PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buffy Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Marcelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slayer comes into the arena with BTVS blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Slayer
vs
Marcelo

190 cm
21
222 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
221 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

***** Supertouch Clothing *****

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buffy Slayer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flavio Marcelo!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer moves in looking to clinch but Marcelo pushes him off.
Slayer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slayer wants to clinch.
Marcelo keeps Slayer at a distance using the push kick.
Marcelo scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marcelo.
A low kick from Marcelo is predictable there

and Slayer counters by moving into the clinch.
Slayer misses with a punch to the body.
Marcelo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Slayer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Flavio Marcelo has been cut.
Slayer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marcelo tries to pull guard but Slayer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marcelo prevents a body shot from Slayer.
Slayer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer has a couple of punches blocked by Marcelo.
Marcelo throws an elbow that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Slayer being controlled against the cage.
Slayer scores with a shot to the side of Marcelo's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marcelo obliges.
Marcelo letting Slayer take a breather here.
Slayer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcelos head.
Slayer has a couple of punches blocked by Marcelo.
Marcelo tries to work over Slayer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo is looking to control Slayer's arms but Slayer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marcelo has his back to the cage.
Marcelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slayer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcelo.
Slayer slowing the pace effectively.
Marcelo digs a right hand into Slayer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slayer's gas tank.
Slayer lands a nice uppercut.
Slayer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marcelo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marcelo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slayer is keeping busy.
Marcelo tries to land knees in the clinch but Slayer avoids the damage to the body.
Slayer pushes off an throws an elbow but Marcelo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marcelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slayer obliges.
Marcelo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayer controls his hands.
Slayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcelo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slayer is pushing Marcelo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Slayer.
Slayer throws an elbow that misses.
Marcelo misses with some punches.
Slayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marcelo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slayer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marcelo backwards.
Slayer misses with a hook from the clinch.

Marcelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slayer wants to clinch
and Marcelo counters with a head kick. That will keep Slayer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slayer misses with a few strikes there.
Marcelo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slayer is able to avoid easily.
Marcelo tries a head kick but it misses.
Slayer fails with an attempt to clinch.

Slayer moves into range and clinches up with Marcelo.
Slayer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Slayer lands with a light punch inside.
Slayer leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcelo blocks an elbow strike from Slayer.
Slayer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slayer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marcelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buffy Slayer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flavio Marcelo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Slayer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marcelo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slayer checks it well.
Marcelo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slayer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Buffy Slayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marcelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Slayer closes the distance and clinches.
Slayer working aggressively here.
Slayer working aggressively here.
Marcelo can't find room to land a body shot as Slayer controls the action.
Marcelo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slayer is defending well for now.
Slayer avoiding damage.
Buffy Slayer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marcelo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marcelo looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer lands a left hand.
Marcelo misses with a body punch.
Slayer pushes Marcelo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slayer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcelo stalling in the clinch.
Marcelo blocking some punches.
Slayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marcelo's elbow.
Slayer controlling the action here for a moment.
Slayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slayer misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries to stall but Marcelo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slayer.
Marcelo trying to stall but Slayer improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slayer throws an elbow but misses.
Marcelo is trying to maintain a safe position but Slayer gets an underhook and turns Marcelo into the cage.
Marcelo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slayer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slayer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Slayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slayer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcelo or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcelo is trying to pull guard but Slayer has him pressed against the cage.
Marcelo is trying to pull guard but Slayer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Slayer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slayer throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Slayer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Marcelo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Slayer lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Slayer.
Marcelo avoids a wild elbow strike from Slayer.
Marcelo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slayer avoids it.
Slayer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marcelo jumps guard but Slayer stands there with Marcelo around his waist. Marcelo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buffy Slayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flavio Marcelo.
Marcelo lands an uppercut.
Slayer slows down the pace here.
Slayer lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Flavio Marcelo's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo trying to land knees to the body.
Marcelo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slayer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marcelo's brow.
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Marcelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slayer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marcelo is defending well for now.
Marcelo trying to control the position but instead, Slayer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marcelo into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayer lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slayer is struggling to control the position.
Slayer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marcelo is defending well for now.
Marcelo blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buffy Slayer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Flavio Marcelo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick misses from Marcelo.
Marcelo tries to work over Slayer's front leg with a kick but Slayer checks it.
Marcelo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slayer is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marcelo.

Slayer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slayer just leaning against Marcelo, taking a breather.
Slayer misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marcelo avoids the elbow strike from Slayer, against the cage.
Marcelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcelo managing to block the knees to the body from Slayer.
Slayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Marcelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slayers head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcelo or not.
Slayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slayer has Marcelo pressed against the cage.
Slayer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marcelo's defenses.
Marcelo trying to land knees to the body.
Slayer blocks an uppercut.
Marcelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcelo jumps guard but Slayer stands there with Marcelo around his waist. Marcelo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marcelo dodges an elbow strike from Slayer.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marcelo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slayer's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Slayer as Marcelo tries to tie him up.
Slayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer misses with a body punch.
Slayer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marcelo trying to control the position but instead, Slayer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marcelo into the cage.
Marcelo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slayer is defending well for now.
Slayer lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcelo managing to block the knees to the body from Slayer.
Marcelo misses with the head strike.
Slayer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcelo avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slayer.
Marcelo takes an elbow to the temple.
Marcelo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer lands a knee to the body.
Slayer lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Flavio Marcelo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slayer lands an elbow inside.

Marcelo is rocked!
Slayer dips a shoulder and cracks Marcelo with a mighty uppercut! Marcelo falls back against the cage and Slayer unloads with a barrage of strikes! Marcelo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Slayer screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buffy Slayer!
Buffy Slayer retains his light heavyweight title!
Buffy Slayer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.