PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Spartacusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spartacusson comes to the cage accompanied by Badr Hari. Phil Taylor struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Phil Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Spartacusson
vs
Taylor

176 cm
26
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
26
168 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonidas Spartacusson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spartacusson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
Taylor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spartacusson defends it nicely.
Taylor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Leonidas Spartacusson has been cut.
Taylor works Spartacusson's body with a nice hook.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Spartacusson pushes him off.
Spartacusson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Spartacusson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor keeping full guard, as Spartacusson tries to pass.
Spartacusson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Spartacusson drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Spartacusson off! Spartacusson jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spartacusson is one step ahead there.
Spartacusson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spartacusson works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Spartacusson postures up.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor looks winded!
Spartacusson looking to pass the guard.
Spartacusson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spartacusson trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spartacusson cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.

Spartacusson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Spartacusson scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacusson wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Spartacusson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spartacusson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartacusson landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spartacusson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Spartacusson prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spartacusson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Spartacusson cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Spartacusson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Spartacusson landing some decent shots from guard.
Spartacusson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacusson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spartacusson is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spartacusson trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor wants to stand up but Spartacusson is controlling him.
Taylor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Spartacusson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spartacusson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spartacusson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spartacusson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Spartacusson forces his way into half guard.
Taylor trying to control but Spartacusson postures up.
Spartacusson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacusson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spartacusson lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartacusson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taylor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Spartacusson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Spartacusson scoring with strikes but Taylor is staying in there.
Spartacusson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taylor is trying to escape the mount.
Taylor wants to control but Spartacusson is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Spartacusson has a good base and remains in mount.
Spartacusson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonidas Spartacusson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonidas Spartacusson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Spartacusson is looking to clinch.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Spartacusson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Taylor to the ground. Spartacusson is now in Taylor's guard.
Spartacusson chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor can't keep his opponent in guard - Spartacusson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Taylor actively working from the bottom here.

Spartacusson is trying for a kimura here. Taylor looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Spartacusson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leonidas Spartacusson!
Leonidas Spartacusson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.