PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Castilho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Spartak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Castilho
vs
Spartak

195 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
35
302 lbs
9 - 22 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cesar Castilho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 22 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Spartak!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Castilho shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Castilho is looking to take a break and control but Spartak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spartak is holding on to half guard well.
Spartak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castilho content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Castilho seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castilho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Spartak controlling the position for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Castilho darts in and clinches Spartak up against the cage.
Spartak blocks an elbow strike.
Spartak blocks the elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Castilho has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Spartak avoids a wild elbow strike from Castilho.
Castilho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spartak's defenses.

It looks like Leonid Spartak has been cut.
Castilho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spartak's defenses.
Castilho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castilho lands an elbow that stopped Spartak in his tracks for a moment.
Castilho lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Leonid Spartak's cut even more.
Spartak throws a punch but it's blocked by Castilho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castilho pushes off an throws an elbow but Spartak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castilho lands an elbow just above Spartak 's eye.
Castilho throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spartak blocks an elbow strike from Castilho.
Castilho creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castilho creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spartak's defenses.

The cut above Leonid Spartak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A frustrated look appears on Spartak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castilho lands a nice elbow.
Spartak takes an elbow to the forehead.

Leonid Spartak's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leonid Spartak's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cesar Castilho!