PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Rophilia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colby Sparrow looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Rophilia
vs
Sparrow

196 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Rophilia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colby Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Sparrow as Rophilia shoots in.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sparrow!

It looks like Nick Rophilia has been cut.
Rophilia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rophilia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Rophilia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparrow scores with a shot to the body.
Rophilia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rophilia throws a body punch but Sparrow moves out of range.
Rophilia fails with the takedown.
Sparrow lands a with a good body shot.
Rophilia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sparrow but Sparrow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rophilia is breathing heavily.
Rophilia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sparrow circles away.
Nice shot lands for Sparrow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sparrow clinches.

Sparrow breaks the clinch.

Sparrow has closed the distance and engaged Rophilia in a clinch.
Sparrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rophilia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sparrow gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Sparrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rophilia scores a takedown into full mount!
Rophilia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Sparrow is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rophilia cracks Sparrow with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Rophilia!