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparrow.
Nott throws a jab when Sparrow was well out of range.
Sparrow throws a hook to the side of Nott's head but Nott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sparrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sparrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparrow throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparrow looks to land a left hand but Nott moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nott misses with a body shot.
Sparrow dips to his left and cracks Nott with an uppercut!
Nott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sparrow walks into a jab.
Nott throws a sloppy head kick and Sparrow moves out of range easily.
Nott looks to land a combination but Sparrow avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Nott misses the target.
Sparrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nott.

Sparrow clinches.
Sparrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nott's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sparrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Sparrow finds it's way through Nott's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Sparrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nott throws a shot from downtown. Sparrow moves away and avoids it.
Nott throws an overhand right that lands on Sparrow's shoulder, as Sparrow tries to avoid the shot.
Nott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nott thinking.
Nott takes a swing at Sparrow's ribcage but misses.
Sparrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nott missing with a left hand there. Sparrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nott moves forwards but Sparrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nott misses with a jab to the body
and Sparrow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nott lands a jab.
Sparrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Nott is just out of range.
Sparrow jabs Nott right on the nose. Nott blinks but takes it well.
Sparrow cracks Nott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Nott is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nott throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Nott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nott misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nott seems to have got his legs back now.
Sparrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Nott off the cage and back into range.
No joy there for Nott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nott ducks under a wild hook from Sparrow.
Sparrow avoids the body shot from Nott.
Nott looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparrow is just out of range.
Sparrow slips a jab from Nott.
Sparrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nott moves away from the strike by Sparrow.
A big left from Sparrow misses.
Sparrow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nott has time to react.
Nott throws a low kick, looking for Sparrow's leg but Sparrow calmly moves out of range.
Nott scores with a nice head shot.
Sparrow blocks a jab.
Sparrow lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nott throws an overhand right that lands on Sparrow's shoulder, as Sparrow tries to avoid the shot.
Sparrow slips a jab from Nott.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sparrow lands with a straight right. Nott didn't see that one coming.
Good exchange - Sparrow coming out on top.
Nott ducks under a wild hook from Sparrow.
Nott swings widly with a right hand
and Sparrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nott throws a shot from downtown. Sparrow moves away and avoids it.
Nott just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sparrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nott.
Nott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparrow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sparrow.
Nott throws a hook to the side of Sparrow's head but Sparrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nott.
A jab lands there for Sparrow.
Sparrow throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott misses with an uppercut
and Sparrow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sparrow.
Sparrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nott misses with an uppercut. Sparrow saw that one coming.
Nott slips a straight right by Sparrow.
Nott avoids the body shot from Sparrow.
Sparrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nott takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut there from Sparrow.
Sparrow misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sparrow, as that shot connected.
Nott scores with a punch to the head.
Nott misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nott on the side of the head.
A jab from Nott misses.
Aaron Nott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nott.
Sparrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nott manages to avoid it.
Nott looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparrow is just out of range.
Nott misses with a looping left.
Nott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nott just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nott.
Nott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sparrow scores with a jab to the body.
Nott misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sparrow scores with a hook to the body. Nott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jack Sparrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sparrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sparrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparrow 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sparrow!
Jack Sparrow seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.