PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumping Flash (ranked 4056 p4p, 4115 weight class) and Spark Plug (ranked 393 p4p, 403 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Spark Plug was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Flash
vs
Plug

190 cm
18
225
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
225
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Tokzik Dope L.A.

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jumping Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spark Plug!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Flash.
Spark Plug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plug throws a right hand that Flash ducks under and follows up with a left that Flash also avoids with ease.
Plug lands a leg kick that knocks Flash off balance momentarily.
Flash closes the distance and clinches up with Plug, looking for a takedown. Flash pushes Plug against the cage but Plug circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Plug keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Plug throws a right hand that Flash ducks under and follows up with a left that Flash also avoids with ease.
Plug uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flash has time to react.
Plug misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Plug. Those never looked like landing.
Flash lands an overhand right.

It looks like Spark Plug has been cut.

Plug moves into the clinch.
Flash is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Plug to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jumping Flash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Plug fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Plug.

Plug's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plug tries to bum rush Flash with a series of wild strikes but Flash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Plug.
Plug cracks Flash with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Flash drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Plug throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flash lands a nice hook to Plug's body. Plug takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Plug tries to clinch

and Flash counters with a crisp one two that drops Plug! Flash thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Plug to his feet! Plug is in big trouble!

Plug is rocked!
Flash throws a head kick but Plug moves out of range.
Plug is still on wobbly legs! Can Flash finish him?
Plug works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Flash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Plug looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flash.
Plug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Plug is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Flash breaks from the clinch.
Plug seems to have recovered his senses.
Flash throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Plug's waist but Plug gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flash off to one side.
Flash throws a sloppy head kick and Plug moves out of range easily.
Flash lands a nice looking body shot.
Plug wants to clinch up but Flash keeps it at a distance.
Donk. Plug catches Flash right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flash decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Plug gets back to full guard.
Plug controlling Flash's posture.
Plug is looking to stand up but Flash isn't so interested in that idea.
Plug seems keen to control Flash's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash looking to sit in guard and control but Plug gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Flash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flash looking to hit a scissor sweep but Plug is one step ahead there.
Flash can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Plug controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flash looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Plug uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flash has time to react.
Plug is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plug throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flash tries to clinch but Plug moves out of range.
Plug throws an overhand right that lands on Flash's shoulder, as Flash tries to avoid the shot.
Plug misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Spark Plug dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spark Plug's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Plug moves into the clinch.

Flash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plug tries to clinch up.
Plug has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Flash scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Plug keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Flash stops Plug from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Flash is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Plug defends it well.
We've been informed that Plug has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Plug controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flash is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Plug doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flash.
Plug makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Plug.
Plug wants to sweep here but Flash controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Plug has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Flash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Plug bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flash's guard.

Flash lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Plug wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plug is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Flash is controlling him.
Plug has his hands on Flash's head, controlling the position.
Flash tries to stand but Plug is controlling from the bottom.
Plug lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

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.
Plug slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Flash is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Flash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flash throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Spark Plug will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Spark Plug's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Flash fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Plug as he connects with a hook.
Plug throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plug misses with a low kick.
Plug lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Flash.
Flash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flash darts in looking for a takedown but Plug gets double underhooks and turns Flash into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Plug breaks from the clinch.
Plug looks to land a body kick but Flash moved away.
Plug fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Plug misses.
Flash shoots for a takedown but Plug saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Plug was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jumping Flash. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plug works over Flash's head and body with a nice combination.
Flash has a takedown stuffed.

Plug takes the fight into the clinch.
Plug working aggressively here.
Plug is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Plug gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flash.

Plug escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Plug clinches up with Flash and pushes him back against the cage.
Plug throws an elbow that misses.
Flash blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Plug pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plug misses with a double jab.
Plug fails in his attempt to clinch.

Plug clinches up against the cage.
Flash is trying to stall.
Flash tries to pull guard but Plug holds him up against the cage and eventually Flash drops back down to his feet.
Flash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flash is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Plug is defending well.
Plug throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plug is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Plug swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Plug breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flash avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plug throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Plug throws a combination that misses
and Flash counters with a straight right hand.

Plug gets tackled into the cage by Flash. Flash maintains the clinch.

Plug breaks the clinch.
Plug throws a series of punches but Flash avoids them all with ease.
Flash seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Plug tries to bum rush Flash with a series of wild strikes but Flash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flash swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spark Plug is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Plug gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Flash to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Plug keeping moving, preventing Flash from controlling successfully.
Plug is adopting a defensive guard.
Spark Plug is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plug bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flash's guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Flash looking for a sweep. Not yet Flash, not yet.
Plug stays in close to Flash's body and controls the position.

Flash looking for a guillotine here but Plug defends easily.
Plug is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spark Plug comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plug 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spark Plug!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Spark Plug made sure he mentioned Tokzik Dope L.A., along with how happy he was to win his fight.