PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Ghost Of Sparta
vs
Marcos

201 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

SNC Suplementos

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 3 - 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, Gustavo Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos misses with a takedown attempt
and The Ghost Of Sparta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marcos thinking.
A shot to the liver by The Ghost Of Sparta. Beautiful body shot.
Marcos fails with a takedown attempt.
The Ghost Of Sparta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marcos slips a straight right by The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Ghost Of Sparta.
Nice sprawl there from The Ghost Of Sparta as Marcos 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 Gustavo Marcos.
Marcos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marcos moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown but The Ghost Of Sparta shows good takedown defense.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Ghost Of Sparta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a jab to the body.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a nice shot that snaps Marcos's head back.
The Ghost Of Sparta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marcos looks for a takedown but The Ghost Of Sparta sprawls well.
The Ghost Of Sparta swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Ghost Of Sparta just misses with a punch to the body.
The Ghost Of Sparta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcos's head.
Marcos tries to clinch up but The Ghost Of Sparta circles away and keeps his distance.
Marcos slips under a jab from The Ghost Of Sparta.
Marcos ducks right into an uppercut from The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta misses with an uppercut. Marcos saw that one coming.
The Ghost Of Sparta thows a body shot but no joy.
The Ghost Of Sparta misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta keeps the fight on the outside.
The Ghost Of Sparta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marcos on the side of the head.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Ghost Of Sparta.
Marcos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marcos tries to clinch
and The Ghost Of Sparta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Ghost Of Sparta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Ghost Of Sparta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marcos moves away from the strike by The Ghost Of Sparta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcos 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta misses the jab.
Marcos shoots for a takedown but The Ghost Of Sparta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marcos looks gassed!
The Ghost Of Sparta throws out a powerful jab.
Marcos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcos walks into a left hand.
Marcos fails with a takedown attempt.
The Ghost Of Sparta missing with a left hand there. Marcos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcos fails with the takedown.
Marcos lands with a kick to the temple. The Ghost Of Sparta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The Ghost Of Sparta cracks Marcos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands with a cross.
Marcos takes one to the chin there.
Marcos throws a series of punches but The Ghost Of Sparta avoids them all with ease.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marcos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Ghost Of Sparta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a glancing blow to the side of Marcos's head.
The Ghost Of Sparta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a hook to the side of Marcos's head but Marcos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws an overhand right that lands on Marcos's shoulder, as Marcos tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Ghost Of Sparta cracks a nice hook into Marcos's ribs.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a lovely overhand right.
Marcos looks for a takedown but The Ghost Of Sparta sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a nice strike.
The Ghost Of Sparta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Ghost Of Sparta misses with an uppercut. Marcos saw that one coming.
Marcos wants to land a leg kick but The Ghost Of Sparta is out of range.
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcos ducks under a wild hook from The Ghost Of Sparta.
Marcos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marcos tries to clinch up but The Ghost Of Sparta circles away and keeps his distance.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands the left hand.
Marcos ducks under a wild hook from The Ghost Of Sparta.
Marcos tries a head kick but it misses.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with the left hand. Marcos knows he should have avoided that one.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a body punch but Marcos moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Ghost Of Sparta sprawls well. The Ghost Of Sparta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marcos gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcos is breathing heavily.
The Ghost Of Sparta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marcos shoots in looking for a takedown but The Ghost Of Sparta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marcos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marcos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marcos 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 Marcos.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a lazy right hand but Marcos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcos.
The Ghost Of Sparta misses with a looping left.
Marcos takes one on the button.
Marcos takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Jab from The Ghost Of Sparta.
Marcos slips a jab from The Ghost Of Sparta.
Marcos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a hook but Marcos blocks it.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with the left hand. Marcos knows he should have avoided that one.
Marcos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marcos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a lazy right hand but Marcos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Ghost Of Sparta moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from The Ghost Of Sparta misses its intended target.
Marcos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marcos throws a low kick, looking for The Ghost Of Sparta's leg but The Ghost Of Sparta calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Ghost Of Sparta leaves Marcos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid 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 Gustavo Marcos.
Marcos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marcos has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by The Ghost Of Sparta as he connects with a hook.
The Ghost Of Sparta misses with a hook. Marcos ducked under it nicely.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws a shot from downtown. Marcos moves away and avoids it.
A big right from The Ghost Of Sparta misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Of Sparta misses with an uppercut.
The Ghost Of Sparta swings for the body but Marcos moves out of range.
Marcos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Ghost Of Sparta slaps away a takedown attempt from Marcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta is winning the standup battle so far.
Marcos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Ghost Of Sparta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Ghost Of Sparta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Ghost Of Sparta cracks Marcos with a good jab.
The Ghost Of Sparta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Marcos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Ghost Of Sparta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcos.
Marcos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marcos walks into a straight right hand from The Ghost Of Sparta.
Marcos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marcos needs to keep his hands up - The Ghost Of Sparta had a free shot at his head there.
Nice takedown defense from The Ghost Of Sparta. No joy for Marcos on that attempt.
Marcos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Ghost Of Sparta throws out the jab.

Marcos clinches with his opponent.
The Ghost Of Sparta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marcos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Ghost Of Sparta's defenses.

It looks like Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta has been cut.
The Ghost Of Sparta is looking to break free of the clinch but Marcos has double underhooks.
The Ghost Of Sparta tries to break the clinch but Marcos is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos is trying to pull guard but The Ghost Of Sparta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Ghost Of Sparta is trying to break the clinch but Marcos has him pressed against the cage.
Marcos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marcos tries to stall but The Ghost Of Sparta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marcos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Ghost Of Sparta tries to break free but Marcos pushes him back against the cage.
Marcos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Ghost Of Sparta gets underhooks though and prevents the 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 Gustavo Marcos.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Ghost Of Sparta.
The Ghost Of Sparta wants to break free but Marcos has control.

Marcos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Ghost Of Sparta leaves Marcos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gustavo Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos shoots in but The Ghost Of Sparta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Ghost Of Sparta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The Ghost Of Sparta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a head shot.
Marcos moves forwards but The Ghost Of Sparta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The Ghost Of Sparta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Ghost Of Sparta connects with a crisp jab.
The Ghost Of Sparta fails to land with a series of punches.
The Ghost Of Sparta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marcos under the eye.
The Ghost Of Sparta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marcos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Ghost Of Sparta throws out a powerful jab.
The Ghost Of Sparta thuds a left hand into Marcos's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Ghost Of Sparta finds it's way round the side to connect with Marcos's head.
The Ghost Of Sparta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Ghost Of Sparta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcos moves away.
Marcos misses with a head kick.
The Ghost Of Sparta just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Ghost Of Sparta digs a good hook to Marcos's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Ghost Of Sparta. Marcos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marcos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marcos 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.
The Ghost Of Sparta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - The Ghost Of Sparta coming out on top.
Marcos 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.
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Ghost Of Sparta cracks Marcos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marcos tries to clinch there but The Ghost Of Sparta circles away.
Marcos tries to clinch but The Ghost Of Sparta is having none of it.
The Ghost Of Sparta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Ghost Of Sparta wants it to stay on the feet.
The Ghost Of Sparta lands a jab to the head.
Marcos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Ghost Of Sparta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marcos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gustavo Marcos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Ghost Of Sparta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta!
After winning the bout, Kratos The Ghost Of Sparta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.