PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Spaticus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Carlos jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spaticus comes to the cage accompanied by Invaders Must Die. Carlos jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jarrid Mendelson - The Ultimate Fighter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Spaticus
vs
Carlos jr

192 cm
30
267 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

183 cm
30
257 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonidas Spaticus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Carlos jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos jr scores with a spinning back kick!

Spaticus rushes Carlos jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spaticus stalling.
Spaticus stops a takedown attempt from Carlos jr.
Carlos jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spaticus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carlos jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spaticus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spaticus tries to pull guard but Carlos jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Spaticus drops back down to his feet.
Carlos jr can't get the takedown.
Leonidas Spaticus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Carlos jr.
Carlos jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spaticus is trying to stall.
Carlos jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spaticus tries to break the clinch but Carlos jr is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carlos jr manages to break the clinch.
Spaticus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carlos jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spaticus really felt that one!
Carlos jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlos jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlos jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spaticus misses with a double jab.
Spaticus throws a nice looking combination but Carlos jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlos jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spaticus but Spaticus pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Oooooh!!! Spaticus has knocked Carlos jr down with a huge combo! Spaticus steps away and waves a wobbly Carlos jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Jose Carlos jr has been cut.
Carlos jr looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spaticus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaticus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spaticus wants to clinch.
Leonidas Spaticus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Spaticus gets a clinch.
Spaticus is looking to control Carlos jr's arms but Carlos jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spaticus has his back to the cage.

Spaticus decides to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carlos jr being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Leonidas Spaticus wasn't doing enough on the ground.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Carlos jr enables Spaticus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carlos jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Spaticus controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Leonidas Spaticus just wasn't active enough.
Spaticus throws a body kick that misses.
Spaticus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spaticus throws a nice looking combination but Carlos jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlos jr throws the kick towards the body but Spaticus avoids it.
Carlos jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carlos jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spaticus pinned against the cage. Spaticus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spaticus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos jr 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!
Spaticus tries to clinch but Carlos jr moves out of range.
Carlos jr is trying desperately to land a takedown but Spaticus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Carlos jr.
Spaticus dives in and grabs Carlos jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carlos jr pushes down on Spaticus's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonidas Spaticus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Carlos jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Carlos jr avoids the head kick by Spaticus.
Spaticus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spaticus tries to bum rush Carlos jr with a series of wild strikes but Carlos jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spaticus swinging wildly here.
Spaticus throws a body kick that misses.
Carlos jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Spaticus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carlos jr swivels and escapes.
A low kick from Spaticus misses

and Carlos jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spaticus pulls Carlos jr in close to prevent any damage.
Carlos jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spaticus swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Spaticus holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leonidas Spaticus.
Carlos jr shoots in for a takedown but Spaticus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlos jr blocks a head kick by Spaticus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spaticus misses with a few strikes there.
Leonidas Spaticus is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Spaticus.
Spaticus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Carlos jr is breathing heavily.
Spaticus throws a head kick that misses.
Spaticus throws a right hand that Carlos jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos jr also avoids with ease.

Spaticus moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Spaticus jumps guard and drags Carlos jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Carlos jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Spaticus pulls Carlos jr in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leonidas Spaticus has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Spaticus misses with a wild combination.
Spaticus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Spaticus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Spaticus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos jr looks like he's trying to stand up.

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

Spaticus clinches up with Carlos jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spaticus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spaticus gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonidas Spaticus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Carlos jr's cut.
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!

The fight stays on the outside here - Spaticus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonidas Spaticus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlos jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spaticus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos jr.
Spaticus tries a low kick but Carlos jr avoids it.
Spaticus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos jr.
A combination from Spaticus does no damage.

Spaticus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carlos jr's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spaticus is stalling in the full guard.
Carlos jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spaticus is looking to clinch but Carlos jr is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spaticus.

Spaticus forces Carlos jr back against the cage and clinches.
Spaticus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carlos jr can do to turn this around?
Spaticus is stalling here.

Spaticus breaks the clinch.
Spaticus misses with a wild combination.
Carlos jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Carlos jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spaticus swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaticus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carlos jr blocks the body kick.
Spaticus shoots in but Carlos jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spaticus misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Spaticus.
Some wild striking there from Spaticus.
Spaticus misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spaticus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carlos jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Spaticus in particular looking to stall.
Carlos jr pushes Spaticus off but Spaticus dives into side control.
Spaticus advances to full mount.
Spaticus looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonidas Spaticus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spaticus 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonidas Spaticus!