PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Vincent Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gapuz is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Ralph Vincent Gapuz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Vincent Gapuz
vs
Sloan

189 cm
18
230 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

225 cm
18
298 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph Vincent Gapuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Sloan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gapuz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gapuz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloan has a takedown stuffed.
Gapuz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sloan's waist but Sloan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gapuz off to one side.
Sloan shoots in looking for a takedown. Gapuz tries to sprawl out of it but Sloan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gapuz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ralph Vincent Gapuz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Sloan.
Gapuz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloan doesn't manage to clinch there - Gapuz circles away.

Sloan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gapuz trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gapuz is refusing to be controlled, as Sloan sits in half guard.
Sloan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan is tying to control. Gapuz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gapuz wants to get back to full guard but Sloan has mounted him!
Sloan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gapuz is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gapuz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gapuz wants to hold on but Sloan pushes him away.
Sloan looking to control but Gapuz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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.
Gapuz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gapuz is squirming around, avoiding Sloan's attempts to control the action.
Gapuz can't escape the position.
Gapuz is working hard here to advance position.
Sloan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gapuz tries to reverse the position but Sloan maintains control.
Sloan trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz tries to hold on but Sloan pushes him away.
Sloan wants to control the pace but Gapuz is squirming around nicely.

Despite being in the dominant position, Chad Sloan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloan connects with a nice cross there... Gapuz is looking wobbly and Sloan recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Gapuz to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Sloan jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chad Sloan!