PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tiberius Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spartacus comes to the cage accompanied by August Burns Red - Meridian. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spartacus
vs
Maia

172 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Happy Pills

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiberius Spartacus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Maia!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia throws a low kick but Spartacus avoids it.
Spartacus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tiberius Spartacus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Spartacus misses.
Maia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spartacus tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Spartacus as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spartacus. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spartacus scores with a nice strike.
Spartacus misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia defending well as Spartacus loads up on a big left hand.
Maia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maia throws a low kick, looking for Spartacus's leg but Spartacus calmly moves out of range.
Maia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spartacus throws out the jab.
Maia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spartacus throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Spartacus misses with a looping left.
Maia moves out of range of the body kick from Spartacus.
Spartacus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Spartacus.
Maia throws a low kick but Spartacus avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Maia takes one to the chin there.

Maia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spartacus did well to prevent Maia getting side control.
Spartacus wants to control but Maia is keeping busy.
Maia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maia throwing shots but Spartacus is blocking nicely.
Maia trying to control the action but Spartacus is working from the bottom.
Spartacus is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spartacus has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Maia escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Maia!
Maia throws an elbow but Spartacus slips to the side and avoids it well.
Maia lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Maia tries to move into full mount but can't pass Spartacus's legs.
Maia just content to control the position.
Spartacus wants to control but Maia postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus tries to improve position but can't.
Spartacus is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.
Maia misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Maia throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Spartacus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Maia wants to free his trapped foot but Spartacus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fernando Maia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Spartacus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maia shoots for a takedown but Spartacus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spartacus lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Fernando Maia has been cut.
Spartacus connects with an inside leg kick.
Spartacus throws a jab when Maia was well out of range.
Spartacus looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Maia wants to slow Spartacus down by chopping away at his legs.
Maia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spartacus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spartacus checks it well.
Maia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spartacus checks it well.
Maia tries for a takedown but Spartacus circles away easily
and Spartacus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Maia is rocked!
Tiberius Spartacus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Maia.
Spartacus cracks Maia with an open hand slap.
Maia is still on wobbly legs! Can Spartacus finish him?
Spartacus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maia throws a solid leg kick but Spartacus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maia.
Spartacus misses with a body kick.
Maia throws a low kick but Spartacus avoids it.
Tiberius Spartacus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Spartacus which made him look bad.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia motions for Spartacus to come forward. Maia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spartacus misses with the combination.
Spartacus loads up on a big right hand but Maia slips the punch.
Maia wants to slow Spartacus down by chopping away at his legs.
Maia tries to work over Spartacus's front leg with a kick but Spartacus checks it.
Maia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spartacus avoids it really well and circles away.
Maia seems to have recovered his senses.
Spartacus misses with a wild combination.
Spartacus throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maia fails to land the takedown.
Spartacus misses with an uppercut.
Maia misses with a low kick.
Spartacus throws a leg kick but Maia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maia tries to work over Spartacus's front leg with a kick but Spartacus checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus checks a low kick from Maia.
Maia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spartacus throws a sloppy head kick and Maia moves out of range easily.
Spartacus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Spartacus.
Maia throws a leg kick but Spartacus checks it.
Spartacus cracks a nice hook into Maia's ribs.
Maia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartacus misses with a two punch combination.
Spartacus misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Spartacus blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiberius Spartacus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Maia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Spartacus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spartacus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maia circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Spartacus tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spartacus lunges at Maia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maia's hand.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia throws a chopping leg kick but Spartacus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maia misses with a low kick.
Tiberius Spartacus is winning the standup battle so far.
Spartacus misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily.
Maia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spartacus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiberius Spartacus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown but Spartacus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tiberius Spartacus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Maia.
Spartacus misses with a double jab.
Spartacus throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Maia is looking to chop away at Spartacus's legs.
Spartacus throws a front kick aimed at Maia's knee but Maia avoids it well.
Maia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spartacus tries to avoid it but Maia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spartacus to the ground. Spartacus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Maia drives through with a takedown into Spartacus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maia stands and throws Spartacus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia wants to control but Spartacus is keeping him busy.
Spartacus sneaks back into half guard.
Spartacus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartacus wants to improve his position but instead Maia has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Spartacus is defending well.
Maia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maia not doing much here.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spartacus wants to control but Maia is keeping busy.
Fernando Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spartacus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus is working hard here to advance position.
Maia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Spartacus is in trouble now - Maia has advanced to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia avoids the attempt from Spartacus to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fernando Maia.
I think Maia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Maia!
During a confident post fight interview, Fernando Maia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.