PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spratt (ranked 289 p4p, 113 weight class) and Aurelius Augustus (ranked 47 p4p, 17 weight class). Spratt's entrance music is Fit But You Know It. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spratt
vs
Augustus

189 cm
31
195
17 - 6 - 0

190 cm
28
194
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Voodoo Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Spratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aurelius Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus throws a leg kick which misses Spratt's front leg but catches the back leg as Spratt tries to avoid it.
Spratt moves away from the strike by Augustus.
Spratt throwing a counter right hand but Augustus manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Augustus.
Spratt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spratt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Spratt.
Augustus looks to throw the jab but Spratt is out of range.
Jab, jab by Spratt - just one landing.
Augustus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spratt.
Augustus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Spratt misses.
Augustus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Jack Spratt has been cut.
Spratt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spratt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Augustus.
Augustus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spratt jabs at Augustus's body.
Spratt throws a hook to the side of Augustus's head but Augustus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustus misses with a looping left.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Augustus misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spratt. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spratt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Augustus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spratt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Augustus is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Augustus throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Spratt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Spratt moves into the clinch successfully.

Augustus breaks from the clinch.
Spratt wants to clinch up but Augustus keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Augustus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spratt backwards.
Augustus is trying to break free.
Spratt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spratt managing to block the knees to the body from Augustus.

Augustus breaks the clinch.
Spratt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Augustus to score with a decent uppercut.
Augustus needs to keep his hands up - Spratt had a free shot at his head there.
Spratt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Augustus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jack Spratt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spratt doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augustus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Augustus's shoulder, as Augustus tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Augustus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Spratt misses.
Augustus scoring well with a low kick there.
Augustus cracks Spratt with a good jab.
Spratt jabs Augustus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spratt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
Augustus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spratt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Augustus counters with a stiff right hand.
Augustus blocks a jab.
Spratt closes the distance but Augustus moves to the side
and Augustus counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Spratt misses.
Spratt looks to throw the jab but Augustus is out of range.
Spratt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
Spratt throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Augustus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spratt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus misses with an uppercut.
Spratt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spratt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Spratt misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Augustus.

Spratt pushes Augustus up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Spratt.
Spratt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spratt has a couple of punches blocked by Augustus.

Augustus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Augustus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spratt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spratt misses with a looping left.
Augustus is looking to score with low kicks.
Spratt lands a nice hook to Augustus's body. Augustus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spratt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spratt punishes Augustus's body with a nice straight punch.
Augustus throws out a loose jab but Spratt uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustus lunges at Spratt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spratt's hand.
Augustus throws a leg kick which misses Spratt's front leg but catches the back leg as Spratt tries to avoid it.
Augustus fails to land with a series of punches.
Augustus connects with a nice looking jab.
Augustus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spratt.
Spratt slips under a jab.
Spratt looks to land a left hand but Augustus moved out of range nicely.
Augustus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spratt throws a jab when Augustus was well out of range.
Augustus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Augustus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Augustus throws out a leg kick but Spratt moves out of range and Augustus only half commits.
Augustus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spratt. Spratt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Augustus.
Spratt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Augustus wants to land a leg kick but Spratt is out of range.
Spratt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Augustus under the eye.
Augustus moves out of range as Spratt strikes.
Augustus tries a quick counter leg kick but Spratt is wise to it.
Spratt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Augustus scores with a body shot.

Spratt pushes Augustus up against the cage in a clinch.
Spratt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Augustus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spratt has a couple of punches blocked by Augustus.

Augustus breaks the clinch.
Spratt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Augustus motions for Spratt to come forward. Augustus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Augustus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spratt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spratt looks to land a right hand but Augustus moved out of range.
Augustus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Aurelius Augustus has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Spratt as he connects with a hook.

Spratt clinches up with Augustus and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spratt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spratt tries to throw a body punch but Augustus avoids it by throwing Spratt back against the cage.

Augustus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spratt lands with a cross.
Augustus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spratt.
Nice shot by Spratt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt swings for the body but Augustus moves out of range.
Spratt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spratt swings for the body but Augustus moves out of range.
Spratt's corner calls for a 1-2. Spratt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Augustus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spratt throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Augustus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spratt slips a jab from Augustus.

