PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles The Prophet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

The Prophet
vs
Slone

173 cm
18
146 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
27
140 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles The Prophet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chad Slone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from The Prophet misses.
Slone moves out of range of the strikes.
Slone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Charles The Prophet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The Prophet closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for The Prophet.

The Prophet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Prophet throws a jab but it's blocked by Slone.
Slone staying out of range there.

The Prophet has taken the fight to the clinch.

Slone wants the takedown. The Prophet is fighting it off but Slone persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Prophet's guard against the cage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Prophet is looking to stand up but Slone isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slone won't allow The Prophet to get back to his feet.

Slone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Prophet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slone on the ground.

Slone drops back looking for a leg! The Prophet is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Prophet manages to kick Slone off! Slone jumps back into The Prophet's guard.
Slone looks winded!
The Prophet wants to stand and escape but Slone is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone wants to pass the guard but The Prophet is keeping the position.
The Prophet is looking to stand up but Slone isn't so interested in that idea.

Slone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Slone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Slone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Prophet swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Slone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Slone prevents The Prophet from getting back to his feet.
Slone passes into half guard.
The Prophet is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Prophet's head.

Slone is working for a kimura but The Prophet is defending it quite comfortably.
The Prophet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slone working The Prophet over with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Slone seems to be working for a kimura but The Prophet defends the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Slone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Prophet sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Slone 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.

The Prophet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slone was well out of range. Poor timing from The Prophet.
The Prophet doesn't manage to clinch there - Slone circles away.
The Prophet connects with the punch.
Slone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slone ducks under a wild hook from The Prophet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Prophet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slone.
Slone takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slone dodges the punch combination from The Prophet.
The Prophet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slone circles away quickly and effectively.
The Prophet scores with a nice head shot.
The Prophet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Prophet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slone.
The Prophet misses with a hook
and Slone counters with a stiff right hand.
The Prophet misses with a hook. Slone ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone fails with a takedown attempt.
Slone is breathing heavily.
Slone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

The Prophet clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Prophet.

The Prophet breaks from the clinch.
Slone moves away from the strike by The Prophet.
The Prophet lands a jab to the nose.
The Prophet connects with a right hand. Slone shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Prophet tries to clinch but Slone moves out of range.
Slone keeps the fight on the outside.
Slone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

The Prophet closes the distance and clinches.

The Prophet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Prophet.
A slow jab from The Prophet misses its intended target.
The Prophet looks to score with a jab to the body but Slone is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Prophet looks to throw the jab but Slone is out of range.
The Prophet tries to clinch

and Slone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

The Prophet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slone walks into a straight right hand from The Prophet.
The Prophet throws a lazy uppercut
and The Prophet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Prophet is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The Prophet moves in looking to clinch but Slone pushes him off.
The Prophet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Prophet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slone moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles The Prophet dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The Prophet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Prophet looks to clinch

and Slone moves into the clinch.
The Prophet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Slone breaks the clinch.
Slone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Prophet tries to close the distance and clinch but Slone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slone checks a low kick from The Prophet.
The Prophet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Prophet thows a body shot but no joy.
Slone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by The Prophet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Prophet.
The Prophet misses with a hook to the body

and Slone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slone.
The Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Prophet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slone.
Slone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Prophet working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Prophet is defending well.
Charles The Prophet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Slone.

The Prophet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slone keeps the fight on the outside.

The Prophet gets a clinch.

The Prophet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Prophet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Prophet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Prophet lands with a nice body punch.
The Prophet lands with a nice combination. Slone backs away looking to recover.
The Prophet misses with a double jab.
The Prophet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Prophet lands with a nice combination. Slone backs away looking to recover.
The Prophet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

The Prophet closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Prophet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slone has him pressed against the cage.

The Prophet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Prophet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling The Prophet to counter with a crisp jab.
The Prophet tries to clinch but Slone is having none of it.
The Prophet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slone ducks under a wild hook from The Prophet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles The Prophet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Prophet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Charles The Prophet!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Charles The Prophet!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Charles The Prophet!

Charles The Prophet wins by unanimous decision!
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