PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov has chosen Angel of Death - Slayer as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sprinkles
vs
Barishkov

194 cm
24
280 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
280 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krug Barishkov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprinkles. Barishkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barishkov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sprinkles shoots in and drives through. Barishkov sprawls well.
Sprinkles tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sprinkles throws a head kick but Barishkov moves out of range.
Sprinkles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sprinkles scores with a hook.
Barishkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprinkles was well out of range. Poor timing from Barishkov.
A big right from Barishkov misses.
Sprinkles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barishkov.
Sprinkles misses with a shot to the body
and Barishkov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sprinkles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barishkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Sprinkles clinches with his opponent.
Barishkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sprinkles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barishkov tries a knee to the head but Sprinkles blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barishkov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barishkov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barishkov lands an elbow inside that Sprinkles shrugs off.

It looks like Coconut Sprinkles has been cut.
Barishkov has a couple of punches blocked by Sprinkles.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sprinkles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sprinkles misses with a hook. Barishkov ducked under it nicely.
Barishkov throws a looping overhand right but Sprinkles ducks down to avoid it.
Barishkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sprinkles connects with a looping right hand.
Barishkov dives in for a single leg takedown but Sprinkles sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sprinkles.
A short right from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles scores with a hook to the body.
Barishkov tries to throw a body punch but Sprinkles avoids it by throwing Barishkov back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sprinkles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sprinkles misses with the head strike.
Sprinkles blocks a body shot from Barishkov.
Sprinkles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles is leaning against Barishkov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barishkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barishkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sprinkles controls his hands.
Barishkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sprinkles lands with a right to the head.

Sprinkles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barishkov slips under a jab from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barishkov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sprinkles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sprinkles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barishkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Barishkov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sprinkles to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles wants to control from the top but Barishkov keeps moving.
Sprinkles throws a big right hand that misses.
Sprinkles stands up over Barishkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sprinkles throws an elbow that misses. Barishkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sprinkles's guard. Nice move by Barishkov!

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sprinkles is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles looking to pass the guard.
Sprinkles is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sprinkles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sprinkles wants to pass the guard but Barishkov is keeping the position.
Barishkov working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coconut Sprinkles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coconut Sprinkles's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sprinkles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sprinkles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sprinkles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barishkov.
Barishkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Barishkov throws a chopping leg kick but Sprinkles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sprinkles cracks a nice hook into Barishkov's ribs.
Sprinkles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barishkov.
Sprinkles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barishkov's head.
Sprinkles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sprinkles tries to close the distance and clinch but Barishkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barishkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sprinkles as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barishkov.
Barishkov gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Sprinkles closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sprinkles lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Barishkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sprinkles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barishkov keeping moving, preventing Sprinkles from controlling successfully.
Sprinkles postures up in Barishkov's guard and throws a big left but Barishkov blocks it.
Sprinkles distracts Barishkov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barishkov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sprinkles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sprinkles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barishkov trying to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sprinkles scores with a jab.
Barishkov throws a solid leg kick but Sprinkles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barishkov.
Barishkov lands a nice shot that snaps Sprinkles's head back.
Sprinkles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barishkov throws a hook but Sprinkles avoids it easily.
Sprinkles tries to bum rush Barishkov with a series of wild strikes but Barishkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barishkov throws a low kick but Sprinkles moves out of range easily.
Sprinkles avoids the head kick by Barishkov.
Coconut Sprinkles is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barishkov lands a head kick!
Sprinkles jabs Barishkov right on the nose. Barishkov blinks but takes it well.
Sprinkles delivers a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Sprinkles - just one landing.
Sprinkles feints a jab promting Barishkov to slip. Sprinkles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barishkov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sprinkles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barishkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sprinkles slips a jab from Barishkov.
Sprinkles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sprinkles jabs at Barishkov's body.
Barishkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sprinkles at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sprinkles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sprinkles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sprinkles lands strikes from half guard.
Sprinkles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sprinkles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sprinkles winds up and cracks Barishkov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sprinkles thows a huge punch but Barishkov dodges it nicely.
Sprinkles is just content to waste time from the top position. Barishkov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sprinkles throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coconut Sprinkles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Coconut Sprinkles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Barishkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sprinkles cracks Barishkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice cross by Sprinkles.
It looks like Sprinkles has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Barishkov throws a leg kick
and Sprinkles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sprinkles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sprinkles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sprinkles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barishkov can do to turn this around?
Sprinkles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barishkov manages to avoid it.
Sprinkles shoots in but no luck this time.
Sprinkles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barishkov at a distance.
Barishkov throws a shot from downtown. Sprinkles moves away and avoids it.
Barishkov throws a shot from downtown. Sprinkles moves away and avoids it.
Barishkov lands a slapping body shot.
Barishkov swings for the body but Sprinkles moves out of range.
Barishkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sprinkless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprinkles defending well as Barishkov loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sprinkles instigates a clinch.
Coconut Sprinkles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barishkov takes a shot to the head.
Sprinkles scores with a shoulder strike.

Sprinkles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles stuns Barishkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Sprinkles catches Barishkov right on the button with a cross.
Barishkov misses with a shot to the body
and Sprinkles counters with a nice body shot.
Barishkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barishkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sprinkles punishes Barishkov's body with a nice straight punch.

Sprinkles darts in and clinches Barishkov up against the cage.

Sprinkles breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barishkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Sprinkles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krug Barishkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles lands a glancing blow to the side of Barishkov's head.
Barishkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barishkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sprinkles throws a body punch but Barishkov moves out of range.
Barishkov throws an overhand right that lands on Sprinkles's shoulder, as Sprinkles tries to avoid the shot.
Barishkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sprinkles as he avoids it easily.
Sprinkles lands a glancing blow to the side of Barishkov's head.
Sprinkles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barishkov.
Sprinkles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barishkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barishkov. Sprinkles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barishkov walks into a jab.
Barishkov misses with a jab to the body

and Sprinkles counters with a single leg into guard. Barishkov didn't expect that.
Sprinkles tries to free his leg and advance position but Barishkov is retaining full guard.
Coconut Sprinkles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles throws a big elbow that misses.
Sprinkles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barishkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sprinkles with a nice head shot there.
Sprinkles throws a big right hand that misses.
Sprinkles throwing strikes but missing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sprinkles looking to sit in guard and control but Barishkov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sprinkles is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coconut Sprinkles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Sprinkles working for a triangle but Barishkov defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sprinkles is trying to control the position but Barishkov postures up.
Sprinkles pulls Barishkov in close to his closed guard and prevents Barishkov from doing any damage or advancing position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coconut Sprinkles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sprinkles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coconut Sprinkles!