PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pol Cuaresma Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sloan
vs
Cuaresma Ii

170 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

160 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition
Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pol Cuaresma Ii!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sloan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cuaresma Ii moves into range and clinches up with Sloan.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma Ii lands a left hand.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cuaresma Ii is leaning against Sloan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cuaresma Ii pushes Sloan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sloan is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuaresma Ii is working Sloan over against the cage.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cuaresma Ii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cuaresma Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a short shot to the head.
Cuaresma Ii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Ii.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuaresma Ii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a left to the head.
Cuaresma Ii working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Sloan is rocked!
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cuaresma Ii lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Ii.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
Cuaresma Ii is working Sloan over against the cage.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Cuaresma Ii pushes Sloan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii scores with a shot to the side of Sloan's head.
Cuaresma Ii pushes Sloan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Sloan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Ii.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Ii - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cuaresma Ii digs a right hand into Sloan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sloan's gas tank.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sloan seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cuaresma Ii presses Sloan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii works on Sloan's body with a couple of short punches.
Cuaresma Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shoulder strike.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuaresma Ii blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuaresma Ii.
Still in the clinch, Cuaresma Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a light punch inside.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shot to the body.
Cuaresma Ii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii digs a right hand into Sloan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sloan's gas tank.
Good body shot from Cuaresma Ii.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma Ii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuaresma Ii.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cuaresma Ii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Ii.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma Ii digs a right hand underneath Sloan's ribcage. Sloan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cuaresma Ii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shot to the body.
Cuaresma Ii pushes Sloan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cuaresma Ii pushes Sloan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuaresma Ii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cuaresma Ii is working Sloan over against the cage.
Cuaresma Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
Cuaresma Ii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cuaresma Ii presses Sloan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Cuaresma Ii.
A short right from Cuaresma Ii on the inside.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cuaresma Ii pushes Sloan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cuaresma Ii pushes Sloan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cuaresma Ii lands a hook that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
Cuaresma Ii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sloans head.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a right to the head.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuaresma Ii blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuaresma Ii scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch.
Cuaresma Ii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pol Cuaresma Ii 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.

Cuaresma Ii clinches up with Sloan and pushes him back against the cage.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma Ii lands an uppercut.
Cuaresma Ii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Cuaresma Ii.
Good body shot from Cuaresma Ii.
Pol Cuaresma Ii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sloan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sloan.
Cuaresma Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cuaresma Ii pushes Sloan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Cuaresma Ii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuaresma Ii.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Ii - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sloans head.
Still in the clinch, Cuaresma Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cuaresma Ii.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuaresma Ii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Ii - that landed with a thud.
Cuaresma Ii pushes Sloan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Ii digs a right hand underneath Sloan's ribcage. Sloan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cuaresma Ii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii is leaning against Sloan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cuaresma Ii works on Sloan's body with a couple of short punches.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cuaresma Ii cracks Sloan with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuaresma Ii lands a hook that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
Cuaresma Ii cracks Sloan with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii scores with a hook to the body.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Cuaresma Ii.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Ii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Ii scores with a shot to the side of Sloan's head.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Cuaresma Ii blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Cuaresma Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cuaresma Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Cuaresma Ii blocks it.
Cuaresma Ii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cuaresma Ii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
Cuaresma Ii pushes Sloan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cuaresma Ii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cuaresma Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cuaresma Ii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cuaresma Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch.
Cuaresma Ii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sloan or not.
A nice left hand lands by Cuaresma Ii.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Cuaresma Ii is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Ii digs a right hand underneath Sloan's ribcage. Sloan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Cuaresma Ii.
A body shot lands from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shot to the body.
Cuaresma Ii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cuaresma Ii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
Cuaresma Ii presses Sloan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Cuaresma Ii is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sloan.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuaresma Ii blocks it with crossed arms.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shot to the body.
Cuaresma Ii digs a right hand into Sloan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sloan's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Cuaresma Ii blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Cuaresma Ii blocks with his arms.
Cuaresma Ii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Ii.
A short right from Cuaresma Ii.
A nice left hand lands by Cuaresma Ii.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuaresma Ii blocks it with crossed arms.
Cuaresma Ii scores with a hook to the body.
Cuaresma Ii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii misses with a body punch.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cuaresma Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pol Cuaresma Ii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Cuaresma Ii gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shot to the body.
Cuaresma Ii is working Sloan over against the cage.
Cuaresma Ii lands a hook that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cuaresma Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cuaresma Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cuaresma Ii scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii cracks Sloan with a nice body shot.
Cuaresma Ii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sloan or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuaresma Ii.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuaresma Ii digs a right hand into Sloan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sloan's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma Ii.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Sloan takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Cuaresma Ii.
A short right from Cuaresma Ii on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sloan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cuaresma Ii.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Cuaresma Ii blocks it.
A short uppercut from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii digs a right hand into Sloan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sloan's gas tank.
Cuaresma Ii pushes Sloan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cuaresma Ii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sloan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuaresma Ii presses Sloan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cuaresma Ii scores with a hook to the body.
Cuaresma Ii works on Sloan's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Ii.
A left hand lands to the body for Cuaresma Ii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Cuaresma Ii.
A right handed body shot lands from Cuaresma Ii.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shot to the body.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuaresma Ii blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuaresma Ii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cuaresma Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shot to the body.
Cuaresma Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cuaresma Ii lands a shot to the body.
Cuaresma Ii cracks Sloan with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii lands with a short shot to the head.
Cuaresma Ii lands a hook that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
Cuaresma Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Cuaresma Ii blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii is leaning against Sloan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cuaresma Ii scores with a shoulder strike.
Cuaresma Ii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Cuaresma Ii is blocking nicely.
Cuaresma Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cuaresma Ii presses Sloan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Cuaresma Ii.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Cuaresma Ii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cuaresma Ii presses Sloan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Cuaresma Ii as the two fighters clinch.
Cuaresma Ii digs a right hand underneath Sloan's ribcage. Sloan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cuaresma Ii scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Ii.
Cuaresma Ii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cuaresma Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cuaresma Ii blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma Ii lands a left hand.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Cuaresma Ii blocks it.
Cuaresma Ii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sloan or not.
Cuaresma Ii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
A short right from Cuaresma Ii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuaresma Ii digs a right hand underneath Sloan's ribcage. Sloan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuaresma Ii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cuaresma Ii digs a right hand underneath Sloan's ribcage. Sloan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma Ii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Ii.
Leroy Sloan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pol Cuaresma Ii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cuaresma Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cuaresma Ii lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pol Cuaresma Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cuaresma Ii has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pol Cuaresma Ii!
A very excited looking Pol Cuaresma Ii made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.