PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stann Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stone's choice of entrance music: BLUNT- "The Iron Maiden". There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Slide
vs
Stone

187 cm
22
211 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
222 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!
XTREME PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bimbo Slide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stann Stone!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone connects with a high kick.

It looks like Bimbo Slide has been cut.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Slide closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Slide lands in his opponent's guard.
Stone wants to sweep here but Slide controlling him for the moment.
Stone is trying to keep Slide in close.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Stone has his foot on Slide's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slide works his way back into a safe position though.
Slide forces his way into half guard.
Slide prevents Stone from improving his position.
Slide sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stone defending well though.
Slide not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
Stone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Slide wants to pass the guard but Stone is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slide looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Slide moves out of range of the body kick.
Slide takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slide throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Stone misses

and Slide counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stone!
Slide controlling from mount.
Stone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slide scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stone?
Stone regains half guard.
Stone is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slide with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stone wants to improve his position but Slide is controlling well.
Slide trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stone manages to get to full guard.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Slide from controlling successfully.

Stone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slide can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Stone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slide is one step ahead there.
Stone keeping full guard, as Slide tries to pass.
Stone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stone throws a head kick that misses

so Slide counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stone looks gassed!
Slide pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
Slide is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slide trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slide preventing the sweep.
Stone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slide controls the pace.
Stone has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Slide has passed into side control.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slide in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Slide taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slide trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bimbo Slide dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bimbo Slide's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Slide moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slide is out of range.
Slide scores with a nice strike.
Stone throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Slide counters with a leg kick.
Slide throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone misses with the body kick
enabling Slide to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slide throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slide looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone tries for a takedown but Slide circles away easily
and Slide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Slide.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Slide counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slide looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone throws a lazy head kick
and Slide counters with a series of strikes. Stone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Slide scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Slide scores with a jab to the body.
Slide looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Slide misses.
Stone gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Slide counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Slide.
Slide misses with the combination.
Stone gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Slide counters with an outside leg kick.
Slide ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slide getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slide closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Slide frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Slide wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Slide controlling from mount.
Slide landing strikes from the mount and Stone is in trouble!
Stone tries to reverse the position but Slide maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Slide.
Slide lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Slide landing strikes from the mount and Stone is in trouble!
Stone working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide unloading with bombs!
Slide controlling the pace for now.
Slide pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stone manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stone is looking to get back to full guard here but Slide has managed to pass to side control instead.
Slide controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slide controlling the position easily from mount.
Bimbo Slide overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Slide quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Slide but it's paid off an Stone is forced to tap! Nice work by Slide.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bimbo Slide!