PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice's entrance music is All I Do is Win. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Slice
vs
Richards

185 cm
28
240 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

196 cm
25
272 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Richards!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice walks into a straight right hand from Richards.
Richards swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
Richards thows a body shot but no joy.
Slice throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Slice throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards lunges at Slice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slice's hand.
Richards misses with a hook.
Richards moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick
and Slice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Slice counters with a nice body shot.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Slice counters with a three punch combo that has Richards backing up. Richards nods at Slice to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Richards.
Slice misses with a straight right.
Slice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Richards lands.
A swing and a miss from Slice.
Rex Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards lands with a nice body punch.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Slice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice jabs Richards to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richards on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kimbo Slice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards looks gassed!

Richards feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Richards stops Slice from standing up.
Richards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but Slice blocks nicely.
Slice lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Richards!
Richards flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Slice trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards working to try and regain half guard.
Slice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Richards can't escape the position.
Slice sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Slice trying to control but Richards is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Slice tries to control but Richards wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Richards is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slice trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Richards regains half guard.
Richards is looking for a sweep. Slice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Kimbo Slice wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Richards moves forwards but Slice connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slice was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slice connects with a crisp jab.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slice as he jumps to the side.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Slice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
Richards throws a combination that misses
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards scores with a jab. Slice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards misses with the body kick
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Richards misses with a body punch
and Slice counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slice throws a lazy uppercut
and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slice tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Slice lands a nice shot to the body.
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Richards throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
Richards misses the body punch
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richards connects with a body shot that sends Slice's belly button to the back.
Richards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slice throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Richards throws a lazy uppercut
and Slice counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards misses with a right hand
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards misses with a left hand
and Slice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards misses with an uppercut
and Slice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Slice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Richards is rocked!
Kimbo Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Slice walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Richards drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Slice swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Richards's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Slice!