PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bobby george (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Slice
vs
george

194 cm
22
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bobby george!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
george shoots for a takedown but Slice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
george looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
george tries to clinch up but Slice circles away and keeps his distance.
george fails with the takedown.
Johnny Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bobby george.
george shoots in looking for a takedown. Slice tries to sprawl out of it but george keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Slice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slice throws a sloppy head kick and george moves out of range easily.
george on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
george shoots in looking for a takedown. Slice tries to sprawl out of it but george keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Slice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slice misses with a head kick.
george tries for a takedown but Slice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but george bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab-cross combination lands for Slice and sends george crashing to the mat! Slice follows him down to the mat - george regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

george is rocked!

It looks like bobby george has been cut.
george looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.

Slice stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows george to get to his feet.
george has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnny Slice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
george showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
Slice lands a head kick!
Slice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
george is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Slice.
george sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Slice throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
george has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Slice.
george is trying desperately to land a takedown but Slice is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for george.
Crunch! Slice slams his shin into george's torso.
Slice keeps george at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice scores with a push kick.
george is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Slice.
Slice throws a right and a left that george avoids nicely.
Slice tries a head kick but it misses.
Slice tries to bum rush george with a series of wild strikes but george uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
george shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slice pinned against the cage. Slice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters circling a little - Slice finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Slice lands a front kick.
george shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slice as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slice lands a two punch combo.
Slice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
george shoots in for a takedown but Slice shows good takedown defense.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from george.
A left and a right from Slice both land. Nice combination.
Slice lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
george fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
george shoots in for a double leg but Slice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Slice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on bobby george's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Slice throws a combination that misses
and george makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slice misses with a wild combination.
george fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
george has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Slice.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
george throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
george chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slice can pounce on him.
Slice avoids the body shot from george.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice tries to bum rush george with a series of wild strikes but george uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slice throws a right hand that george ducks under and follows up with a left that george also avoids with ease.
george fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slice lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws a head kick that misses.
Slice stuffs the takedown.
Johnny Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bobby george.
george avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slice throws a series of punches but george avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Slice as george shoots in.
george takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnny Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
george is looking to clinch.
george avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slice looks to land a combination but george avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
george tries to bum rush Slice with a series of wild strikes but Slice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slice lands a two punch combo.
Slice misses with a double jab

and george counters by clinching up.

george wants the takedown. Slice is fighting it off but george persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Slice's guard against the ropes.
george stops Slice from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slice keeping moving, preventing george from controlling successfully.
george wanted to stand there but Slice had control of the position.
george pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slice is keeping the position for now.
Slice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
george shoots in looking for a takedown. Slice tries to sprawl out of it but george keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Slice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
george takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slice lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slice lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Slice.
george misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slice.
Slice feints and then cracks george's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow george down.
Slice throws a head kick that misses

and george counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by george.
Slice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

george breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slice.
Slice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Slice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on bobby george's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

george fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slice, pushing him back against the ropes.
george tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slice smiles and moves away.
george tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice misses with a wild combination.
george tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

george shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Slice's guard.
george looking to pass the guard.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
george trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants to stand but george is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as george accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slice wants to stand and escape but george is having none of it.

george gets to his feet - Slice follows without any prompting.
Slice throws the kick towards the body but george avoids it.
Slice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Slice. No joy for george on that attempt.
george throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings george.
Slice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
george shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slice but Slice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnny Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bobby george.
Slice takes a kick to the side of the head.
Slice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but george bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
george blocks a head kick by Slice.
george shoots in but no luck this time.
george is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Slice throws a right hand that george ducks under and follows up with a left that george also avoids with ease.
Slice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slice connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with the combination.
Slice swinging wilding here.

george has taken the fight to the clinch.
george prevents Slice from breaking the clinch.

george pulls guard effortlessly.

Slice stands and steps away. george gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
george showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
Slice tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
george stalks Slice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Slice's face. Slice staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnny Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
george stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slice.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Slice.
george shoots and misses
and Slice counters with an outside leg kick.
Slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Slice.
george throws a lazy body kick
and Slice makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
george connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slice throws a sloppy head kick
and george counters with a nice body shot.
Slice throws a head kick that misses.
Slice lands a head kick. george smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
bobby george has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
george blocks a head kick by Slice.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Slice.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slice, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Slice!