PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Little John (ranked 4827 p4p, 4900 weight class) and Mister Sparkles (ranked 485 p4p, 493 weight class). Mister Sparkles is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

John
vs
Sparkles

184 cm
18
255
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
225
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Little John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mister Sparkles!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sparkles pinned against the cage. Sparkles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from John is defended easily by Sparkles.
Mister Sparkles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

John darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sparkles is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparkles trying to control but John postures up.
Sparkles wants to get back to full guard.
Sparkles wants to control but John is keeping busy.
Sparkles is trying to stand back up but John is controlling him
Sparkles is looking for a sweep. John is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparkles blocking the ground and pound attempt from John.
Sparkles felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
John scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sparkles is positioning himself well to prevent John advancing to mount.
John lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
John is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sparkles taking some punishment here, with John in his half guard.
John is nestled in close to Sparkles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sparkles is pressing down on John's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sparkles has his hands on John's head, controlling the position.
John scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John stops Sparkles from standing up.
Sparkles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparkles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John wants to control from the top but Sparkles keeps moving.
John throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
John won't allow Sparkles to get back to his feet.
Sparkles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
John could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
John is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
John trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparkles has momentary wrist control but John slips an elbow through the middle.
John connects with a couple of short punches.
Sparkles wants to get back to his feet but John is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
John is looking to work some ground and pound but Sparkles has wrist control.
John cracks Sparkles with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John cracks Sparkles with a solid left hand.
John with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sparkles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. John manages to get himself to full guard.

Sparkles would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparkles won't allow John to sweep him here.
Sparkles content to stall in guard here.
Sparkles trying to stand up but can't free himself from John's guard.
John on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if John tries to get out of the position.
John lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

John postures up in Sparkles's guard and throws a big left but Sparkles blocks it.
Sparkles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sparkles has momentary wrist control but John slips an elbow through the middle.
John makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sparkles wants to sweep but no luck.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparkles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparkles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

John is looking for a sweep. Sparkles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
John works his way to full guard. Good work.
John being controlled here, momentarily.
John looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
John throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sparkles would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
John is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

John slips a nice elbow through Sparkles's hands, connecting with Sparkles's forehead.
Sparkles taking some punishment here, with John in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparkles is trying to get back to full guard.
Sparkles is looking to control John's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sparkles avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sparkles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
John fails with a takedown attempt.
Sparkles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and John counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Sparkles.
John looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sparkles.
Sparkles lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sparkles.
Sparkles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
Sparkles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Sparkles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Sparkles on the inside.
Sparkles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Sparkles unloads with a big right hand that wobbles John! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sparkles is unloading with more strikes now! John drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Sparkles!
Mister Sparkles very nearly forgot to thank Tokzik Dope L.A. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.