PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caue Pec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Caue Pec's chin.

The Ghost Of Sparta
vs
Pec

201 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

220 cm
19
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caue Pec!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Ghost Of Sparta misses with a body shot.
Pec is looking to clinch but The Ghost Of Sparta is avoiding it.
Pec misses with a double jab
enabling The Ghost Of Sparta to counter with a crisp jab.
Pec shoots for a double leg takedown but The Ghost Of Sparta sprawls well. He's pushed Pec's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a hook to the side of Pec's head but Pec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pec with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Ghost Of Sparta to score with a decent uppercut.
Pec looks to score with a jab to the body but The Ghost Of Sparta is just out of range.
The Ghost Of Sparta misses the jab.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a nice looking body shot.
Pec scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pec throws a head kick but The Ghost Of Sparta moves out of range.

The Ghost Of Sparta tries to keep at a distance but Pec has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pec drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta wants to get back to striking at distance but Pec won't allow it.
Pec tries to pull guard but The Ghost Of Sparta holds him up against the cage and eventually Pec drops back down to his feet.
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caue Pec.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands with a left to the head.
The Ghost Of Sparta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pec wants to take the fight to the mat but The Ghost Of Sparta manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pec prevents The Ghost Of Sparta from breaking the clinch.
Pec keeps control of The Ghost Of Sparta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Ghost Of Sparta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pec has him pressed against the cage.
The Ghost Of Sparta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Ghost Of Sparta wants to get back to striking at distance but Pec won't allow it.
Pec goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Ghost Of Sparta prevents it.
Pec wants to take the fight to the mat but The Ghost Of Sparta manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pec is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

The Ghost Of Sparta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pec throws a combination that misses
enabling The Ghost Of Sparta to counter with a crisp jab.
Caue Pec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Ghost Of Sparta digs a good body shot into Pec's ribs.
The Ghost Of Sparta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pec shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Ghost Of Sparta but The Ghost Of Sparta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pec looks gassed!
Pec gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A cross from The Ghost Of Sparta lands.
The Ghost Of Sparta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Ghost Of Sparta connects with a body shot that sends Pec's belly button to the back.
Pec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Ghost Of Sparta connects with a right hand. Pec shakes it off.
The Ghost Of Sparta lunges at Pec with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pec's hand.
Pec takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a shot from downtown. Pec moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Ghost Of Sparta, as that shot connected.
The Ghost Of Sparta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pec.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pec tries to close the distance and clinch but The Ghost Of Sparta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by The Ghost Of Sparta. Beautiful body shot.
The Ghost Of Sparta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pec ducks under a wild hook from The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands with a hook. Pec tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from The Ghost Of Sparta misses.
Pec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a body punch but Pec moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by The Ghost Of Sparta.
Pec throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pec avoids the body shot from The Ghost Of Sparta.
Pec takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pec misses with a takedown attempt
and The Ghost Of Sparta counters with a right hand to the body.
Pec moves out of range of the strikes.
Pec moves out of range of the strikes.
Pec shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Ghost Of Sparta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta is winning the standup battle so far.
Pec walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pec wants to clinch.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pec doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pec keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Ghost Of Sparta.
Pec uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pec.
Pec with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Ghost Of Sparta to score with a decent uppercut.
The Ghost Of Sparta takes a swing at Pec's ribcage but misses.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a hook to the side of Pec's head but Pec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from The Ghost Of Sparta misses the target.
Pec fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caue Pec.
Pec shoots and misses
and The Ghost Of Sparta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pec is breathing heavily.
The Ghost Of Sparta connects with a nice looking jab.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws the left hand but Pec avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a body shot.
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Ghost Of Sparta connects with a nice looking jab.
Pec shoots in but no luck this time.
Pec throws a head kick that misses.
Pec takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pec shoots in looking for a takedown. The Ghost Of Sparta tries to sprawl out of it but Pec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Ghost Of Sparta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Ghost Of Sparta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Ghost Of Sparta with a nice cross.
Pec on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a jab to the body.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a good cross that connects.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a shot from downtown. Pec moves away and avoids it.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pec doesn't seem bothered though.
Pec shoots and misses
and Pec takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pec on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pec takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Ghost Of Sparta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Ghost Of Sparta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pec tries to clinch there but The Ghost Of Sparta circles away.
The Ghost Of Sparta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pec gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pec is defended easily by The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with the left hand. Pec knows he should have avoided that one.
Pec bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Ghost Of Sparta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a combination. Pec tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pec stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The Ghost Of Sparta lands a right hook to the body.

Pec instigates a clinch.
Pec drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Ghost Of Sparta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pec leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Pec breaks from the clinch.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Ghost Of Sparta.
Pec fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pec takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Pec.
Nice sprawl there from The Ghost Of Sparta as Pec shoots in.
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caue Pec.
Pec takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Ghost Of Sparta dips to his left and cracks Pec with an uppercut!
Pec is trying desperately to land a takedown but The Ghost Of Sparta is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pec.
Pec closes the distance and clinches up with The Ghost Of Sparta, looking for a takedown. Pec pushes The Ghost Of Sparta against the cage but The Ghost Of Sparta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pec walks into a straight right hand from The Ghost Of Sparta.
Nice shot lands for The Ghost Of Sparta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta dips to his left and cracks Pec with an uppercut!
The Ghost Of Sparta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pec fails to land the takedown.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a shot to the body.
The Ghost Of Sparta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Ghost Of Sparta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pec ducks under a wild hook from The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta connects with the punch.
Pec has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a jab.
Pec shoots in and drives through. The Ghost Of Sparta sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta works the jab nicely.
The Ghost Of Sparta punishes Pec's body with a nice straight punch.
The Ghost Of Sparta cracks Pec with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a head shot.
Pec with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Ghost Of Sparta to score with a decent uppercut.
Caue Pec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pec doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Ghost Of Sparta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a hook to the body. Pec takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Ghost Of Sparta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Ghost Of Sparta jabs Pec right on the nose. Pec blinks but takes it well.
The Ghost Of Sparta digs a good body shot into Pec's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta with a jab.
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pec takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pec fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pec moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caue Pec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Ghost Of Sparta 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta!
A relieved looking Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.