PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between G s (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Slapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slapper has chosen beep beep i'm a jeep as his entrance music. G s has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

s
vs
Slapper

178 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
181 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, G s!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Slapper!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slapper moves into the clinch.
Slapper has s pressed against the cage.
Slapper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slapper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slapper blocks an uppercut.
s swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slapper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. s avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by s.

Slapper successfully pulls guard.
s slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
s throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slapper keeping moving, preventing s from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slapper looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
s trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
s sitting in guard here, content to control.
s throws a strike but Slapper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slapper passes s's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Slapper wants to control but s is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slapper tries to pass the half guard into mount. s knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
s is not content to let Slapper control the position.
s knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slapper on the ground.
s trying to get back to full guard but Slapper takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
s tries to improve his position but instead Slapper has taken his back!
Good control from Slapper.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Slapper's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
s manages to reverse the position and now he's in Slapper's guard. Nice work there by s.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
s throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
s pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slapper is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
s in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Slapper working for a triangle but s defends it easily.
s loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slapper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
s trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
s has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
s trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slapper misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of s 's head but he takes it in his stride.
s keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slapper throws a lazy right hand but s sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slapper tries to land a leg kick but s saw it coming and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
s throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
s swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slapper counters with a nice body shot.
Slapper takes a swing at s's ribcage but misses.
s throws a sloppy head kick and Slapper moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Slapper dominated that round.
That's time! s's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Slapper scores with a nice strike.
Slapper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Slapper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches s on the side of the head.
s fails with the takedown

and Slapper counters with a shoot takedown. s fights it but they end up in guard.
Slapper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slapper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. s is keeping the position for now.
s keeping moving, preventing Slapper from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slapper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Slapper trying to control the position from guard on top but s is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slapper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. s is keeping the position for now.
s working a defensive guard here.
s on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if s tries to get out of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
s misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A shot to the body from s misses

and Slapper counters with a shoot takedown. s fights it but they end up in guard.
Slapper is looking to work some ground and pound but s has wrist control.
Slapper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
s looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
s keeping full guard, as Slapper tries to pass.
Slapper trying to move into half guard but instead s has managed to sweep!
Slapper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
s works over Slapper with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slapper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
s won't allow Slapper to sweep him here.
Slapper controls s momentarily but s frees himself.
s thows a big elbow that misses.
Slapper keeping moving, preventing s from controlling successfully.
s scoring with punches to the head and body.
s throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
s looking to sit in guard and control but Slapper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
s working a defensive guard here.
s is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
s wants to hit a switch here but Slapper passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for s there!
s is squirming around, avoiding Slapper's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Slapper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Slapper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
s taking some punishment here, with Slapper in his half guard.
Slapper is thwarting s's attempts to control the position.
s is refusing to be controlled, as Slapper sits in half guard.
s wants to get back to his feet.
Slapper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
s wants to improve his position but Slapper is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slapper trying to control the action but s is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

s drops Slapper with a left and a right! Oh, Slapper is hurt - s dives into side control looking to finish!

Slapper is rocked!

It looks like Billy Slapper has been cut.
A big shot lands for s! That's hurt Slapper! Will he recover? s fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). G s!