PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gannicus Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spartacus
vs
Amaral

190 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Sparta Fightware

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gannicus Spartacus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Amaral!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Spartacus clinches up against the cage.
Amaral looking to stall.
Spartacus looking to stall.
Amaral keeps control of Spartacus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amaral leaning his opponent against the cage.
Spartacus leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Amaral.
Spartacus managing to block the knees to the body from Amaral.
Spartacus lands a hook that snaps the head of Amaral backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amaral.
Amaral with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spartacus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Amaral stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartacus controlling the action here for a moment.
Spartacus misses with the head strike.
Amaral with a knee to the head.

It looks like Gannicus Spartacus has been cut.
Amaral tries to stall but Spartacus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spartacus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amaral or not.
Amaral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spartacus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spartacus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amaral tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spartacus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amaral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spartacus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Spartacus breaks from the clinch.
Spartacus throws a big shot that misses.
Amaral wants to slow Spartacus down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amaral's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spartacus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Amaral scrambles back to his feet.
Spartacus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amaral throws a nice head kick!
Nice uppercut there from Spartacus.
Spartacus moves out of range of the strikes.
Amaral loads up on a big right hand but Spartacus slips the punch.
Spartacus misses with a series of wild punches.
Amaral clobbers Spartacus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Amaral throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spartacus's head.
Spartacus throws a hook but Amaral avoids it easily.
Amaral fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amaral is looking to clinch but Spartacus is avoiding it.
Spartacus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spartacus stuns Amaral with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spartacus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amaral.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spartacus there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Amaral.

Amaral moves into range and clinches up with Spartacus.
Amaral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spartacus is trying to break free.
Spartacus tries to throw a body punch but Amaral avoids it by throwing Spartacus back against the cage.
Amaral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spartacus is defending well for now.
Amaral trying to control the position but instead, Spartacus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amaral into the cage.
Spartacus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Amaral unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Amaral with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spartacus lands a right hand.
Amaral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spartacus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spartacus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spartacus misses with some punches.
Amaral tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spartacus avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral has Spartacus pushed against the cage.
Spartacus tries to circle away but Amaral has him pinned against the cage.
Amaral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spartacus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartacus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spartacus has a couple of punches blocked by Amaral.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spartacus.

Spartacus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Spartacus tries to keep at a distance but Amaral has taken the fight into the clinch.

Spartacus breaks the clinch.
Spartacus misses with a lunging right hand
and Amaral counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spartacus thinking.
Amaral throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amaral moves in looking to clinch but Spartacus pushes him off.
Amaral gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spartacus throws a lazy right hand but Amaral sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gannicus Spartacus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gannicus Spartacus'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.

No joy there for Amaral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spartacus throws a right and a left that Amaral avoids nicely.
Spartacus misses with a looping right.
Spartacus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spartacus lands the left hand.
Spartacus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amaral is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Amaral looks to clinch
and Spartacus counters with a nice body kick.
Spartacus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amaral.
Spartacus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spartacus tries a low kick but Amaral avoids it.
Amaral walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spartacus cracks Amaral with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spartacus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amaral.
A shot to the liver by Amaral. Beautiful body shot.
Spartacus thuds a left hand into Amaral's body.
Spartacus throws a combination. Amaral tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Spartacus instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amaral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amaral scores with a knee to the head.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spartacus breaks from the clinch.

Spartacus has Amaral up against the cage in a clinch.
Amaral tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Spartacus breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Amaral lands but Spartacus takes it in his stride.

Amaral drops Spartacus with a beautiful combination! Spartacus stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Amaral is looking for the KO!

Spartacus is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amaral lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Spartacus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spartacus misses the jab.
Amaral misses with a head kick.
Spartacus seems to have got his legs back now.
Spartacus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amaral has time to react.

Spartacus has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spartacus lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spartacus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amaral misses with a straight right.
Spartacus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amaral.
Spartacus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amaral.
Amaral looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spartacus lands a head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amaral lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spartacus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spartacus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Spartacus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Amaral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spartacus.
Spartacus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Amaral keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spartacus's efforts to push away.
Spartacus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amaral misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spartacus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Amaral tries to work over Spartacus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amaral is looking to control Spartacus's arms but Spartacus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amaral has his back to the cage.
Spartacus cracks Amaral with a nice body shot.
Spartacus struggles to land a body shot inside as Amaral controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Spartacus.
Amaral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spartacus lands with a short shot to the head.

Spartacus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spartacus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spartacus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amaral. Amaral obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by Spartacus. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Spartacus forces Amaral back against the cage and clinches.
Spartacus misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Amaral.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Amaral takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spartacus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral tries to stall but Spartacus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spartacus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amaral looking to throw knees to the head but Spartacus is blocking nicely.
Amaral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spartacus is defending well for now.
Amaral connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spartacus's face.

Spartacus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spartacus scores with a sloppy right hand. Amaral should have avoided that one.
Spartacus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Amaral.
Amaral is breathing heavily.
Spartacus swings for the body but Amaral moves out of range.
Gannicus Spartacus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amaral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amaral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spartacus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartacus works Amaral's body with a nice hook.
Amaral avoids a kick to the body.
Spartacus looks to land a body kick but Amaral moved away.
Amaral scores with the left hand. Spartacus knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gannicus Spartacus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gannicus Spartacus'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. This is the final round!

Amaral takes one to the chin there.
Amaral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spartacus.
Amaral throws a head kick that half lands.
Sloppy strikes from Amaral. Those never looked like landing.
Amaral takes a swing at Spartacus's ribcage but misses.
Amaral throws a sloppy head kick and Spartacus moves out of range easily.
Amaral tries to close the distance and clinch but Spartacus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spartacus lands with a straight right. Amaral didn't see that one coming.
A jab lands there for Spartacus.

Amaral is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartacus throws an overhand right that drops Amaral like a sack of potatoes! Spartacus dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gannicus Spartacus!