PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Blackford
vs
Slinga

200 cm
29
252 lbs
15 - 4 - 1

194 cm
26
285 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freeman Blackford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gun Slinga!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slinga wants to slow Blackford down by chopping away at his legs.
Blackford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slinga tries to clinch up.
Gun Slinga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slinga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackford was well out of range. Poor timing from Slinga.
Blackford tries to score with a low kick but Slinga moves his leg out of the way.
Slinga throws a body kick that misses
and Slinga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blackford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slinga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slinga scores with a decent looking hook.
Blackford throws a leg kick
and Slinga counters with a body kick.
Blackford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slinga swings for the body but Blackford moves out of range.
Slinga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Slinga has Blackford up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slinga can't find room to land a body shot as Blackford controls the action.

Blackford gets control of Slinga's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blackford will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Slinga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slinga tries to free his leg and advance position but Blackford is retaining full guard.
Slinga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Blackford looking for subs off his back but Slinga has passed one foot through into half guard.
Slinga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blackford has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Slinga escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Slinga!
Blackford is looking to regain half guard here but Slinga keeps moving and retains side control.
Slinga tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Blackford is trying to control Slinga's posture but Slinga avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackford is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackford holds on to Slinga's head and controls the position momentarily.
Blackford sneaks back into half guard.
Blackford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blackford is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slinga pulls his head out easily.

Blackford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slinga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blackford preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Slinga is thwarting Blackford's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gun Slinga hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Slinga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slinga takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gun Slinga 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.

That kick from Blackford tenderised Slinga's leg. Slinga is trying to keep his angry face on.

It looks like Gun Slinga has been cut.
Slinga tries to clinch there but Blackford circles away.
Blackford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Slinga if he has to take too many more of those.
Blackford is looking to score with low kicks.
Blackford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slinga throws the kick towards the body but Blackford avoids it.
Blackford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slinga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slinga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Blackford misses.
Slinga moves away from the strike by Blackford.
Blackford shoots in and drives through. Slinga sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slinga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slinga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blackford is looking to chop away at Slinga's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford moves out of range of the body kick.
Blackford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Slinga scores with the left hand. Blackford knows he should have avoided that one.
Blackford moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Slinga.
Slinga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slinga lands a jab to the nose.
Slinga misses with a body kick.

Slinga clinches.

Blackford jumps guard and drags Slinga to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slinga wants to get up but he can't break Blackford's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Slinga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blackford is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slinga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slinga is looking to stand up but Blackford won't let him.
Slinga seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Slinga tries to free his leg and advance position but Blackford is retaining full guard.
Slinga wants to control from the top but Blackford keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Slinga stays in close to Blackford's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gun Slinga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Slinga throws a wild body kick that Blackford sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackford moves out of range of the leg kick from Slinga.
Jab, jab by Blackford - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Blackford. Beautiful body shot.
Blackford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Slinga.
Blackford checks a low kick from Slinga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slinga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blackford swinging wildly here.
Slinga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blackfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blackford moves out of range as Slinga strikes.
Blackford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blackford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blackford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blackford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slinga moves in looking to clinch but Blackford pushes him off.
Slinga punishes Blackford's body with a nice straight punch.
Slinga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blackford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Slinga misses.
Blackford moves out of range of the leg kick from Slinga.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slinga misses with a body shot

and Blackford counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slinga's guard now.
Blackford stopping the sweep attempt from Slinga.
Blackford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gun Slinga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gun Slinga's cut.
That's time! Blackford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Slinga lands with a good body shot.
Blackford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slinga thuds his right hand into Blackford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Freeman Blackford has been cut.
Slinga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Slinga.
Slinga throws a wild body kick that Blackford sees coming a mile off.
Slinga lands a front kick.
Slinga motions for Blackford to come forward. Slinga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slinga throws a leg kick but Blackford checks it.
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!
A big left from Slinga misses.
Blackford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Slinga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slinga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slinga misses with a body punch
and Blackford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slinga scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford shoots in looking for a takedown but Slinga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blackford's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slinga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackford paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Blackford fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Slinga sprawls well initially but Blackford persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blackford perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Blackford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blackford wants to control but Slinga is keeping him busy.
Freeman Blackford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford is looking to advance position but Slinga won't allow it.
Slinga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blackford.
Slinga is looking for a sweep. Blackford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slinga keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Freeman Blackford.
That kick from Slinga tenderised Blackford's leg. Blackford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slinga closes the distance but Blackford moves to the side

and Blackford counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Slinga!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What's Slinga going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Slinga wants to control but Blackford postures up.
Blackford is looking to take a break and control but Slinga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blackford tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackford working the strikes but Slinga uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Blackford wants to pass to mount but Slinga is defending the position.
Blackford perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slinga wants to control but Blackford is keeping busy.
Gun Slinga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slinga throws a leg kick but Blackford sees it coming and checks it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gun Slinga.
I've got Slinga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gun Slinga!
A victorious Gun Slinga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.