PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Ramzees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kimbo slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kimbo slice will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ramzees
vs
slice

185 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Ramzees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, kimbo slice!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
slice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramzees swivels and escapes.
slice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramzees swivels and escapes.
Ramzees misses with a head kick.
Ramzees misses with a head kick.
Ramzees thows a body shot but no joy.
slice shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramzees tries to sprawl out of it but slice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramzees manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hector Ramzees has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of kimbo slice.
slice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramzees as he jumps to the side.
Ramzees throws a sloppy head kick and slice moves out of range easily.
Hector Ramzees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramzees misses with a head kick.
slice looks for a takedown but Ramzees sprawls well.
Ramzees pulls out of a head kick attempt.
slice blocks a head kick by Ramzees.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

slice shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ramzees wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramzees tries to push off, looking to stand up, but slice manages to move to mount!

slice is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ramzees has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ramzees trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramzees is trying to stand but he's just given slice his back.
Ramzees holding both slice 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramzees is breathing heavily.

Ramzees fending off the submission attempt from slice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramzees has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from slice.
Ramzees misses with a head kick.
slice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
slice fails with a takedown attempt.
Hector Ramzees has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of kimbo slice.
Ramzees tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramzees throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramzees misses with a head kick.
slice shoots in for a takedown but Ramzees shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Ramzees.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramzees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramzees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramzees throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramzees misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
slice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramzees as he jumps to the side.
Ramzees throws a sloppy head kick and slice moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
slice shoots in for a double leg but Ramzees sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
slice avoids the head kick by Ramzees.
Ramzees tries a head kick but it misses.
slice misses with a takedown attempt - Ramzees sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left lands for Ramzees.
slice has a takedown stuffed.
Ramzees throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramzees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramzees misses with a head kick.
slice shoots for a takedown but Ramzees saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
kimbo slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
slice avoids the head kick by Ramzees.
Hector Ramzees is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramzees misses with a head kick.
slice takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Ramzees.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No luck with that takedown attempt from slice.
Ramzees throws a head kick but slice moves out of range.
Ramzees keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ramzees throws a sloppy head kick and slice moves out of range easily.
Ramzees misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from slice is defended easily by Ramzees.
Ramzees goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ramzees throws a sloppy head kick and slice moves out of range easily.
slice fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramzees listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramzees throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
slice shoots in for a takedown but Ramzees shows good takedown defense.
Ramzees misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
slice shoots in for a takedown but Ramzees shows good takedown defense.
Ramzees lands with a shot to the body.

slice shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ramzees manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

slice is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ramzees is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ramzees has escaped and now he's on top!
Ramzees has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of slice is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

slice looking for a guillotine here but Ramzees defends easily.
Ramzees has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramzees tries to stand but slice is controlling from the bottom.

slice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
slice has a closed guard, preventing Ramzees from standing up.

slice working for a triangle but Ramzees defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hector Ramzees will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Horrible takedown by slice or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramzees which made him look bad.
slice blocks a head kick by Ramzees.
slice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramzees but Ramzees pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick from Ramzees lands but slice takes it in his stride.
Ramzees digs a good hook to slice's body.
Nice shot lands for Ramzees.
Ramzees tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramzees goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ramzees pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramzees lands a head kick!
Ramzees lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

slice shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramzees is trying to stand back up but slice is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramzees knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for slice on the ground.

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.
Ramzees trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ramzees is trying to escape back to his feet but slice uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Ramzees is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, slice asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

slice tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

slice looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
kimbo slice has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramzees is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Ramzees showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ramzees has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Ramzees!