PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bucco Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All I Do is Win. Bucco Bruce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bruce
vs
Slice

183 cm
23
254 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
28
240 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bucco Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce with a poor takedown
and Slice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruce dives in and grabs Slice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slice pushes down on Bruce's head and hops out.
A clash of legs there as Bruce blocks the low kick.
Slice swinging wildly here.
Slice swinging wildly here.
Slice stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bucco Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bruce has his takedown stuffed
and Slice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce shoots and misses
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Slice tenderised Bruce's leg. Bruce is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kimbo Slice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Slice.
Bruce fails with the takedown
and Slice counters with a good low kick that Bruce was not able to check.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Bruce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slice fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruce misses with a takedown
and Slice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruce.
Bruce tries for a takedown but Slice circles away easily
and Slice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bruce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice struggling a bit here.
Slice is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bruce is controlling him well.
Bruce remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bruce trying to control the position but Slice is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Bruce is looking to take a break and control but Slice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slice is trying to control Bruce's posture but Bruce avoids it.
Bruce is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bucco Bruce just wasn't active enough.
Bruce fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruce takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Slice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Slice missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruce with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bucco Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slice counters with a one-two to the body.
Slice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bruce on the side of the head.
Slice misses the body punch

and Bruce decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slice's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Slice pushes Bruce off and scrambles back to his feet.
Slice sizes up Bruce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruce doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce has his takedown stuffed
and Slice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bucco Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the body from Slice misses

and Bruce counters with a shoot takedown. Slice fights it but they end up in guard.
Slice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruce trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
Slice managing to control the position.
Slice 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice pulls Bruce in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kimbo Slice was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bruce with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
Kimbo Slice seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Bruce rushes Slice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce jumps guard but Slice stands there with Bruce around his waist. Bruce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Slice on the inside.
Slice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slice has had enough of the clinch but Bruce keeps him there for the moment.
Slice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bruce stalling.
Bruce is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slice is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice stops a takedown attempt from Bruce.
Slice is trying to stall.
Slice lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Slice breaks from the clinch.
Slice throws a lazy uppercut

and Bruce moves into the clinch.
Bruce blocking some punches.
Slice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce is trying to push Slice away but Slice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slice is leaning against Bruce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slice.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slice counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Slice.
Bruce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bruce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Bruce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slice looks to land a combination but Bruce avoids it well.
Slice swings away with a body shot that misses

and Bruce counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Slice!
Slice is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slice is squirming around, avoiding Bruce's attempts to control the action.
Bruce looking to ground and pound but Slice is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slice's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bruce fails with the takedown
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
Slice misses with a hook

and Bruce counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Slice!
Slice tries to hold on but Bruce postures up.
Slice is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce controlling his opponent.
Bruce throws some wild stikes that Slice manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Bruce connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bruce scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bruce trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Slice tries to hold on but Bruce pushes him away.
Bruce throws a wild left hand from mount and Slice manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Bruce is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
Slice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruce looking to sit in guard and control but Slice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Slice trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bruce's guard.
Bruce has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kimbo Slice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bruce wants to stand up but Slice is controlling him.
Slice wants to stand but Bruce has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bruce looking for a sweep. Not yet Bruce, not yet.
Bucco Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bucco Bruce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bruce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Slice gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bucco Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Slice!