PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Slicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slicer has chosen Morbid Angel - Rapture as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dobson
vs
Slicer

200 cm
27
260 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

199 cm
26
274 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Slicer!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slicer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dobson misses with a body shot.
Dobson throws a head kick but Slicer moves out of range.
Dobson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Slicer.
Slicer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dobson pushes Slicer away with a front kick.
Dobson throws a lazy uppercut
and Slicer counters with a nice leg kick.

A head kick lands from Slicer that sends Dobson to the canvas. Dobson tries to scramble back to his feet but Slicer brings him back down into side control.

It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dobson is looking for a sweep.
Dobson is trying to control Slicer's posture but Slicer avoids it.
Dobson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Slicer is keen to just control but Dobson is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson tries to get to full guard but Slicer has control of the leg.
Dobson is trying to control but Slicer passes into side control!

Slicer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dobson is trying to control Slicer's posture but Slicer avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slicer in side control, throwing shots but Dobson defends.

Slicer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dobson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dobson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slicer.
Dobson is not content to let Slicer control the position.
Dobson regains half guard.
Slicer wants to control but Dobson is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson controlling the position for now.
Slicer trying to control the action but Dobson is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johny Slicer was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Slicer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Slicer struggles to land a body shot inside as Dobson controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Dobson.
Dobson is trying to maintain a safe position but Slicer gets an underhook and turns Dobson into the ropes.
Slicer tries to land knees in the clinch but Dobson avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Slicer throws an elbow but misses.
Dobson tries to throw a body punch but Slicer avoids it by throwing Dobson back against the ropes.
Slicer blocking some punches.
Dobson wants to stall.
Dobson has had enough of the clinch but Slicer keeps him there for the moment.
Dobson scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dobson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Dobson.
Slicer tries a knee to the head but Dobson blocks it.
Slicer effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Slicer fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dobson fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dobson stalling in the clinch but Slicer improves position.
Slicer blocking some punches.
Dobson misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johny Slicer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Dobson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Slicer takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dobson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Slicer fails to land.
Dobson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slicer being controlled against the ropes.
Slicer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dobson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Slicer can turn it around.
Dobson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dobson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Slicer breaks the clinch.
Slicer scoring well with a low kick there.
Dobson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slicer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dobson misses with a looping right.
Johny Slicer seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson misses with a hook.
Dobson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Slicer avoids a kick to the body.
Slicer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dobson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slicer finds it's way round the side to connect with Dobson's head.
Slicer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Slicer lands a big shot that drops Dobson! Can he finish him?

Dobson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slicer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oh Dobson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dobson seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Slicer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dobson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slicer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dobson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slicer throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson pulls Slicer in to control the position.
Dobson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dobson is trying to control the position but Slicer postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dobson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Slicer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ben Dobson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Slicer throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Dobson tumbling to the canvas!
Slicer postures up.
Dobson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dobson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dobson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slicer being controlled here momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Dobson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Slicer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slicer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dobson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slicer connects with an inside leg kick.
Slicer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dobson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Ben Dobson's cut is getting worse.
Dobson throws a body punch but Slicer moves out of range.
Slicer lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dobson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Slicer dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Slicer!
Johny Slicer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.