User blog comment:JGM007/Thundrtri Rematch: Roman Gladiator VS Maori Warrior/@comment-4661256-20121003215840/@comment-5195329-20121004111958

Spartan had a large (effective) sheild that could double as a blunt weapon. That match was also very close in the weapons side by side (both had metal), whilst in this match the weapons of the maori will have a noticeable lack of metal and use ripping (which wont help) or blunt, which works well against armor, but not with knife sized clubs or wood.