PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dace Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dace Datsik has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Datsik
vs
Slice

194 cm
18
241 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
234 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 Los Angeles, Dace Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice swinging wildly here.
Datsik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slice sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Datsik somewhat.
Slice tries to clinch but Datsik moves out of range.

Datsik tries to sprawl but Slice drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Slice stands up from half guard.

Slice drops Datsik with a left right combo! Slice follows him down to the ground into side control.

Datsik is rocked!

It looks like Dace Datsik has been cut.
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!
Slice is working Datsik over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Datsik is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Slice stands up.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
Datsik seems to have got his legs back now.

Slice gets a clinch.

Slice ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Slice no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Slice uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slice throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Datsik tumbling to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Datsik trying to control the position.

Slice stands and steps away. Datsik gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Datsik gets tackled into the cage by Slice. Slice maintains the clinch.
Slice lands an uppercut.
Slice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Datsik is defending well for now.
Slice fails to pull guard.

Slice pulls guard effortlessly.

Slice is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Datsik presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Slice misses with a body punch.
Slice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Datsik just stands there and leans against the cage.
Slice wants to get back to striking at distance but Datsik won't allow it.
Slice looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Datsik avoids it.
Datsik is looking for a takedown.
Datsik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Slice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dace Datsik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice scores with a three punch combo!

Datsik moves into the clinch.
Slice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Slice pulls guard successfully.

Slice manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Slice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Datsik moves in looking to clinch but Slice pushes him off.
Datsik slips a straight right by Slice.
Datsik throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik doesn't manage to clinch there - Slice circles away.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
Datsik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slice doesn't seem bothered though.
Slice tries for a takedown but Datsik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice stuffs the takedown.
Slice throws a series of punches but Datsik avoids them all with ease.
Datsik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slice at a distance.
Slice stuffs the takedown.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Datsik goes for a double leg but Slice avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Slice continues to drive forward.
Slice is trying to pull guard but Datsik turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Datsik is trying to pull guard but Slice turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Datsik looking to stall.
Datsik has Slice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Datsik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slice is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice has a couple of punches blocked by Datsik.
Datsik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Slice gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Slice breaks the clinch.
Slice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Datsik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Datsik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slice tries to avoid it but Datsik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slice to the ground. Slice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Datsik tries to clinch up but Slice circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Datsik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slice slaps away a takedown attempt from Datsik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Datsik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dace Datsik'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.

Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Datsik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Datsik misses.
Slice throws a combination that misses
and Datsik counters with an outside leg kick.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch but Datsik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slice goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Datsik fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Slice to the ground. Datsik is now in Slice's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Datsik stopping the sweep attempt from Slice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik misses with a punch to the body.
Slice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Datsik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Datsik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slice is defending well for now.
Datsik is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dace Datsik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Datsiks head.
Datsik has Slice pressed against the cage, preventing Slice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Datsik managing to block the knees to the body from Slice.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slice.
Slice prevents a takedown attempt there.

Slice pulls guard.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Datsik from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slice swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Dace Datsik has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Slice scores with a takedown into Datsik's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Datsik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Datsik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Datsik lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Slice with a nice head shot there.
Slice stands up over Datsik, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Datsik is working an open guard so Slice takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Datsik shoots in and drives through. Slice sprawls well.
Slice misses with a combination
and Datsik counters with a head kick.
Datsik tries to clinch there but Slice circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Slice. No joy for Datsik on that attempt.
Dace Datsik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Datsik shoots in for a takedown but Slice shows good takedown defense.

Slice dives in and scores a takedown into Datsik's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Slice stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Datsik throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Datsik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Datsik tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a combination
and Datsik counters with a low kick, right behind Slice 's knee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Datsik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Datsik shoots in looking for a takedown but Slice manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Datsik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kimbo Slice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Datsik keeps the fight on the outside.
Datsik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Datsik wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Datsik or perhaps it was just good defense by Slice which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Datsik misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dace Datsik's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

A jab from Slice does it's job there.

Slice drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slice working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Datsik's head.

Datsik is working an open guard so Slice takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Slice. Those never looked like landing.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch but Datsik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Datsik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slice wants to clinch but Datsik slips to the side
and Datsik counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice misses with an uppercut
and Datsik counters with a thumping low kick.
Slice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Datsik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slice defends it nicely.
Slice tries to clinch up but Datsik circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Datsik throws a nice head kick!
Datsik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Slice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Datsik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slice pinned against the cage. Slice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slice tries to clinch there but Datsik circles away.
Datsik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Datsik darts in looking for a takedown but Slice gets double underhooks and turns Datsik into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dace Datsik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slice.

Slice pulls Datsik into guard.
Datsik trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Slice manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Slice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Slice stands and steps away. Datsik gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Slice moves into the clinch successfully.
Slice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Datsik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slice's efforts to push away.
Datsik tries to pull guard but Slice won't allow it.
Datsik tries to score a body lock takedown but Slice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Datsik is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Slice is defending well.
Slice pushes Datsik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slice lands with a short shot to the head.

Slice has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Datsik uses from the top position.
Datsik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slice on the ground.
Slice has a closed guard, preventing Datsik from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Datsik looking to sit in guard and control but Slice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kimbo Slice is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Slice is working Datsik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Slice decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Slice misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Datsik bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Slice tries to bum rush Datsik with a series of wild strikes but Datsik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Datsik.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Datsik wants to clinch up but Slice keeps it at a distance.
Datsik shoots in for a takedown but Slice shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Datsik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Datsik scrambles back to his feet.

Slice shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Datsik is trying to defend but Slice finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slice 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.