PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Slicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatherer comes to the cage accompanied by Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains. Slicer has chosen Morbid Angel - Rapture as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gatherer
vs
Slicer

195 cm
29
272 lbs
21 - 3 - 1

199 cm
29
274 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

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 21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Slicer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slicer misses with a wild combination.
Gatherer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slicer stuns Gatherer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gatherer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slicer scores with a hook to the body. Gatherer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slicer scores with a body shot.
Gatherer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gatherer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gatherer loads up on a big right hand but Slicer slips the punch.
Slicer throws a counter combo.
A head kick by Slicer misses
and Gatherer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gatherer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slicer.
Gatherer misses the shot to the body.
Slicer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slicer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gatherer.
Gatherer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slicer.
Slicer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gatherer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slicer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Slicer works Gatherer's body with a nice hook.
Good work by Gatherer as he checks the leg kick.
Slicer connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Hunter Gatherer has been cut.
Gatherer blocks a leg kick.
Slicer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatherer.
Gatherer scores with a jab. Slicer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gatherer lands a nice looking body kick.
Gatherer throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slicer throws out a loose jab but Gatherer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatherer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gatherer takes a swing at Slicer's ribcage but misses.
Slicer tries a quick counter leg kick but Gatherer is wise to it.
Gatherer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Gatherer as he connects with a hook.
Gatherer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slicer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slicer throws a body punch but Gatherer moves out of range.
Gatherer loads up on a big right hand but Slicer slips the punch.
A nice side step and Slicer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gatherer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slicer throws a solid leg kick but Gatherer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slicer.
Gatherer attempts a counter takedown but Slicer avoids it well and moves away.
Slicer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gatherer rather than just go for the knockout.
Slicer throws a low kick but Gatherer moves out of range easily.
Hunter Gatherer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slicer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slicer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gatherer with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Slicer misses.
Gatherer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gatherer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gatherer scores with the left hand. Slicer knows he should have avoided that one.
Slicer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slicer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slicer tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatherer tries a low kick but Slicer avoids it.
Slicer digs a good body shot into Gatherer's ribs.
Slicer looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatherer is just out of range.
Slicer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slicer misses with a body kick.
Gatherer misses with a looping left.
Gatherer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slicer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gatherer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Gatherer misses.
Slicer flicks out a counter leg kick but Gatherer steps away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatherer tests Slicer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slicer misses the shot to the body.
Gatherer takes one to the chin there.
Gatherer scores with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slicer.
Slicer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Slicer. Beautiful body shot.
Slicer doesn't manage to clinch there - Gatherer circles away.
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 Hunter Gatherer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gatherer tries to keep at a distance but Slicer has taken the fight into the clinch.

Slicer manages to break the clinch.
Gatherer lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatherer 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 Slicer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slicer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slicer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gatherer blocks it well.
Slicer tries to land a front kick but Gatherer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Slicer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slicer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slicer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatherer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slicer's calf.
Slicer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gatherer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slicer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gatherer's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gatherer blocks the low kick.
Gatherer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slicer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Slicer throws a solid leg kick but Gatherer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slicer.
Slicer connects with a leg kick. Gatherer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johny Slicer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Slicer does no damage.
Gatherer avoids the body shot from Slicer.
Gatherer misses with a body kick.
Gatherer connects with a body shot that sends Slicer's belly button to the back.
Slicer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gatherer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gatherer walks into a straight right hand from Slicer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slicer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatherer.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gatherer!
Gatherer misses with a looping left.
Slicer scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slicer misses with a hook. Gatherer ducked under it nicely.
Gatherer throws a jab but it's blocked by Slicer.
Gatherer shoots in for a double leg but Slicer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gatherer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gatherer takes one to the chin there.
Gatherer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatherer misses with a body punch
and Slicer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slicer throws a series of punches but Gatherer moves out of range.
Gatherer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slicer can pounce on him.
Gatherer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slicer manages to avoid it.
Slicer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gatherer is looking to slow Slicer down with leg kicks.
Gatherer lands with a nice body punch.
Slicer tries to clinch but Gatherer is having none of it.
Gatherer lands a leg kick that knocks Slicer off balance momentarily.
Slicer moves out of range of the leg kick from Gatherer.
A nice side step and Slicer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Slicer is looking to chop away at Gatherer's legs.
Slicer throws a body punch but Gatherer moves out of range.
Gatherer looks to land a left hand but Slicer moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gatherer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Slicer counters with a crisp one two that drops Gatherer! Slicer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gatherer to his feet! Gatherer is in big trouble!
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!
Slicer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gatherer circles away quickly and effectively.
Gatherer throws out a leg kick but Slicer moves out of range and Gatherer only half commits.
Slicer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slicer avoids a punch combination nicely.
A lazy body kick from Gatherer
and Slicer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gatherer's knee momentarily.
Slicer connects with a solid leg kick.
Slicer swings for the body but Gatherer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Slicer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hunter Gatherer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Slicer blocks a jab.
Gatherer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gatherer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slicer.
Slicer misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Gatherer.
Slicer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gatherer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gatherer, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Gatherer. That snapped Slicer's head back.
Slicer stuffs the takedown attempt from Gatherer. Gatherer gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatherer just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatherer misses with a body kick.
Gatherer tries to clinch but Slicer moves out of range.
Gatherer's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Gatherer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gatherer throws a body shot but no joy.
Gatherer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slicer throws a sloppy head kick and Gatherer moves out of range easily.
Slicer just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Gatherer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Slicer.
Gatherer misses with a two punch combination.
Gatherer throws a jab but it's blocked by Slicer.
Johny Slicer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slicer misses with a two punch combination.
Gatherer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gatherer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Slicer.
Slicer staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Slicer.
Hunter Gatherer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Slicer.
Slicer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Slicer as he checks the leg kick.
Gatherer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slicer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gatherer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slicer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gatherer's hands.

Gatherer clinches up against the cage.
Gatherer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Slicer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gatherer throws the kick towards the body but Slicer avoids it.
Gatherer misses the shot to the body.
Slicer tries a quick counter leg kick but Gatherer is wise to it.
Slicer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatherer throws a wild body kick that Slicer sees coming a mile off.
Slicer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gatherer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Slicer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Slicer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gatherer moves forwards but Slicer connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slicer.
Slicer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slicer blocks a head kick by Gatherer.
Slicer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatherer. That did some damage!
Gatherer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slicer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatherer.
Gatherer misses with a hook.
Slicer avoids a kick to the body.
Slicer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatherer misses with a low kick.
Gatherer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Gatherer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slicer 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Slicer!
Johny Slicer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.