PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I Spartcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sakajaki toliando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sakajaki toliando has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Spartcus
vs
toliando

201 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

196 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, I Spartcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, sakajaki toliando!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartcus tries to clinch there but toliando circles away.
toliando tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spartcus swivels and escapes.
toliando changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spartcus tries to avoid it but toliando manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spartcus to the ground. Spartcus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spartcus lands with a slapping head kick.
Spartcus leaves toliando with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
I Spartcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sakajaki toliando.
toliando shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spartcus defends it nicely.
toliando shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spartcus pinned against the cage. Spartcus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spartcus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spartcus throws a head kick that toliando semi-blocks.

Spartcus pushes toliando up against the cage in a clinch.
toliando takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like sakajaki toliando has been cut.

Spartcus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spartcus throws a head kick that half lands.
Spartcus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spartcus throws a head kick that half lands.
sakajaki toliando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
toliando takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Spartcus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from toliando.
Spartcus slaps away a takedown attempt from toliando, before circling back to the center of the mat.
toliando swats away the attempt to clinch by Spartcus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartcus lands with a slapping head kick.
No joy there for Spartcus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spartcus cracks toliando with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
toliando shoots for a double leg takedown but Spartcus sprawls well. He's pushed toliando's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
toliando fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
toliando looks gassed!
Spartcus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on toliando if he has to take too many more of those.

Spartcus darts in and clinches toliando up against the cage.
Spartcus tries to land knees in the clinch but toliando avoids the damage to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spartcus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
toliando is trying to break free.
Spartcus lands a nice elbow.
Spartcus lands with a short shot to the head.
Spartcus working toliando over with knees to the body.

Spartcus breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
toliando fails with the takedown.
Spartcus thumps toliando with a low kick.
Spartcus scoring well with a low kick there.
Spartcus lands with a nice combination. toliando backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spartcus tries to bum rush toliando with a series of wild strikes but toliando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Spartcus misses.

Spartcus moves into the clinch successfully.
Spartcus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spartcus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
toliando takes an elbow to the forehead.
Spartcus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spartcus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Spartcus manages to break the clinch.
Spartcus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spartcus throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spartcus moves into the clinch successfully.
Spartcus is struggling to control the position.
Spartcus tries a knee to the head but toliando blocks it.
Spartcus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but toliando blocks it with crossed arms.

Spartcus breaks from the clinch.
Spartcus throws a nice head kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spartcus!
Spartcus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spartcus wants it to stay on the feet.
Spartcus throws a one two combo.
Spartcus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice combination there by Spartcus.
Spartcus looks to land a combination but toliando avoids it well.
Spartcus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spartcus tries to clinch but toliando moves out of range.
Spartcus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Spartcus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartcus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartcus tries to clinch there but toliando circles away.
Spartcus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spartcus scores with a kick to the body.
Spartcus lands with a slapping head kick.
Spartcus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Spartcus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Spartcus takes the fight into the clinch.
Spartcus crunches a lovely knee into toliando's ribcage.
Spartcus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spartcus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
toliando is trying desperately to land a takedown but Spartcus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for toliando.
Spartcus lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartcus lands a good knee to the midsection. toliando won't want to take too many of those.
Spartcus lands an elbow just above toliando 's eye.
Spartcus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but toliando blocks it with crossed arms.
Spartcus tries to land a knee to the head but toliando blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Spartcus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on sakajaki toliando's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Spartcus has toliando up against the cage in a clinch.
Spartcus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
toliando looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
toliando managing to block the knees to the body from Spartcus.

Spartcus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spartcus scores with a three punch combo!
Spartcus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spartcus is looking to clinch.
Spartcus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spartcus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spartcus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
I Spartcus is winning the standup battle so far.
Spartcus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spartcus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Spartcus drives through and clinches with toliando against the cage.
toliando is trying to break the clinch but Spartcus is controlling him.
toliando is breathing heavily.

Spartcus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spartcus lands with a kick to the temple. toliando shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spartcus scores with a head kick.
Spartcus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spartcus misses with a few strikes there.
Spartcus lands a high kick!
Spartcus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Spartcus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with toliando, pushing him back against the cage.
toliando takes a knee right on the jaw!

Spartcus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spartcus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spartcus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
toliando takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spartcus throws a nice head kick!
Spartcus throws a head kick that toliando semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartcus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spartcus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spartcus is looking to clinch but toliando is avoiding it.
toliando's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spartcus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spartcus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartcus stuffs the takedown.
I Spartcus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spartcus lands with a nice body punch.
Spartcus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by toliando.

