PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Shu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shu has chosen We International as his entrance music. Sammy Sprinkles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sprinkles
vs
Shu

192 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammy Sprinkles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thai Shu!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprinkles wants to clinch up but Shu keeps it at a distance.

Shu moves into range and clinches up with Sprinkles.
Sprinkles looking to throw knees to the head but Shu is blocking nicely.
Sprinkles misses with a knee to the head.
Sprinkles looking to throw knees to the head but Shu is blocking nicely.
Sprinkles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sprinkles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sprinkles looking to throw knees to the head but Shu is blocking nicely.
Sprinkles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sprinkles tries a knee to the head but Shu blocks it.
Sprinkles misses with a knee strike.
Sprinkles connects with a knee to the head.
Sprinkles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sprinkles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sprinkles looking to throw knees to the head but Shu is blocking nicely.
Sprinkles is breathing heavily.
Sprinkles misses with a knee strike.

Shu has Sprinkles pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Shu pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sprinkles tumbling to the mat - Shu dives into Sprinkles's guard.
Shu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shu advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Shu there.
Shu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shu working over Sprinkles with some ground and pound. Sprinkles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shu connects with a nice short shot to Sprinkles's temple.
Shu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shu drops an elbow to the side of Sprinkles's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shu slows the pace down in half guard.

Shu seems to be looking for submissions.
Shu works his way into side control.
Shu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprinkles is trying to buck Shu off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shu working the ground and pound.
Sprinkles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shu connects with a decent elbow.
Shu working the head and body with strikes.

Shu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sprinkles knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shu working the ground and pound from side control.
Shu working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shu advances to full mount.
Shu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shu with shots to the head and body - Sprinkles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shu with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shu lands a big shot there that rocks Sprinkles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shu dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thai Shu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shu closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sprinkles tries to land a knee to the head but Shu blocks with his arms.
Sprinkles misses with a knee to the head.
Shu has Sprinkles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sprinkles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sprinkles tries to land a knee to the head but Shu blocks with his arms.
Sprinkles misses with a knee to the head.

Sprinkles is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shu 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shu forces his way into half guard.
Shu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sprinkles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sprinkles taking some punishment here, with Shu in his half guard.
Shu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shu lands with a punch from half guard.
Shu winds up and cracks Sprinkles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shu working the head and body with strikes.
Shu is nestled in close to Sprinkles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shu drops an elbow to the side of Sprinkles's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shu slips a nice elbow through Sprinkles's hands, connecting with Sprinkles's forehead.
Shu drops an elbow to the side of Sprinkles's head.
Ground and pound from Shu.
Shu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shu is keen to just control but Sprinkles is a slippery customer.
Shu sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shu slips a nice elbow through Sprinkles's hands, connecting with Sprinkles's forehead.
Shu trying to control the pace.

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.
Shu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Shu.
Sprinkles has hold of Shu's hands but Shu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Shu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sprinkles has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shu controlling the action here.
Shu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sprinkles keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thai Shu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sprinkles closes the distance but Shu moves to the side

and Shu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sprinkles's guard.
Shu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shu trying to control but Sprinkles is working from the bottom.

Despite being in the dominant position, Thai Shu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sprinkles wants to clinch but Shu slips to the side

and Shu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sprinkles won't be happy with that.
Shu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sprinkles is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shu is controlling him well.

Shu goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sprinkles rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Shu's guard! Nice work there by Sprinkles!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shu has his hands on Sprinkles's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sprinkles looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shu works his way into side control.
Shu trying to control the position but Sprinkles is working away.
Shu cracks Sprinkles with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sprinkles down.
Shu working the body and head with strikes.
Shu is putting a hurting on Sprinkles here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sprinkles is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shu advances nicely into full mount.
Shu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shu working the ground and pound effectively.
Shu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thai Shu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Sprinkles really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Shu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sprinkles is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Shu with shots to the head and body - Sprinkles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shu controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four 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.
Sprinkles in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thai Shu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shu 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thai Shu!