PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Spar (ranked 3378 p4p, 4801 weight class) and Alan Oh (ranked 181 p4p, 223 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spar
vs
Oh

155 cm
26
135
1 - 0 - 0

152 cm
25
133
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wrestling Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alan Oh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh doesn't manage to clinch there - Spar circles away.
Spar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oh manages to avoid it.
Oh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spar as he jumps to the side.
Oh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spar pinned against the cage. Spar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wrestling Spar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Oh.
Spar lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Spar as Oh shoots in.
Oh should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Oh staying out of range there.
Spar scores with a nice right hand.
Oh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Oh is rocked!
Oh takes one to the side of the head.
Oh is still on wobbly legs! Can Spar finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Spar catches Oh napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Oh to the canvas!
Spar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oh is keeping the position for now.
Spar advances to half guard.
Spar wants to pass to mount but Oh is defending the position.
Oh seems to have recovered his senses.
Oh is looking for a sweep. Spar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Oh reverses the position - he's now on top in Spar's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh stopping the sweep attempt from Spar.
Spar keeping moving, preventing Oh from controlling successfully.
Oh stopping the sweep attempt from Spar.
Oh wants to control from the top but Spar keeps moving.
Spar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Spar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oh defends well.
Spar looking for a sweep. Not yet Spar, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar is working hard here to advance position.

Oh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spar wants to sweep here but Oh controlling him for the moment.
Spar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spar is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Spar throws a sloppy body shot
and Oh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oh scrambles back to his feet.
Oh ducks under a wild hook from Spar.
The fighters circling - Spar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spar throws a hook but Oh blocks it.
Spar just misses with a punch to the body.
Spar misses with an uppercut.
Spar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oh.
Oh dives in for a single leg takedown but Spar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Spar misses with a looping left.
Oh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Spar.
Spar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Spar takes a swing at Oh's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Spar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slow jab from Spar misses its intended target.
As Spar backs off Oh throws a huge counter combo but Spar manages to avoid it all.
Oh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh is looking for the big counter here.
Oh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh slips a straight right by Spar.
Spar misses with a hook.
Oh tries to clinch but Spar moves away
and Spar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spar misses with a wild body shot.
Oh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spar.
Oh shoots and misses
and Spar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oh can do to turn this around?
Spar misses with a hook.
Oh darts in looking for a takedown but Spar gets double underhooks and turns Oh into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Spar misses its target.
Oh tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Spar misses the target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Spar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar advances to mount.
Spar fails to move to back control.
Oh is trying desperately to improve position.
Spar is looking to take Oh's back but instead Oh gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Spar is pressing down on Oh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oh is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oh sees it coming and defends easily.

Spar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oh defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar stalling away here and it's allowed Oh to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Spar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oh looking to control.
Spar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Oh is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spar misses with a hook
and Oh counters with a series of strikes. Spar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spar sprawls well. Spar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oh gets slowly back to his feet.
Wrestling Spar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Oh.
Spar connects with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oh somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Spar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spar.
Oh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spar.
Oh tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Spar misses.
Spar looks to land a right hand but Oh moved out of range.
Spar leaves Oh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spar stuffs the takedown attempt from Oh. Oh gets slowly back to his feet.
Wrestling Spar is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spar looks to score with a jab to the body but Oh is just out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Oh or perhaps it was just good defense by Spar, which made it look bad.
Wrestling Spar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Oh.
Oh takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Spar misses with a straight left.
Spar sets himself, and Oh steps forward looking for the clinch! Spar avoids it this time.
Oh fails with a takedown attempt.
Oh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Spar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Oh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab from Spar.
Spar misses the shot to the body.
Wrestling Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oh. Spar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spar lands with a good body shot.
Spar digs a good body shot into Oh's ribs.
A jab lands there for Spar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oh misses with a jab to the body

and Oh is countered with a crisp right hand from Spar that sends him to the canvas! Spar follows him to the mat into side control.

Spar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oh keeps working.
Spar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oh on the ground.
Spar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Spar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Spar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh is being controlled here.
Spar tries to advance to mount but Oh denies him.

Spar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Oh has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Spar but great work by Oh.
Spar is not content to let Oh control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Spar is trying to get back to full guard.
Spar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alan Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wrestling Spar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spar is adopting a defensive guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wrestling Spar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wrestling Spar!
Wrestling Spar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.