PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiberius Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slim comes into the arena with Forgot about Dr Dre - Eminem ft Dr Dre blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Jay Slim has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Slim
vs
Spartacus

174 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Slim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiberius Spartacus!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slim is looking to clinch but Spartacus is avoiding it.
Slim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spartacus circles away.
Slim blocks a leg kick.
Spartacus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slim fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spartacus. Slim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spartacus throws a nice looking combination but Slim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Spartacus misses.
Slim is looking to clinch.
Spartacus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Spartacus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Spartacus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Slim is looking to control Spartacus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slim avoid being mounted?
Spartacus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Spartacus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slim's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus controlling the action here.
Slim wants to improve his position but Spartacus is controlling well.
Spartacus lands strikes from half guard.
Spartacus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Spartacus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spartacus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Slim is staying active underneath Spartacus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Spartacus seems to be looking for submissions.

Slim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spartacus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slim defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Slim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spartacus on the ground.
Spartacus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spartacus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Spartacus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slim taking some punishment here, with Spartacus in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spartacus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Slim looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Slim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Slim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spartacus passes Slim's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim wants to control but Spartacus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slim is breathing heavily.
Spartacus trying to control the pace.
Spartacus lands strikes from half guard.
Spartacus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Spartacus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slim sees it coming and defends easily.
Spartacus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Spartacus throwing shots but Slim is blocking nicely.
Spartacus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spartacus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus drops an elbow to the side of Slim's head.
Spartacus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Slim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Spartacus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Spartacus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spartacus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartacus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spartacus controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiberius Spartacus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Spartacus keeps the fight on the outside.

Spartacus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Slim to the mat! Slim manages to get full guard.
Spartacus passes Slim's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tiberius Spartacus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spartacus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Slim won't allow Spartacus to pass to mount.
Spartacus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Spartacus controlling the pace.
Slim is looking to improve his position.

Spartacus is trying to work for a kimura but Slim is defending well.
Spartacus is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus thows a huge punch but Slim dodges it nicely.
Spartacus content to control rather than advance.
Spartacus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Spartacus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Slim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spartacus passes into side control, despite Slim's attempt to control the position.
Spartacus is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Slim's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Slim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Spartacus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Spartacus working the ground and pound.

Spartacus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spartacus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spartacus is staying tight to Slim's torso, preventing him from escaping.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartacus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slim keeps working.
Slim is trying to improve his position.
Spartacus trying to control the position but Slim is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim wants to control but Spartacus postures up.
Slim taking punishment in the form of punches.
Spartacus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Spartacus slows the pace down.
Spartacus scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here as Spartacus stalls from top position.
Spartacus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spartacus tries to move to mount but Slim blocks the move with his legs.

Spartacus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Slim, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slim gets back to half guard.
Slim tries to get to full guard but Spartacus has control of the leg.
Spartacus controlling the action here.
Spartacus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spartacus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiberius Spartacus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Spartacus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slim shoots in for a takedown but Spartacus shows good takedown defense.
Spartacus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slim avoids the body shot from Spartacus.
Slim doesn't manage to clinch there - Spartacus circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slim is defended easily by Spartacus.
Slim moves out of range as Spartacus strikes.
Slim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spartacus tries to avoid it but Slim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spartacus to the ground. Spartacus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Slim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spartacus lands a jab.
Spartacus lands a nice looking body shot.
Slim moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spartacus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Spartacus scores with a takedown into Slim's guard.
Spartacus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Spartacus postures up in Slim's guard and throws a big left but Slim blocks it.
Spartacus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Spartacus scores with a couple of short elbows.
Spartacus cracks Slim with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Spartacus has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Slim!
Spartacus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartacus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Slim looks a forlorn figure.
Spartacus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Slim looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus avoids the attempt from Slim to control.
Slim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Spartacus prevents Slim from getting the reversal.
Spartacus dominating with strikes here.
Spartacus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Slim is bucking up trying to escape but Spartacus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spartacus with the ground and pound from mount.
Spartacus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Slim can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Slim is rocked!
Spartacus landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Slim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spartacus drops a big elbow. That's hurt Slim! More shots from Spartacus and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiberius Spartacus!
Tiberius Spartacus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.