PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Issa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slevin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, timber. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Slevin
vs
Issa

196 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
245 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

AnonymouS

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Slevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Issa!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Issa misses with a body kick.
Issa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Issa has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Slevin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Slevin keeps the fight on the outside.
Slevin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Issa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slevin defends it nicely.
Slevin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Issa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slevin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slevin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice takedown defense from Slevin. No joy for Issa on that attempt.
Tony Slevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Issa.
Issa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Issa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slevin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Issa closes the distance and clinches up with Slevin, looking for a takedown. Issa pushes Slevin against the cage but Slevin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slevin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Issa.
Issa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Slevin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slevin.

Issa forces Slevin back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slevin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Issa.
Issa can't get the takedown.
Slevin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slevin lands with a light punch inside.
Slevin has Issa pressed against the cage, preventing Issa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Slevin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Issa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slevin as he avoids it easily.
Issa swats away the attempt to clinch by Slevin.

Slevin clinches.

Slevin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Issa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Issa tries a head kick but it misses.
Issa doesn't manage to clinch there - Slevin circles away.
Issa misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Issa moves in looking to clinch but Slevin pushes him off.

Slevin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slevin trying to control the position but instead, Issa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slevin into the cage.

Slevin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Slevin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Issa takes one to the chin there.
Issa shoots in for a double leg but Slevin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slevin throws a nice looking combination but Issa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Issa misses with a low kick.
Slevin looks to land a combination but Issa avoids it well.
Tony Slevin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Slevin. That snapped Issa's head back.
Issa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slevin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Issa under the eye.
Issa throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Issa misses with a takedown attempt - Slevin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Slevin throws a left that rocks Issa and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Slevin dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Issa regain composure!

Issa is rocked!

Slevin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Issa is still in real trouble! Can Slevin finish him?

Slevin decides to stand back up.
Issa seems to have recovered his senses.
Issa is looking to land body kicks.
Slevin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Issa tries to clinch but Slevin moves out of range.
Slevin throws a series of punches but Issa avoids them all with ease.
Issa tries to clinch there but Slevin circles away.
Issa fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Slevin misses.
Slevin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Issa at a distance.
Slevin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slevin moves in looking to clinch but Issa pushes him off.
Slevin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Issa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slevin digs a good hook to Issa's body.
Slevin throws a right and a left that Issa avoids nicely.
Slevin throws a series of punches but Issa avoids them all with ease.
Issa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Slevin looks to land a combination. Issa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Issa goes for a double leg but Slevin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Slevin continues to drive forward.
Slevin misses with the head strike.

Slevin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Slevin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Slevin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Issa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slevin avoids the head kick by Issa.
Tony Slevin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slevin throws a series of punches but Issa avoids them all with ease.
Issa looks to score with a jab to the body but Slevin is just out of range.
Slevin keeps the fight on the outside.

Slevin moves into range and clinches up with Issa.
Issa lands a body shot.
Slevin stalling against the cage.
Issa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slevin keeps control of Issa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Slevin fails to land.

Slevin breaks the clinch.
Slevin blocks a head kick by Issa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin lands with a right hand.
Slevin misses the shot to the body.
Issa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slevin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Slevin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slevin staying out of range there.
Slevin throws a nice looking combination but Issa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slevin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slevin blocks a head kick by Issa.
Slevin tries to close the distance and clinch but Issa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Issa throws out a leg kick but Slevin moves out of range and Issa only half commits.
Issa tries to clinch up.
Slevin misses with a double jab.
Issa misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Issa is looking to chop away at Slevin's legs.
Tony Slevin is winning the standup battle so far.
Slevin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Issa tries to close the distance and clinch but Slevin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slevin throws a hook to the side of Issa's head but Issa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slevin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Issa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Slevin feints a jab promting Issa to slip. Slevin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Issa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Slevin misses with a double jab.
Issa shoots in looking for a takedown but Slevin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Issa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slevin stalks Issa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Issa's face. Issa staggers backwards, shaken.
Issa misses the jab.
Issa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slevin moves away.
Issa tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slevin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Issa.
Issa dives in and grabs Slevin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slevin pushes down on Issa's head and hops out.
Issa swings for the body but Slevin moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Issa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slevin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slevin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slevin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Slevin keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Issa misses the target.
Slevin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slevin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Issa tries to clinch up.
Issa moves in looking to clinch but Slevin pushes him off.
Slevin lands with a right hand.
Slevin cracks Issa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Issa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slevin lands with a nice body punch.
Slevin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Issa misses with a wild combination.
Slevin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slevin slips a jab and a cross from Issa.
Issa wants to clinch up but Slevin keeps it at a distance.
Issa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slevin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Issa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slevin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Issa somewhat.
Tony Slevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Issa.
Issa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slevin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Slevin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Slevin tests Issa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slevin connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Issa! He's out on his feet! Slevin rushes in and drops Issa with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Slevin!
Tony Slevin made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'ive lost my dog Timber'.