PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jebic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jebic comes into the arena with hardcore vibes blaring out of the sound system. Sammy Sprinkles looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Jebic
vs
Sprinkles

182 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Jebic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammy Sprinkles!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jebic lands a body shot.
Sprinkles looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jebic lands a jab to Sprinkles's midsection.

Jebic drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jebic lands a couple of elbows.
Jebic with a nice head shot there.
Jebic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jebic connects with a couple of short punches.
Jebic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Jebic stands and steps away. Sprinkles gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jebic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jebic lands in his opponent's guard.
Jebic landing with the ground and pound.

Jebic stands up from Sprinkles's guard - Jebic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jebic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sprinkles. Sprinkles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Jebic darts in and clinches Sprinkles up against the cage.
Jebic scores with a shot to the side of Sprinkles's head.

Jebic has Sprinkles pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jebic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sprinkles tumbling to the mat - Jebic dives into Sprinkles's guard.
Jebic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jebic sitting in guard here, content to control.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jebic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jebic clinches up against the cage.
Jebic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jebic lands a knee to the head.
Jebic scores with a shoulder strike.
Jebic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sprinkles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jebic cracks Sprinkles with a nice body shot.
Sprinkles looking to throw knees to the head but Jebic is blocking nicely.

Jebic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sprinkles tries to clinch

and Jebic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sprinkles looking to throw knees to the head but Jebic is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sprinkles is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jebic is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sprinkles to the mat. Sprinkles regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Jebic stands and steps away. Sprinkles gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jebic circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jebic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Jebic gets to his feet - Sprinkles follows without any prompting.
Sammy Sprinkles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sprinkles tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Jebic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprinkles is trying to stand back up but Jebic is controlling him
Jebic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sprinkles with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Sprinkles kicks Jebic off and gets back to his feet.
Sprinkles slips a straight right by Jebic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jebic counters with a takedown into side control.
Jebic trying to control the position but Sprinkles is working away.
Sprinkles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sprinkles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jebic landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sprinkles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprinkles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sprinkles is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jebic is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Jebic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jebic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sprinkles pinned against the cage. Sprinkles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Sprinkles pushes Jebic up against the cage in a clinch.
Jebic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jebic lands an uppercut.

Jebic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sprinkles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jebic.

Jebic feints and as Sprinkles raises his hands in defense, Jebic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jebic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jebic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jebic looking to sit in guard and control but Sprinkles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sprinkles wants to stand but Jebic is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jebic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sprinkles can do to turn this around?

Jebic manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but Jebic moves out of range.
Jebic tries to clinch but Sprinkles is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jebic is defended easily by Sprinkles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Jebic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprinkles darts in trying to clinch

and Jebic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jebic.
Sprinkles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Jebic breaks the clinch.
Sprinkles wants to clinch

and Jebic moves into the clinch.
Jebic tries to land knees in the clinch but Sprinkles avoids the damage to the body.
Sprinkles misses with a knee to the head.
Sprinkles tries a knee to the head but Jebic blocks it.
Sprinkles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jebic blocks it with crossed arms.
Jebic is working for takedown but Sprinkles is calmly controlling the position for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jebic.
Jebic is struggling to control the position.
Sprinkles misses with a knee strike.
Sprinkles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jebic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sprinkles misses with a knee to the head.
Sprinkles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sprinkles misses with a knee strike.
Sprinkles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sprinkles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sprinkles misses with a knee to the head.
Sprinkles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jebic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sprinkles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Jebic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sprinkles tries to clinch up

and Jebic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sprinkles won't be happy with that.
Jebic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sprinkles!
BOOM! Jebic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sprinkles really wants to buck Jebic off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebic landing shots from mount.
Jebic landing shots from mount.
Jebic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sprinkles?
Jebic lands a big shot there that rocks Sprinkles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Jebic goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sprinkles is on top in guard.
Sprinkles wants to get up but he can't break Jebic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Jebic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Jebic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sprinkles did well to prevent Jebic getting side control.
Sprinkles has hold of Jebic's hands but Jebic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jebic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Jebic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sprinkles sees it coming and defends easily.
Sprinkles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jebic.
Sprinkles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jebic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jebic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jebic working over Sprinkles with some ground and pound. Sprinkles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sprinkles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jebic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sprinkles is trying to escape back to his feet but Jebic uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Jebic wants to control but Sprinkles is keeping him busy.
Jebic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sprinkles down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sprinkles pushes Jebic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jebic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sprinkles being controlled for a moment.
Ivan Jebic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sprinkles tries to escape but Jebic is in control.

Jebic decides to stand back up. Jebic steps back and let's Sprinkles get back to his feet.
Jebic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jebic rushes Sprinkles and presses him up against the cage.
Sprinkles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jebic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles misses with a knee to the head.
Sprinkles tries to land a knee to the head but Jebic blocks with his arms.
Sprinkles takes a shot to the head.
Sprinkles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jebic blocks it with crossed arms.
Jebic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sprinkles looking to throw knees to the head but Jebic is blocking nicely.
Sprinkles looking to throw knees to the head but Jebic is blocking nicely.
Jebic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sprinkles landing knees to the head.
Sprinkles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jebic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jebic connects with a knee to the head.
Sprinkles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sprinkles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jebic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jebic presses Sprinkles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jebic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Jebic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprinkles misses with a knee strike.
Sprinkles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Jebic manages to break the clinch.
Sprinkles tries to clinch up

and Jebic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

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.
Sprinkles looking to throw knees to the head but Jebic is blocking nicely.
Sprinkles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Jebic drags the fight down to the ground.
Jebic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sprinkles trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jebic's guard.

Sprinkles gets to his feet. Jebic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ivan Jebic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jebic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sprinkles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jebic somewhat.
Horrible takedown by Jebic or perhaps it was just good defense by Sprinkles which made him look bad.
Sprinkles tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Jebic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sprinkles wants to get back to his feet but Jebic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sammy Sprinkles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sprinkles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jebic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Jebic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jebic 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Jebic!