PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes to the cage accompanied by Swagga Like Us - TI. Jonathan Sparks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grace
vs
Sparks

182 cm
24
163 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

172 cm
31
168 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace throws a head kick but Sparks moves out of range.
Grace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grace throws a low kick, looking for Sparks's leg but Sparks calmly moves out of range.
Sparks scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Sparks.
Sparks checks a leg kick.
Grace throws a wild body kick that Sparks sees coming a mile off.
Grace throws a leg kick which misses Sparks's front leg but catches the back leg as Sparks tries to avoid it.
Grace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sparks takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grace misses with a body kick.
Grace is looking to chop away at Sparks's legs.
Sparks misses with a low kick.
Grace throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparks manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Jonathan Sparks has been cut.
Grace throws a body kick that misses.
Chuck Grace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grace throws a leg kick
and Sparks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sparks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grace avoids the body shot from Sparks.
Grace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparks.
Grace throws a wild body kick that Sparks sees coming a mile off.
Sparks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grace tried to score with a low kick but Sparks checks it.

Sparks drives through with a takedown into Grace's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grace keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grace kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sparks with a nice head shot there.
Sparks looking to sit in guard and control but Grace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sparks is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grace wants to stand but Sparks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Sparks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparks swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sparks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grace passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sparks looking for submissions off his back.
Sparks wants to get back to full guard.
Grace tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sparks controls his leg.
Sparks is pressing down on Grace's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Sparks has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Grace doesn't defend quickly enough and Sparks has managed to lock this one up! Can Grace escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sparks on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonathan Sparks!