PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Charuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charuto has chosen Sergio Mendes - Joga Bontio as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sparrow
vs
Charuto

225 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alan Charuto!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sparrow lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Charuto sprawling to the canvas. Sparrow follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Charuto hang on?

It looks like Alan Charuto has been cut.
Charuto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sparrow is working away from the top position though.
Sparrow wants to stand up but Charuto is controlling the position.
Charuto trying to control from the bottom.
Sparrow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charuto tries to get to full guard but Sparrow has control of the leg.
Charuto is looking to control Sparrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charuto avoid being mounted?
Charuto wants to get back to full guard.
Charuto wants to control but Sparrow is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Charuto throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Charuto misses with a takedown attempt - Sparrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sparrow lands a body shot.
Sparrow connects with a high kick.
Charuto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Charuto looks gassed!
Sparrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sparrow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sparrow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Charuto will feel that in the morning.
Sparrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Charuto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sparrow with a hook.

That has opened up Alan Charuto's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sparrow clinches.
Sparrow lands an elbow inside.
Sparrow with a knee to the head.
Sparrow lands a good knee to the midsection. Charuto won't want to take too many of those.
Sparrow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparrow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Charuto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sparrow landing knees to the body.
Sparrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Charuto up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Sparrow.
Charuto can't get the takedown.
Sparrow lands a damaging elbow.
Sparrow lands with a right to the head.
Charuto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sparrow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jack Sparrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Charuto.
Sparrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Charuto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sparrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparrow stops a takedown attempt from Charuto.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sparrow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charuto wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparrow won't allow it.
Charuto tries for a takedown but Sparrow manages to get underhooks.
Sparrow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Charuto takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sparrow.
Charuto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sparrow crunches a lovely knee into Charuto's ribcage.
Charuto tries for a takedown but Sparrow manages to get underhooks.
Sparrow lands an elbow just above Charuto 's eye.
Sparrow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Charuto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sparrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Charuto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Charuto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sparrow lands an elbow that stopped Charuto in his tracks for a moment.
Charuto takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparrow gets underhooks to prevent Charuto's takedown attempt.
Sparrow lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Sparrow.
Sparrow lands an elbow just above Charuto 's eye.
Sparrow lands an elbow just above Charuto 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Sparrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Charuto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Charuto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sparrow tries to avoid it but Charuto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sparrow to the ground. Sparrow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sparrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charuto manages to avoid it.
Sparrow throws a front kick aimed at Charuto's knee but Charuto avoids it well.
Jack Sparrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Charuto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparrow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Charuto on the side of the head.
Sparrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charuto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charuto swinging wilding here.
Charuto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sparrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Sparrow scores with a kick to the midsection.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sparrow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Charuto up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Charuto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jack Sparrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Charuto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Charuto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sparrow lands an elbow inside that Charuto shrugs off.
Charuto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sparrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sparrow controlling the action here for a moment.
Sparrow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Charuto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Charuto takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Sparrow.
Charuto dodges an elbow strike from Sparrow.
Sparrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charuto avoids it.
Sparrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sparrow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charuto is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Sparrow as the two fighters clinch.
Sparrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charuto can do to turn this around?
Sparrow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Charuto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Sparrow.
Charuto takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two 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.
Sparrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sparrow controlling the action here for a moment.
Sparrow cracks Charuto with a nice body shot.
Sparrow lands a knee to the body.
Sparrow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Charuto.
Sparrow crunches a lovely knee into Charuto's ribcage.
Charuto is trying to break the clinch but Sparrow has him pressed against the cage.
Sparrow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charuto's defenses.
Sparrow crunches a lovely knee into Charuto's ribcage.
Sparrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparrow lands with a right to the head.
Sparrow is pressed up against the cage. Charuto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sparrow down to the mat. Sparrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sparrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sparrow fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sparrow. That's going to slow Charuto down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow tries to bum rush Charuto with a series of wild strikes but Charuto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Charuto.
Sparrow tries to clinch but Charuto moves out of range.
Sparrow tries to clinch up but Charuto circles away and keeps his distance.
Charuto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sparrow throws a leg kick which misses Charuto's front leg but catches the back leg as Charuto tries to avoid it.
Charuto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sparrow but Sparrow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Sparrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charuto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Charuto tries to clinch up but Sparrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Charuto's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Charuto misses.
Sparrow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Charuto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sparrow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sparrow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Charuto.
Sparrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charuto manages to avoid it.
Sparrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Charuto counters with a shoot takedown. Sparrow fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charuto stops Sparrow from standing up.
Charuto trying to control but Sparrow is working from the bottom.
Sparrow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sparrow tries to get out of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Sparrow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alan Charuto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Charuto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sparrow as he avoids it easily.
Sparrow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sparrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charuto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparrow throws a predictable looking body shot

and Charuto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sparrow won't be happy with that.
Sparrow is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sparrow being controlled for a moment.
Sparrow wants to get back to his feet but Charuto drags him back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charuto is putting a hurting on Sparrow here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

Charuto quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Charuto but it's paid off an Sparrow is forced to tap! Nice work by Charuto.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alan Charuto!