PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ran Plan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai Sparring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Plan
vs
Thai Sparring

220 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ran Plan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muay Thai Sparring!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sparring closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Plan tries to roll over but Sparring keeps him under control.
Sparring content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Sparring is trying to work for a kimura but Plan is defending well.
Sparring prevents Plan from improving his position.
Well, if Sparring is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Plan wants to control but Sparring is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Sparring is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plan is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sparring in particular looking to stall.
Plan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sparring is working away from the top position though.
Plan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Plan tries to roll over but Sparring keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plan trying to control here.
Sparring trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Sparring 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.
Sparring looks gassed!
Sparring moves nicely into side control.
Sparring takes a little break here. Plan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Muay Thai Sparring just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plan lands a nice hook to Sparring's body. Sparring takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Plan shoots in and drives through. Sparring sprawls well.

Sparring shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sparring takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Plan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sparring on the ground.
Plan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sparring frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sparring takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plan is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Sparring has taken his back.

Plan fending off the submission attempt from Sparring.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparring avoiding Plan 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai Sparring dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sparring swats away the attempt to clinch by Plan.
A head kick misses from Plan.

Sparring decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Plan scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sparring manages to mount him!
Sparring controlling the pace for now.
Sparring avoids the attempt from Plan to control.
Sparring takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sparring is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Muay Thai Sparring just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Plan tries for a takedown but Sparring circles away easily

and Sparring counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Plan is looking to control Sparring's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Plan avoid being mounted?
Sparring controlling the action here.
Sparring is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Plan!
The referee warns Plan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sparring avoids the attempt from Plan to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparring controlling the pace for now.
Plan tries to improve his position but instead Sparring has taken his back!
Plan is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sparring.
Plan tries to escape but Sparring has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sparring controls the position.

Sparring looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Plan taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Muay Thai Sparring!