PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suk Spartakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Lehnsherr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lehnsherr has chosen Faint as his entrance music. Erik Lehnsherr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Spartakus
vs
Lehnsherr

188 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Marvel Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Suk Spartakus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erik Lehnsherr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehnsherr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lehnsherr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lehnsherr jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Spartakus closes the distance and clinches.

Spartakus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lehnsherr regains guard immediately.
Spartakus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Spartakus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spartakus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lehnsherr keeping moving, preventing Spartakus from controlling successfully.
Lehnsherr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lehnsherr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehnsherr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spartakus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lehnsherr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Spartakus throws a right hand that Lehnsherr ducks under and follows up with a left that Lehnsherr also avoids with ease.

Spartakus closes the distance and clinches.

Spartakus is trying to trip Lehnsherr. He has hold of a leg but Lehnsherr is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Spartakus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Spartakus slips nicely into half guard.
Spartakus throwing shots but Lehnsherr is blocking nicely.
Lehnsherr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spartakus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spartakus decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A jab from Lehnsherr misses.
Lehnsherr misses with a looping left.
Erik Lehnsherr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spartakus defending well as Lehnsherr loads up on a big left hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Spartakus.
Spartakus looking to control but instead Lehnsherr has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lehnsherr is looking to control Spartakus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lehnsherr avoid being mounted?
Spartakus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartakus wants to take a breather but Lehnsherr is having none of it.
Spartakus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Spartakus is just content to waste time from the top position. Lehnsherr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Spartakus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lehnsherr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spartakus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spartakus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lehnsherr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spartakus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Spartakus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Spartakus drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr looking to control.
Spartakus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lehnsherr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spartakus throws a strike but Lehnsherr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lehnsherr stopping the sweep attempt from Spartakus.

Lehnsherr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spartakus, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suk Spartakus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Spartakus moves out of range of the strikes.
Lehnsherr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spartakus.

Spartakus has Lehnsherr up against the cage in a clinch.
Spartakus jumps guard but Lehnsherr stands there with Spartakus around his waist. Spartakus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Spartakus jumps guard but Lehnsherr stands there with Spartakus around his waist. Spartakus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Spartakus tries to pull guard but Lehnsherr holds him up against the cage and eventually Spartakus drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suk Spartakus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lehnsherr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spartakus effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartakus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lehnsherr has had enough of the clinch but Spartakus keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartakus tries to pull guard but Lehnsherr holds him up against the cage and eventually Spartakus drops back down to his feet.

Lehnsherr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lehnsherr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spartakus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehnsherr misses with an uppercut.
Lehnsherr throws a lazy right hand but Spartakus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehnsherr throws a hook but Spartakus blocks it.
A big right from Lehnsherr misses.
Lehnsherr stuffs the takedown attempt from Spartakus. Spartakus gets slowly back to his feet.
Lehnsherr needs to keep his hands up - Spartakus had a free shot at his head there.
Lehnsherr looks to throw the jab but Spartakus is out of range.
Spartakus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spartakus.
Lehnsherr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spartakus.

Spartakus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spartakus thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lehnsherr to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartakus throws and elbow that misses. Lehnsherr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spartakus's guard. Nice move by Lehnsherr!
Spartakus is looking to stand back up but Lehnsherr counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Spartakus.
Spartakus is trying to control but can't.
Spartakus is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartakus wants to get back to full guard but Lehnsherr has passed into side control.
Spartakus wants to hold on but Lehnsherr pushes him away.
Spartakus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Spartakus wants to hold on but Lehnsherr pushes him away.
Spartakus has given up his back here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spartakus is trying to break free.
Spartakus is working hard here to advance position.
Lehnsherr doesn't have the hooks in and Spartakus manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spartakus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Spartakus scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suk Spartakus dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lehnsherr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lehnsherr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spartakus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suk Spartakus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Lehnsherr misses.
Lehnsherr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lehnsherr misses the jab.

Spartakus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Spartakus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lehnsherr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spartakus controls the pace.
Spartakus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lehnsherr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lehnsherr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Spartakus wants to control from the top but Lehnsherr keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spartakus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spartakus trying to control but Lehnsherr is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spartakus moves out of range as Lehnsherr strikes.
Spartakus lands a with a good body shot.
Lehnsherr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spartakus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lehnsherr defends it nicely.
Lehnsherr waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Spartakus.
Spartakus shoots in and drives through. Lehnsherr sprawls well.

Spartakus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartakus thows a big elbow that misses.
Spartakus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Spartakus postures up in Lehnsherr's guard and throws a big left but Lehnsherr blocks it.
Spartakus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lehnsherr is keeping the position for now.
Lehnsherr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartakus throws a big right hand that misses.
Spartakus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spartakus takes a jab right on the kisser.

Spartakus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spartakus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spartakus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lehnsherr is keeping the position for now.

Spartakus is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lehnsherr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lehnsherr has escaped and now he's on top!
Lehnsherr wants to control from the top but Spartakus keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehnsherr stopping the sweep attempt from Spartakus.
Suk Spartakus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spartakus wants to hit a switch here but Lehnsherr passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Spartakus there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Suk Spartakus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spartakus 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suk Spartakus!