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). Leonid Spartak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cesar Castilho's chin.

Castilho
vs
Spartak

195 cm
24
292 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
35
302 lbs
9 - 23 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 3 - 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 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Spartak!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Castilho scores with a takedown into Spartak's guard.

Spartak is looking for a triangle but Castilho pushes his legs off easily.

Spartak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castilho is aware though and is defending well.
Spartak controls Castilho momentarily but Castilho frees himself.
Castilho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Spartak wants to hit a switch here but Castilho passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Spartak there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartak can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castilho controlling from the full mount.
Spartak flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Castilho looking to control and managing it successfully.
Castilho is landing with some decent strikes but Spartak is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Castilho controlling from the full mount.
Castilho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castilho landing punches.
Castilho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Castilho misses with a head shot.
Castilho 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.
Spartak holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Castilho tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Castilho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castilho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Castilho.

It looks like Leonid Spartak has been cut.
Castilho raining down hammerfists from mount.
Castilho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Castilho avoids the attempt from Spartak to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castilho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Castilho with shots to the head and body - Spartak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Castilho looking to control and managing it successfully.
Castilho unloading with bombs!

That has opened up Leonid Spartak's cut even more.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castilho lands a big shot there that rocks Spartak but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Castilho controlling from the full mount.

Castilho looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Spartak tried to score with a low kick but Castilho checks it.
Castilho changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Castilho gets a double leg takedown into Spartak's guard.
Castilho won't allow Spartak to sweep him here.
Castilho prevents Spartak from getting back to his feet.
Castilho trying to control but Spartak is working from the bottom.
Cesar Castilho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Castilho is stalling in the full guard.
Castilho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castilho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spartak's head.
Castilho content to stall in guard here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Castilho here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Castilho has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Castilho scoring with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spartak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Castilho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Castilho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Castilho darts in and clinches Spartak up against the cage.

Castilho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spartak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castilho pinned against the cage. Castilho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castilho looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Castilho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spartak, pushing him back against the cage.
Castilho landing knees to the head.

The cut above Leonid Spartak's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Castilho breaks from the clinch.
Spartak is looking to clinch but Castilho is avoiding it.
Spartak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Castilho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spartak is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castilho shoots in and gets a takedown into Spartak's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spartak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castilho slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Castilho advances to full mount.
Castilho lands a big shot there that rocks Spartak but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Castilho lands with some strikes.
Castilho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castilho raining down shots from the mount!
Castilho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesar Castilho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonid Spartak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Castilho lands a nice looking body shot.
Spartak misses the body punch
and Castilho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Spartak gets caught napping as Castilho dives in and scores a takedown. Spartak manages to retain guard.
Spartak wants to get back to his feet but Castilho passes into half guard.

Castilho controlling the action here.
Spartak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castilho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castilho controlling from mount.
The referee warns Spartak that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Castilho controlling from mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Castilho.

Castilho moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Spartak has worked his arm free - good work by Spartak!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Castilho works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Castilho trying to control the action but Spartak is working from the bottom.
Castilho scoring with punches and elbows.
Castilho controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castilho throws a strike aimed at the side of Spartak's head but Spartak avoids it well.
Castilho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Spartak to see if he's OK.
Spartak is trying to escape the position but Castilho is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Castilho seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Spartak for as long as he can get away with.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Castilho continues to stall.
Leonid Spartak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cesar Castilho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Further stalling from Castilho.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cesar Castilho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castilho 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesar Castilho!