Augustus gets tackled into the cage by Spratt. Spratt maintains the clinch.
Augustus scores with a shoulder strike.
Augustus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spratt is keeping busy.
Spratt lands a left hand.
Spratt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Augustus lands a nice uppercut.
Augustus gets through Spratt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spratt lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spratt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spratt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spratt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spratt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Augustus's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spratt misses with a punch on the inside.
Spratt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spratt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spratt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spratt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spratt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spratt throws a head punch that misses.
Augustus takes a shot to the head.
Augustus lands with a left to the head.
Spratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augustus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Spratt.
Augustus blocks an uppercut.
Spratt misses with a punch on the inside.
Augustus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spratt has him pressed against the cage.
Augustus blocking some punches.
Spratt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Augustus.
Augustus is breathing heavily.
Spratt lands a hook that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Spratt swings wildly with an uppercut but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spratt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spratt.
A head punch on the inside from Spratt fails to land.
Augustus tries to break free but Spratt pushes him back against the cage.
Spratt scores with a shoulder strike.
Spratt misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spratt.
Augustus misses with a punch on the inside.
Augustus blocks a body shot from Spratt.
A short uppercut from Spratt.

Augustus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Augustus throws a hook but Spratt avoids it easily.
Augustus staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Augustus misses.
Augustus walks into a jab.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Spratt misses its target.
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Augustus tries to get set, Spratt tries to push him back and clinch up but Augustus manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick misses from Augustus.
Augustus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Augustus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Augustus lands a nice shot that snaps Spratt's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustus looks for the body kick but Spratt saw that one coming.
Spratt lands a body shot.
Augustus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spratt walks into a straight right hand from Augustus.
Spratt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Augustus looks to score with a jab to the body but Spratt is just out of range.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Augustus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Augustus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Augustus looks to land a left hand but Spratt moved out of range nicely.
Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spratt blocks a jab.
Spratt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Spratt.
Spratt looks to throw the jab but Augustus is out of range.
Spratt defending well as Augustus loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Spratt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Spratt misses with a hook. Augustus ducked under it nicely.
Spratt tries to clinch there but Augustus circles away.
Aurelius Augustus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Augustus walks into a left hand.
Spratt misses the shot to the body.
Spratt tries to clinch up but Augustus circles away and keeps his distance.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
A jab from Spratt does it's job there.
A jab from Augustus misses.
Augustus misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Spratt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augustus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spratt with a body shot.
Spratt avoids a kick to the body.
Augustus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.
A little jabbing left from Augustus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spratt scores with a nice right hand.
Augustus looks to throw the jab but Spratt is out of range.
Spratt tries to counter by clinching up but Augustus breaks away and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Spratt.
Augustus misses with a body kick.
Augustus slips a straight right by Spratt.
Spratt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spratt tests Augustus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spratt misses with a hook.
Augustus blocks a jab.
Spratt moves out of range as Augustus strikes.
As Augustus tries to get set, Spratt tries to push him back and clinch up but Augustus manages to avoid the attempt.
Spratt cracks Augustus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Augustus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Augustus ducks down to avoid it.
Augustus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spratt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spratt scores with the left hand. Augustus knows he should have avoided that one.
Augustus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spratt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spratt blocks a head kick by Augustus.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Augustus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
A big left from Spratt misses.
Spratt misses with a right hand
and Augustus counters with a good low kick that Spratt was not able to check.
Spratt throws a jab but it's blocked by Augustus.
Augustus throws a sloppy head kick and Spratt moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spratt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augustus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spratt throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Augustus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Augustus misses with a low kick.
Augustus moves out of range as Spratt strikes.
Augustus drops his hands momentarily and Spratt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spratt missing with a left hand there. Augustus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Augustus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spratt. That did some damage!
Augustus misses with a head kick.
Augustus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spratt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spratt lands with a nice body punch.
Spratt looks to score with a jab to the body but Augustus is just out of range.
Augustus connects with a single shot there.
Augustus is looking to score with low kicks.
Augustus misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus swats away the attempt to clinch by Spratt.
Spratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Augustus throws the kick towards the body but Spratt avoids it.
Spratt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Augustus manages to circle out of the way.
Spratt moves out of range of the body kick from Augustus.
Spratt misses the jab.
Spratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Augustus throws a body punch but Spratt moves out of range.
Spratt misses with a body shot.
Spratt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spratt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Augustus throws a jab but it's blocked by Spratt.
Spratt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Spratt misses.
Spratt misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spratt throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Spratt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Augustus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spratt throws out a powerful jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Augustus.
Spratt throws a series of punches but Augustus avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus just misses with a punch to the body.
Augustus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Spratt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spratt.
Augustus lands a nice hook to Spratt's body. Spratt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Augustus slips under a jab from Spratt.
Augustus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spratt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Augustus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Augustus slips a jab and a cross from Spratt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Augustus! But no joy.
Spratt moves out of range as Augustus strikes.
Augustus blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spratt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spratt 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Spratt!
Jack Spratt very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Aurelius Augustus was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill come back stronger than ever!'.