|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 2630 p4p, 3184 weight class) and Mo Greene (ranked 318 p4p, 363 weight class). Mo Greene has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
29
265
6 - 6 - 0 |
|
200 cm
27
265
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Sparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mo Greene!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sparr counters with a left to the body.
Sparr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Greene looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Greene walks into a stiff left hand from Sparr.
Sparr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Greene misses with a combination
so Sparr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Greene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sparr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sparr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sparr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sparr cracks Greene with a solid left hand.
Sparr postures up and lands a big shot to Greene's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene keeping full guard, as Sparr tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Greene is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sparr defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sparr landing with the ground and pound.
Sparr chips away with some ground and pound.
Sparr working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sparr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sparr landing some decent shots from guard.
Sparr lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sparr postures up.
Sparr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sparr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Greene avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sparr 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.
Greene looking to control.
Sparr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sparr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sparr stopping the sweep attempt from Greene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sparr landing with the ground and pound.
Sparr landing with the ground and pound.
Sparr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sparr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sparr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sparr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Greene's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene is trying to keep Sparr in close.
Greene might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sparr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sparr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Greene's guard.
Greene is trying to control the position but Sparr postures up.
Sparr landing with the ground and pound.
Sparr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
Sparr stopping the sweep attempt from Greene.
Sparr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sparr working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr stands up over Greene, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sparr postures up and lands a big shot to Greene's brow.
Sparr is in close to Greene's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Greene has an active guard here but Sparr has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr passes to full mount!
Sparr controlling the position easily from mount.
Sparr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sparr is landing with some decent strikes but Greene is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Sparr.
Sparr looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sparr is landing with some decent strikes but Greene is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sparr lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sparr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sparr working for a guillotine from mount but Greene is in no mood to give up.
Sparr unloading with bombs!
Sparr lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Greene! Sparr sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Greene and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roger Sparr!
A relieved looking Roger Sparr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
