PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Slice's choice of entrance music: Hit em' Up. Kimbo Slice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Slice

198 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
36
277 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Good low kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Ezekiel Johnson has been cut.
Slice on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Slice blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Slice working hard to break the clinch.
Slice manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Slice avoids the damage to the body.
Slice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slice trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Slice avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Johnson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ezekiel Johnson.
Slice does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Slice avoids nicely.

Johnson pushes Slice up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Slice is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson has Slice pressed against the cage.
Slice wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson pushes Slice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slice avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Slice misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Slice really felt that one!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Johnson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws the left hand but Slice avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kimbo Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice scores with a body shot.
Slice throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Slice.
Slice defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slice as he avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slice throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Slice's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slice avoids it.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Slice working aggressively here.
Slice dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
A frustrated look appears on Slice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson stalls.
Slice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice has Johnson pressed against the cage.

Slice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.

Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnson trying to control the action but Slice is working from the bottom.

Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slice is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnson cracks Slice with a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Slice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slice tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slice to the ground. Slice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kimbo Slice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slice connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a straight right.

Johnson pushes Slice up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson has Slice pushed against the cage.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slice blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Slice.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Slice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ezekiel Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slice.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slice is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Slice.
Slice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Slice avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slice avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slice's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.

Slice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slice takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Slice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Slice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kimbo Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Slice avoids the damage to the body.
Ezekiel Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slice is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Slice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slice is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Slice leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Johnson!
After the big win, Ezekiel Johnson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 95% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.