PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bim Bham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Slayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bim Bham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bham
vs
Slayton

193 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bim Bham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Slayton!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Slayton.
Bham misses the jab.
Bham swings for the body but Slayton moves out of range.
A big right from Bham misses.
Nice body punch from Bham.
Slayton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slayton moves away from the strike by Bham.
Bham dodges the punch combination from Slayton.
Bham connects with a right hand. Slayton shakes it off.
Bham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bham misses with the combination.
Bham throws a body punch but Slayton moves out of range.
Bham throws a jab but it's blocked by Slayton.
Slayton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bham misses with a body shot.
Bham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slayton.
Bham scores with a nice right hand.
Bham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slayton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slayton lands a nice shot to the body.
Bham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slayton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slayton throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bham gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Slayton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bham looking to control.

Bham looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Slayton passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Slayton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bham has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bham pushes Slayton off looking to stand but Slayton dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Slayton connects with a nice short shot to Bham's temple.
Bham is looking to improve his position.

Bham looking for submissions off his back.
Slayton drops an elbow to the side of Bham's head.
Bham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Slayton.
Slayton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bham is looking for a sweep. Slayton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slayton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bham!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bham regains half guard.

Slayton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slayton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Slayton decides to stand and escape the position.
Bham misses with a jab to the body
and Slayton counters with a left to the body.
Bham throws a hook but Slayton avoids it easily.
Bham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slayton moves away.
A swing and a miss from Bham.
Slayton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Slayton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bham's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bham just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Slayton does no damage.
Bham takes one on the button.
Bham scores with a shot to the body.
Bham lands a head shot.
Bham looks to land a right hand but Slayton moved out of range.
Slayton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bham.
Bham misses with a hook
and Slayton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slayton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Bham misses the target.
Slayton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Slayton misses.
Bham swings widly with a right hand
and Slayton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slayton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slayton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Slayton 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.

Slayton slips a jab from Bham.
Bham swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Slayton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slayton.
Slayton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Slayton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bham gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slayton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bham.
A head punch on the inside from Bham fails to land.
Bham misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Slayton breaks from the clinch.
Slayton lands with a nice combination. Bham backs away looking to recover.
Bham is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bham misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bham tries a head kick but it misses.
Slayton cracks a nice hook into Bham's ribs.
Slayton walks into a jab.
Slayton swinging wildly here.
Bham throws a body kick that misses.
Bim Bham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slayton moves away.
A jab from Bham misses.
Slayton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bham looks to throw the jab but Slayton is out of range.
Slayton slips a jab from Bham.
Bham just misses with a punch to the body.
Bham swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slayton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Slayton does no damage.
Slayton slips a jab and a cross from Bham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Slayton. Those never looked like landing.
Bham throws the left hand but Slayton avoids the punch easily.
Slayton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Slayton throws a right hand that Bham ducks under and follows up with a left that Bham also avoids with ease.
Slayton misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bham throws out a powerful jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bham, as that shot connected.
Bim Bham is winning the standup battle so far.
Slayton misses with the combination.
Bham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slayton moves away.
Slayton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Slayton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bham missing with a left hand there. Slayton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slayton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayton moves out of range as Bham strikes.
Bham missing with a left hand there. Slayton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Slayton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slayton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bham.
Slayton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slayton shoots in for a double leg but Bham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bim Bham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Slayton.
A big right from Bham misses.
Bham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slayton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bham is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Bham misses.
Slayton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bham.
Slayton shoots in looking for a takedown but Bham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slayton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slayton staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayton staying out of range there.
Bham lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slayton slips a straight right by Bham.
Slayton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slayton tries to close the distance and clinch but Bham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slayton counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slayton moves out of range as Bham strikes.
Bham looks to land a right hand but Slayton moved out of range.
A slow jab from Bham misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slayton slips under a jab.
Bham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slayton misses with a few strikes there.
Bham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bim Bham dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slayton on the side of the head.
Slayton scores with a head kick.
Bham misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bham. Slayton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slayton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Slayton slips a jab from Bham.
Bham takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Slayton.
A shot to the body from Bham misses

and Slayton counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Bham is working to avoid the ground and pound but Slayton connects with a decent elbow.
Bham is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bham wants to get back to his feet but Slayton is dominant here and he's now got Bham's back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slayton lands punches and elbows.
Bham is really stuck here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bham fending off the submission attempt from Slayton.
Bham can't escape the position.
Slayton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slayton throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Bham!

Slayton tightening his grip on Bham, looking for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bham tries to escape the position.
Bham looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Slayton lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bham looking very determined here, making life difficult for Slayton.
Slayton lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bham.
Will Slayton go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bham rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Slayton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slayton is looking to take a break and control but Bham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slayton is thwarting Bham's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Slayton lands strikes from half guard.
Slayton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bham is trying to get back to full guard.

Slayton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bham wants to control but Slayton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bham tries to get to full guard but Slayton has control of the leg.
Bham is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slayton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bham defends it well.
Bham is looking for a sweep. Slayton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Slayton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Bham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bham tries to get to full guard but Slayton has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Slayton connects with a nice short shot to Bham's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slayton trying to control the action but Bham is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Slayton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slayton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Slayton!