Spartcus moves into the clinch.
Spartcus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Spartcus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spartcus lands with a nice body kick.
Spartcus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
toliando chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spartcus can pounce on him.
A combination from Spartcus does no damage.
Spartcus lands with a slapping head kick.
Spartcus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spartcus.
Spartcus throws a nice head kick!
Spartcus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spartcus scores with a head kick.
Spartcus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spartcus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that toliando can do to turn this around?
toliando avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spartcus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
toliando shoots in looking for a takedown. Spartcus tries to sprawl out of it but toliando keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spartcus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
I Spartcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sakajaki toliando.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartcus scores with a head kick.

Spartcus moves into the clinch.
Spartcus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
toliando managing to block the knees to the body from Spartcus.

Spartcus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
toliando fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spartcus connects with a high kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spartcus.
toliando takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
toliando slips a jab and a cross from Spartcus.
Spartcus lands a jab-cross combination.
Spartcus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Spartcus.
Spartcus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Spartcus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spartcus throws a head kick that toliando semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartcus throws a series of punches but toliando avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Spartcus.
Spartcus throws a nice inside leg kick.

Spartcus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spartcus crunches a lovely knee into toliando's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartcus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spartcus trying to land knees to the body.

Spartcus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Spartcus rushes toliando and presses him up against the cage.
Spartcus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from toliando.
Spartcus misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Spartcus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
toliando looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spartcus. That's going to slow toliando down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Spartcus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on sakajaki toliando's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Spartcus throws a nice outside leg kick.
toliando blocks a head kick by Spartcus.
Spartcus misses with a few strikes there.
toliando has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spartcus.
Spartcus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spartcus lets loose with a powerful body kick. toliando will feel that in the morning.

Spartcus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Spartcus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
toliando shoots in for a takedown but Spartcus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spartcus.
Spartcus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spartcus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
toliando dives in and grabs Spartcus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spartcus pushes down on toliando's head and hops out.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spartcus.
toliando swats away the attempt to clinch by Spartcus.

Spartcus moves into range and clinches up with toliando.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Spartcus breaks the clinch.
toliando walks into a stiff left hand from Spartcus.
Spartcus tries to clinch but toliando is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
toliando shoots in but no luck this time.
I Spartcus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sakajaki toliando.
Spartcus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spartcus scores with a nice body kick.
Spartcus tries a head kick but it misses.
toliando fails with the takedown.
Spartcus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping toliando at a distance.
Spartcus lands with a nice body kick.
toliando changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spartcus tries to avoid it but toliando manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spartcus to the ground. Spartcus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spartcus is working the combinations to good effect here.
toliando takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
toliando steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spartcus. That one must have hurt.
Spartcus tries to bum rush toliando with a series of wild strikes but toliando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Spartcus.
Spartcus works over toliando's head and body with a nice combination.
Spartcus thows a body kick. toliando tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Spartcus throws a head kick that toliando semi-blocks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spartcus.
Spartcus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Spartcus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Spartcus throws a combination. toliando tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartcus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spartcus throws a leg kick which misses toliando's front leg but catches the back leg as toliando tries to avoid it.
Spartcus lands with a nice combination. toliando backs away looking to recover.
Spartcus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Spartcus clinches with his opponent.
Spartcus slows down the pace here.

Spartcus breaks from the clinch.
toliando takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spartcus scores with a hook to the body. toliando takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spartcus lands with a kick to the temple. toliando shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spartcus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but toliando moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Spartcus moves into the clinch.
toliando takes an elbow to the temple.
Spartcus lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spartcus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spartcus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spartcus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
toliando fails with a takedown attempt.
Spartcus lands a high kick!
I Spartcus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
toliando fails to land the takedown.
toliando takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spartcus.
Spartcus throws a series of strikes that have toliando backpedaling.
toliando takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spartcus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt toliando.
Spartcus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
toliando keeps the fight on the outside.
toliando takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Spartcus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spartcus.
Spartcus scores with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
toliando avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Spartcus instigates a clinch.

Spartcus manages to break the clinch.
Spartcus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on toliando if he has to take too many more of those.
toliando chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spartcus can pounce on him.

Spartcus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Spartcus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartcus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
sakajaki toliando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spartcus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through toliando's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I Spartcus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spartcus 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I Spartcus!