PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Levchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levchenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Zelenoglazoe Taksi. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sloan
vs
Levchenko

195 cm
24
280 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

193 cm
27
245 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Sun-Tzu
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameron Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Artur Levchenko!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Levchenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Levchenko moves out of range of the body kick from Sloan.
Sloan avoids the body shot from Levchenko.
Sloan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Sloan.
The fighters circling - Levchenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Levchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloan scores with a kick to the body.
Levchenko lands with an overhand left.
Sloan connects with a nice looking jab.
Sloan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Sloan. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sloan, right into the meat.
Levchenko misses with a low kick.
Levchenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Levchenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Levchenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Levchenko looks to land a combination but Sloan avoids it well.
Levchenko swings widly with a right hand
and Sloan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been informed that Levchenko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Levchenko.
Levchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Sloan is just out of range.
Sloan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sloan thuds a left hand into Levchenko's body.
Levchenko walks into a straight right hand from Sloan.
Levchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sloan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloan drops his hands momentarily and Levchenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Levchenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Levchenko punishes Sloan's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloan throws the kick towards the body but Levchenko avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Levchenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Levchenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Levchenko manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Levchenko blocks the leg kick.
Levchenko misses with a left hand
letting Sloan counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levchenko avoids the body shot from Sloan.
Levchenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Levchenko lands a jab to the nose.
Sloan just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Levchenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan misses with a hook to the body
and Levchenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Levchenko lands with a hook. Sloan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levchenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sloan with a body shot.
Levchenko throws a jab when Sloan was well out of range.
Levchenko works Sloan's body with a nice hook.
Levchenko ducks under a wild hook from Sloan.
Levchenko misses with a looping left.
Sloan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Levchenko jabs at Sloan's body.
Decent striking displayed by Levchenko there.
Levchenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sloan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Levchenko slips a jab from Sloan.
Sloan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sloan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sloan is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheers as Levchenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sloan doesn't seem phased though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sloan working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sloan.
Levchenko landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Levchenko.
Levchenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sloan.
Levchenko missing with knees to the body.
Levchenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Levchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Levchenko digs a right hand into Sloan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sloan's gas tank.
Levchenko prevents a body shot from Sloan.
Levchenko lands a shoulder strike.
Levchenko working aggressively here.
Levchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sloan tries to work over Levchenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Levchenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Levchenko lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sloan.
Levchenko blocks a body shot from Sloan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan wants to get back to striking at distance but Levchenko won't allow it.
Sloan is working Levchenko over against the cage.
Levchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sloan's elbow.
Sloan swings wildly with an uppercut but Levchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Levchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sloan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Levchenko.
Sloan misses with the head strike.
Sloan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Levchenko blocking some punches.
Levchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Levchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sloan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Levchenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Levchenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Sloan avoids the damage to the body.
Sloan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sloan tries a body shot but Levchenko blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Artur Levchenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Levchenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sloan.
A little jabbing left from Levchenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Levchenko manages to avoid it.
Sloan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Levchenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sloan's calf.
Cameron Sloan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloan throws a push kick but Levchenko slaps the foot to one side.
Sloan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sloan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloan tries to land a front kick but Levchenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Levchenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloan looks to land a right hand but Levchenko moved out of range.
Sloan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Levchenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sloan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sloan lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sloan misses with the head strike.
Sloan is looking to break free of the clinch but Levchenko has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Levchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sloan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Levchenko takes a shot to the head.
Levchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Levchenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sloan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Sloan fails to land.
Come on Levchenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sloan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Levchenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sloan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sloan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Artur Levchenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Levchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Sloan lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levchenko lands a nice uppercut.
Levchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Levchenko.
Sloan misses with a body punch.
Sloan tries a body shot but Levchenko blocks it.
Sloan misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Sloan scores with a nice short uppercut.

Sloan manages to break the clinch.
Sloan throws the left hand but Levchenko avoids the punch easily.
Sloan's corner calls for a 1-2. Sloan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Levchenko slips under a jab.
Levchenko misses with a kick to the body.
Sloan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Levchenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Levchenko catches Sloan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Levchenko scores with a nice right hand.
Sloan throws a right and a left that Levchenko avoids nicely.
Sloan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Levchenko counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sloan.
Sloan looks to land a body kick but Levchenko moved away.
Sloan misses with a body kick.
Levchenko throws a big counter head kick but Sloan avoids it with no problem.
Sloan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Levchenko.
Levchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sloan.
Levchenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Levchenko connects with a single shot there.
Sloan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Levchenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Levchenko scores with a leg kick.
Levchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Sloan is just out of range.
Sloan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Levchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sloan lands a front kick.
Sloan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levchenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Levchenko manages to avoid it.
Sloan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Levchenko with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Levchenko.
Levchenko throws a hook to the side of Sloan's head but Sloan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Levchenko misses with a straight left.
Levchenko throws a shot from downtown. Sloan moves away and avoids it.
Sloan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sloan misses with a body shot.
Levchenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sloan slips under a jab.
Levchenko is looking to slow Sloan down with leg kicks.
Levchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cameron Sloan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sloan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Levchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Levchenko throws a hook to the side of Sloan's head but Sloan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloan slips under a jab from Levchenko.
Levchenko throws a hook to the side of Sloan's head but Sloan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Sloan misses the target.
Sloan lands with an uppercut that bounces Levchenko off the cage and back into range.
Levchenko drops his hands momentarily and Sloan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Levchenko looks to land a left hand but Sloan moved out of range nicely.
Sloan takes one to the chin there.
Sloan is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Levchenko.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Levchenko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levchenko.
Sloan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Levchenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Sloan's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sloan. Levchenko shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloan throws out a loose jab but Levchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levchenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sloan's head backwards.
Levchenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Levchenko misses with a low kick.
Levchenko lands with a hook. Sloan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Levchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levchenko with a nice cross.
Sloan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Levchenko.
Sloan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levchenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sloan was well out of range. Poor timing from Levchenko.
Sloan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Levchenko manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sloan.
Sloan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Levchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Levchenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sloan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Levchenko avoids a kick to the body.
Levchenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levchenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levchenko moves away.
Nice defenses there by Sloan.
An attempted straight right counter from Sloan misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Levchenko.
Levchenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Levchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Levchenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Levchenko. That snapped Sloan's head back.
Sloan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Levchenko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sloan. Levchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Levchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Sloan is just out of range.
Levchenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sloan.
Sloan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Levchenko 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 Sloan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sloan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Levchenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sloan.
Sloan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levchenko.
Sloan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levchenko.
Sloan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Levchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Levchenko missing with a left hand there. Sloan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloan is looking to land body kicks.
Sloan looks for the body kick but Levchenko saw that one coming.
Levchenko is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Sloan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Levchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levchenko defending well as Sloan loads up on a big left hand.
Sloan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sloan.
Levchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Levchenko throws a leg kick
and Sloan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Levchenko moves away.
Levchenko lands a slapping body shot.
Sloan misses with a body kick.
Sloan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Levchenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloan misses with a kick to the body.
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!
Sloan staying out of range there.
Sloan checks a leg kick.
Levchenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sloan on the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Sloan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Levchenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sloan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sloan. Levchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Levchenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sloan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sloan.
Sloan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artur Levchenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Levchenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Levchenko!
Our winner, Artur Levchenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.