PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Richie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Sparbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Am. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Richie
vs
Sparbot

190 cm
26
172 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

174 cm
25
182 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Arcticus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Richie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ground Sparbot!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sparbot counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Richie!
Sparbot sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Richie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sparbot wants to control but Richie is keeping him busy.
Sparbot is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sparbot lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Richie down.
Richie seems a little lost for a moment, as Sparbot dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sparbot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Richie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sparbot scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Richie to see if he's OK.

Sparbot wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richie, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Richie to see if he's OK.
Sparbot has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sparbot scoring with strikes but Richie is staying in there.
Richie tries to reverse the position but Sparbot maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sparbot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sparbot tries to control but Richie wriggling away.
Sparbot controlling the position easily from mount.
Sparbot lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richie taking shots to the head.

Richie is rocked!
Sparbot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Richie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparbot is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Richie is in real trouble.
Richie seems to have got his legs back now.
Sparbot loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Richie hold on?
Sparbot scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Richie is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Sparbot tightening his grip on Richie, looking for the choke.
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!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot is working the ground and pound. Can Richie escape?

Sparbot working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sparbot not allowing Richie to control his hands.

Sparbot looking to break Richie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Richie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sparbot will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
I would not like to be Richie right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, with Sparbot on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Richie is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sparbot softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot keeps control of the position as Richie tries to break free.
Richie is trying to remain composed but Sparbot is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Sparbot lands shots from the back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Sparbot is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Richie defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sparbot is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Richie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Richie for a finish.

Sparbot is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Richie is defending well though. Sparbot let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ground Sparbot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Richie misses with a takedown attempt

and Sparbot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Richie won't be happy with that.
Sparbot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sparbot has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Sparbot is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Richie is surviving well by controlling Sparbot's body position as best he can.
Sparbot connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sparbot takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sparbot landing strikes from the mount and Richie is in trouble!
Sparbot content just to control the position here.
Sparbot lands with some strikes.
Richie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sparbot working for a guillotine from mount but Richie is in no mood to give up.
Sparbot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Richie tries to lock up and control but Sparbot gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sparbot is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Richie is in real trouble.
Sparbot is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Ground Sparbot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sparbot punches Richie on the ear.

Richie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sparbot's arms.
Richie tries to roll but Sparbot sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot softening up his opponent with strikes here.

Sparbot is looking for the choke from the back position but Richie is controlling his hands well.

Sparbot has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sparbot looking for the choke but no joy.
My spies in Tycoon Gym inform me that Sparbot has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Richie wants to control his opponent's hands but Sparbot gets his hands free.

Sparbot looking for the choke from the back.
Richie is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sparbot.

Sparbot is looking for the choke from the back position but Richie is controlling his hands well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richie wants to escape the position.

Sparbot is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Richie defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Sparbot looking for the RNC.
Sparbot scores with punches and elbows.

Sparbot working for a choke but Richie is defending well.
Sparbot scores with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sparbot is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Richie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Richie for a finish.

Sparbot is working for a rear naked choke. Richie is not defending it well and Sparbot has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Richie refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Richie's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ground Sparbot!
Ground Sparbot seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.