PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drago Kvockin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Kvockin
vs
Sparrow

181 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drago Kvockin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Kvockin circles away.
Sparrow tries to clinch but Kvockin is having none of it.
Kvockin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kvockin fails with a takedown attempt.
Sparrow wants to clinch
and Kvockin counters with a series of strikes. Sparrow will be more careful next time no doubt.

Sparrow closes the distance and pushes Kvockin back into the cage.
Sparrow trying to land knees to the body.
Kvockin blocking some punches.
Sparrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kvockin backwards.
Kvockin looking for a takedown.
Kvockin stalling in the clinch.
Sparrow is pressed up against the cage. Kvockin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sparrow down to the mat. Sparrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drago Kvockin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kvockin.
Jack Sparrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kvockin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sparrow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kvockin shoots in and gets a takedown into Sparrow's guard.

Sparrow is working an open guard so Kvockin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sparrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparrow is looking to clinch but Kvockin is avoiding it.
Sparrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kvockin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kvockin has a takedown stuffed.
Sparrow moves in looking to clinch but Kvockin pushes him off.

Sparrow gets tackled into the cage by Kvockin. Kvockin maintains the clinch.
Sparrow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kvockin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sparrow.
Kvockin is breathing heavily.
Kvockin working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Sparrow.
Kvockin takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Drago Kvockin has been cut.
Sparrow digs a right hand underneath Kvockin's ribcage. Kvockin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparrow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sparrow working Kvockin over with knees to the body.
Sparrow with a knee to the head.
Sparrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sparrow crunches a lovely knee into Kvockin's ribcage.
Sparrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sparrow.
Sparrow works on Kvockin's body with a couple of short punches.
Kvockin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sparrow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Sparrow.
Sparrow lands a knee to the body.
Sparrow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparrow misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow landing knees to the body.
Sparrow lands a good knee to the midsection. Kvockin won't want to take too many of those.
Sparrow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kvockin's defenses.
Sparrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparrow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kvockin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sparrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Kvockin backwards.
Sparrow tries a knee to the head but Kvockin blocks it.
Sparrow lands a damaging elbow.
Sparrow tries a body shot but Kvockin blocks it.
Sparrow misses with a body punch.
Kvockin prevents a body shot from Sparrow.
Sparrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kvockin avoids it.
Sparrow landing knees to the head.
Sparrow lands a nice knee to the body.
Sparrow cracks Kvockin with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kvockin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kvockin avoiding damage as Sparrow throws knees to the body.
Kvockin tries for a takedown but Sparrow manages to get underhooks.
Sparrow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sparrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kvockin is defending well for now.
Sparrow lands a body shot.
Sparrow presses Kvockin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kvockin stalling in the clinch but Sparrow improves position.
Kvockin looking to throw knees to the head but Sparrow is blocking nicely.
Sparrow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sparrow misses with a body punch.
Kvockin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kvockin tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparrow avoids the damage to the body.
Sparrow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kvockin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sparrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Sparrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drago Kvockin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sparrow tries to clinch up.

Kvockin clinches with his opponent.
Sparrow lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Sparrow.
Kvockin jumps guard but Sparrow stands there with Kvockin around his waist. Kvockin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sparrow.
Sparrow has Kvockin pressed against the cage, preventing Kvockin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kvockin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sparrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sparrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sparrow cracks Kvockin with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kvockin or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sparrow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sparrow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Kvockin controls his hands.
Kvockin takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Sparrow.
Sparrow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sparrow crunches a lovely knee into Kvockin's ribcage.
A short left from Sparrow.
Sparrow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Sparrow.
Sparrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sparrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparrow lands a knee to the body.
Sparrow utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kvockin is trying to maintain a safe position but Sparrow gets an underhook and turns Kvockin into the cage.
Kvockin tries to circle away but Sparrow has him pinned against the cage.
Kvockin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kvockin prevents a body shot from Sparrow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Sparrow.
Sparrow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sparrow lands a nice uppercut.
Sparrow gets underhooks to prevent Kvockin's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drago Kvockin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kvockin's elbow.
Sparrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kvockin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sparrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kvockin's elbow.
Sparrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kvockin's elbow.
Sparrow digs a right hand underneath Kvockin's ribcage. Kvockin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sparrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sparrow misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sparrow misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sparrow.
Kvockin tries for a takedown but Sparrow manages to get underhooks.
Kvockin tries to pull guard but Sparrow won't allow it.
Sparrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sparrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sparrow.
Kvockin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sparrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kvockin avoids it.
Kvockin tries to pull guard but Sparrow won't allow it.
Kvockin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sparrow lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sparrow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Kvockin controls his hands.
Kvockin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sparrow lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sparrow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kvockin throws an elbow but misses.
Sparrow scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sparrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sparrow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sparrow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sparrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sparrow misses with a punch to the body.
Sparrow is leaning against Kvockin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kvockin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kvockin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sparrow misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Sparrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drago Kvockin's cut.
That's time! Kvockin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kvockin clinches up against the cage.
Kvockin jumps guard but Sparrow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kvockin is trying to pull guard but Sparrow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sparrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sparrow lands an elbow inside.
Sparrow working Kvockin over with knees to the body.
Sparrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kvockin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drago Kvockin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kvockin takes a shot to the head.
Sparrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparrow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sparrow lands an elbow inside.
Sparrow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sparrow with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparrow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kvockin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sparrow obliges.
Knees to the body from Sparrow.
Sparrow lands an uppercut.
Sparrow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kvockin's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sparrow obliges.
Kvockin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sparrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sparrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kvockin's elbow.
Kvockin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sparrow has him pressed against the cage.
Sparrow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sparrow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kvockin's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sparrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sparrow cracks Kvockin with a nice body shot.
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!

Kvockin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drago Kvockin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kvockin closes the distance and clinches.
Jack Sparrow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow can't find room to land a body shot as Kvockin controls the action.
Sparrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sparrow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sparrow can't find room to land a body shot as Kvockin controls the action.
Sparrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kvockin's elbow.
Kvockin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sparrow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sparrow wants to clinch up but Kvockin keeps it at a distance.

Sparrow closes the distance and clinches.
Kvockin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sparrow to keep the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Sparrow.
Sparrow crunches a lovely knee into Kvockin's ribcage.
Sparrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sparrow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Sparrow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kvockin backwards.
Sparrow lands a shoulder strike.
Sparrow digs a right hand underneath Kvockin's ribcage. Kvockin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sparrow.
Sparrow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kvockin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kvockin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sparrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sparrow misses with a knee to the head.
Jack Sparrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kvockin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sparrow is defending well.
Nice body punch from Sparrow - that landed with a thud.
Kvockin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sparrow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kvockin prevents a body shot from Sparrow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow tries to work over Kvockin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kvockin working hard to break the clinch.
Kvockin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sparrow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sparrow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sparrow misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sparrow.
Drago Kvockin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kvockin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sparrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sparrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sparrow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sparrow!