|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hakura Nazayami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakura Nazayami has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
200 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hakura Nazayami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazayami tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nazayami looks for the body kick but Sparks saw that one coming.
Sparks moves out of range of the body kick from Nazayami.
Nazayami throws a wild body kick that Sparks sees coming a mile off.
Nazayami looks to land a body kick but Sparks moved away.
Nazayami looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sparks blocks the body kick.
Sparks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nazayami throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nazayami is trying to control the position but Sparks postures up.
Nazayami really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sparks trying to control but Nazayami is working from the bottom.
Nazayami throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nazayami is breathing heavily.
Sparks sitting in guard here, content to control.
I looks like Sparks might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks trying to control but Nazayami is working from the bottom.
Sparks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nazayami is working an open guard so Sparks takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sparks lands with a slapping head kick.
Nazayami throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nazayami looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nazayami.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nazayami will feel that in the morning.
Nazayami throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Sparks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sparks gets to his feet. Nazayami looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nazayami looks to throw a body kick
and Sparks counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nazayami!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparks lands a nice shot to the head.
Sparks looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sparks controlling the pace for now.
Sparks prevents Nazayami from getting the reversal.
Sparks controlling his opponent.
Sparks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazayami really wants to buck Sparks off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparks lands a nice shot to the head.
Sparks avoids the attempt from Nazayami to control.
Sparks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nazayami is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four 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.
Sparks content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Sparks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, David Sparks just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nazayami throws a body kick the misses
and Sparks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nazayami working a defensive guard but Sparks passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazayami punching from the bottom.
Nazayami wants to get back to full guard.
Nazayami is trying to maintain the position but Sparks is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Sparks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sparks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nazayami tries to land a body kick
and Sparks counters with a shoot takedown. Nazayami fights it but they end up in guard.
Nazayami working for a triangle but Sparks defends it easily.
Sparks trying to control but Nazayami is working from the bottom.
Sparks wants to stand but Nazayami has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nazayami trying to keep a closed guard but Sparks is proving a slippery customer.
Sparks passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks is trying to control. Nazayami wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sparks moves into full mount! Nazayami won't be happy about that!
Sparks controlling his opponent.
Sparks working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sparks tries to control but Nazayami wriggling away.
Nazayami is looking to improve his position but Sparks isn't that keen on the idea.
Nazayami throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sparks. What's that going to do exactly?
Nazayami flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sparks blocks Nazayami's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nazayami is squirming around, avoiding Sparks's attempts to control the action.
Sparks landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks prevents Nazayami from getting the reversal.
Nazayami swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sparks wants to control the pace but Nazayami is squirming around nicely.
Sparks dominating with strikes here.
Sparks controlling his opponent.
Sparks blocks Nazayami's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nazayami can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nazayami tries to hold on but Sparks postures up.
Sparks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nazayami tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sparks controlling from the full mount.
Nazayami is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Sparks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nazayami throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nazayami gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sparks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nazayami being controlled here, momentarily.
Sparks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nazayami is proving hard to escape from.
Sparks gets to his feet - Nazayami follows without any prompting.
Nazayami misses with the body kick
and Sparks counters with a big head kick but Nazayami shrugs it off.
Hakura Nazayami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazayami tries to land a body kick
and Sparks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sparks preventing the sweep.
Sparks wanted to stand there but Nazayami had control of the position.
Nazayami thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazayami keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
Sparks might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nazayami kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
David Sparks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sparks preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nazayami looks to throw a body kick
and Sparks counters with a head kick. That will keep Nazayami thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hakura Nazayami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazayami looks to throw a body kick
and Sparks counters with a nice leg kick.
Sparks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazayami wants to control but Sparks is keeping busy.
Nazayami tries to roll over but Sparks keeps him under control.
Nazayami wants to control but Sparks is keeping busy.
Sparks controlling the action here.
Nazayami is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sparks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sparks's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazayami missing with strikes from the back.
Sparks controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Nazayami thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Nazayami throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Sparks finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Sparks is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nazayami misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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.
Nazayami throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nazayami throwing strikes here but Sparks is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nazayami throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nazayami in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nazayami with the ground and pound from mount.
Nazayami looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nazayami punching from mount but Sparks doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sparks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sparks wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nazayami.
Sparks tries to lock up and control but Nazayami gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hakura Nazayami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Sparks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nazayami working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Sparks slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Sparks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparks 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Sparks!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
