PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Homie Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine I the Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Truth. Constantine I the Great has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Slice
vs
I the Great

204 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Machina Clothing (Formerly Ares Combatwear)

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
Predator Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Homie Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantine I the Great!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice throws a right hand that the Great ducks under and follows up with a left that the Great also avoids with ease.
the Great throws an overhand right that lands on Slice's shoulder, as Slice tries to avoid the shot.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
the Great lands a jab.

It looks like Homie Slice has been cut.

Slice has managed to clinch.
the Great fails to pull guard.
the Great should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Slice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
the Great fails to pull the fight into his guard.
the Great tries to score a body lock takedown but Slice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Homie Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Constantine I the Great.
Slice digs a right hand into the Great's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on the Great's gas tank.
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!
the Great jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slice walks away with a smile on his face. the Great gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
the Great throws a shot to the body.
Slice is breathing heavily.
the Great drops Slice with a right and a left! the Great comes rushing in but Slice regains his composure and manages to keep the Great in guard.

Slice is rocked!
the Great has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slice is proving hard to escape from.
the Great is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

the Great thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
the Great is looking to stand up but Slice won't let him.
Slice on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slice tries to get out of the position.
the Great preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
the Great tries to stand but Slice is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slice thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Slice looks to land a left hand but the Great moved out of range nicely.
the Great cracks Slice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
the Great clinches but Slice breaks the clinch

and Slice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
the Great tries for a takedown. No joy.
the Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slice just stands there and leans against the cage.

Slice breaks the clinch.
the Great throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from the Great.

Slice darts in and clinches the Great up against the cage.

Slice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slice tries to bum rush the Great with a series of wild strikes but the Great uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
the Great scores with a one two! Slice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Constantine I the Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
the Great uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slice has time to react.
Slice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but the Great swivels and escapes.
the Great throws a one two combo.
Slice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
the Great swings for the body but Slice moves out of range.
Slice throws a right hand that the Great ducks under and follows up with a left that the Great also avoids with ease.
Slice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
the Great ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
the Great dips to his left and cracks Slice with an uppercut!
the Great scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good standup being displayed there by the Great as he connects with a hook.

Slice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on the Great's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Slice will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slice connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused the Great some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
the Great parries the strikes from Slice easily there. Slice is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable the Great to escape.
You can see the frustration on the Great's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slice misses with the ground and pound.
the Great dodges the ground and pound from Slice.
Slice in side control, throwing shots but the Great defends.
Slice throwing shots but missing, from side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
the Great scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left lands for the Great.
Decent striking displayed by the Great there.
the Great scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slice doesn't seem bothered though.
the Great lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
the Great connects with a crisp jab.
Slice throws a right and a left that the Great avoids nicely.
the Great throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
the Great scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws out a loose jab but the Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
the Great connects with a body shot.
the Great throws a combination. Slice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slice.

Slice moves into range and clinches up with the Great.
the Great is leaning against Slice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. the Great fights it off and pushes away nicely.
the Great scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
the Great throws a lazy right hand but Slice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
the Great blocks a head kick by Slice.
Nice shot lands for the Great.
Slice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
the Great throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slice has a takedown stuffed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by the Great.
the Great has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good standup being displayed there by the Great as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Constantine I the Great dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Homie Slice's cut.
That's time! Slice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Slice shoots in but the Great avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
the Great is looking to clinch.
the Great connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooh a lovely combination from the Great sends Slice down but not out. the Great dives into side control looking to finish.
Slice is looking for a sweep.

the Great tries for a kimura but Slice is defending well.

the Great is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slice is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Slice throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slice throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Slice is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
the Great advances to full mount.

the Great looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

the Great with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
the Great wants to get back to his feet but Slice is holding on tight.
Slice throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Slice throwing hammer fists to the chest of the Great. What's that going to do exactly?
the Great wants to control the pace but Slice is squirming around nicely.
Slice tries to improve his position but instead the Great has taken his back!
Slice is in bad spot here.
the Great wants to control but Slice is keeping busy.

That's two 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.

Slice preventing the rear naked choke attempt from the Great.
Slice tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
the Great is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
the Great blocks Slice's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Slice is looking to get to half guard.
the Great throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Slice throwing hammer fists to the chest of the Great. What's that going to do exactly?
the Great tries to control but Slice wriggling away.
Slice is trying to escape the mount.
Slice swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slice defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from the Great.
Slice really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Slice wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Slice tries to reverse the position but the Great maintains control.
the Great blocks Slice's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Slice blocking the ground and pound.
Slice is trying to escape the mount.

the Great looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Slice throwing hammer fists to the chest of the Great. What's that going to do exactly?

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.
Slice is squirming around, avoiding the Great's attempts to control the action.
Slice tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slice throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Slice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as the Great tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Slice working to try and regain half guard.

the Great has control of Slice's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Slice regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Slice defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from the Great.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Slice defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from the Great.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Constantine I the Great showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Homie Slice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
the Great scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
the Great throws a jab but it's blocked by Slice.
the Great sizes up Slice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slice lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Constantine I the Great has been cut.
the Great wants to clinch.
Slice shoots in looking for a takedown. the Great tries to sprawl out of it but Slice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. the Great manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
the Great lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
the Great lands with a right hand.
Constantine I the Great seems to be getting the better of the standup.
the Great moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice tries to bum rush the Great with a series of wild strikes but the Great uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Homie Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
the Great throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Slice counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
the Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
the Great has Slice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Slice has the Great pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. the Great manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
the Great doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Slice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
the Great lands a nice hook to Slice's body. Slice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch up but the Great swats him away and circles back towards the center.
the Great tries to clinch but Slice is having none of it.
The fighters circling - the Great throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slice swinging wilding here.
Jab, jab by the Great - just one landing.
Nice jab there from the Great.
Slice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with the Great but the Great pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Homie Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
the Great misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Slice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
the Great cracks Slice with an open hand slap.
the Great wants to clinch up but Slice keeps it at a distance.
Slice moves out of range as the Great strikes.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
the Great lands with a cross.
Slice shoots in for a double leg but the Great sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
the Great connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
the Great tries to clinch up.
Slice misses with a takedown attempt - the Great sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
the Great scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
the Great swinging wilding here.
the Great connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slice shoots in looking for a takedown. the Great tries to sprawl out of it but Slice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. the Great manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from the Great finds it's way through Slice's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
the Great throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed right hand from the Great misses the target.
Slice shoots in for a double leg but the Great sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
the Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slice.
the Great has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
the Great throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big right from the Great misses.
the Great tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slice scores with a one two! the Great had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
the Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slice's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Slice duly obliges.
Slice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slice looks to throw the jab but the Great is out of range.
the Great has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good shot there by the Great.
Slice throws a series of punches but the Great moves out of range.
the Great cracks a nice hook into Slice's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
the Great lands with a right hand.
Slice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slice.
the Great throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
the Great sizes up Slice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
the Great waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Slice.
Slice tries to bum rush the Great with a series of wild strikes but the Great uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
the Great keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt.
Slice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling the Great to score with a decent uppercut.
the Great avoids a punch combination nicely.
the Great slips a jab and a cross from Slice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
the Great's corner calls for a 1-2. the Great obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Constantine I the Great is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
the Great swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slice.
Slice throws a right and a left that the Great avoids nicely.
Slice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Homie Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
the Great throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Constantine I the Great comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got the Great winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Constantine I the Great!