PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dedrick Sledge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Kamilak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dedrick Sledge has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sledge
vs
Kamilak

168 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dedrick Sledge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kamil Kamilak!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamilak wants to clinch.
Sledge wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sledge misses with a head kick.

Sledge moves into range and clinches up with Kamilak.

Sledge turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sledge manages to end up in side control.
Kamilak defending against the ground and pound.
Sledge tries to score with some ground and pound. Kamilak controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sledge in side control, throwing shots but Kamilak defends.
Sledge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kamilak tries to improve position but can't.

Sledge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kamilak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sledge working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamilak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sledge wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Sledge tries for a kimura but Kamilak is defending well.
Sledge trying to control the action but Kamilak is working from the bottom.
Kamilak is looking to regain half guard here but Sledge keeps moving and retains side control.
Sledge trying to control the position but Kamilak is working away.

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.
Sledge fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Sledge wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kamilak, who protects the arm well.
Kamilak tries to bench press Sledge off him but Sledge keeps the position.

Sledge thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kamilak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kamilak is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Kamilak stops Sledge from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamilak is looking for a sweep.

Sledge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kamilak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Sledge is trying to get an arm triangle but Kamilak is defending well.
Kamilak sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sledge looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kamilak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sledge.
Sledge is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sledge definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamilak trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Sledge is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sledge wants to control but Kamilak is keeping him busy.
Kamilak wants to get back to full guard.
Kamilak is trying to stand up here but Sledge is controlling him well.

Sledge seems to be looking for submissions.

Kamilak actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sledge is looking for a kimura but Kamilak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sledge to get the leverage.
Sledge is breathing heavily.
Sledge is keen to just control but Kamilak is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dedrick Sledge 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.

Kamilak moves into the clinch.

Kamilak lands a takedown into guard.

Sledge looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sledge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kamilak can do to turn this around?
Kamilak slips nicely into half guard.
Sledge slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kamilak wants to pass the guard but Sledge is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sledge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kamilak defends well.
Kamilak is looking to advance position but Sledge has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamilak prevents Sledge from taking his back.
Kamilak is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamilak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Sledge has hold of Kamilak's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kamilak manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sledge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kamilak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sledge misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sledge controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamilak wants to try and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Sledge connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dedrick Sledge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kamilak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sledge with a couple of short strikes.
Sledge tries to control but Kamilak wriggling away.
Sledge misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kamilak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kamilak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kamilak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamilak holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sledge tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sledge throwing strikes here but Kamilak is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kamilak sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Sledge is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kamilak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sledge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kamilak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamilak trying to control here.

Kamilak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sledge passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kamilak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sledge throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dedrick Sledge dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kamilak moves in looking to clinch but Sledge pushes him off.

Kamilak gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Sledge gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kamilak is trying to maintain the position but Sledge is very close to passing his half guard.
Sledge works his way into full mount!
Kamilak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamilak stops Sledge from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sledge is working for a guillotine from mount but Kamilak frees his head quite easily.
Kamilak is looking to improve his position but Sledge isn't that keen on the idea.
Sledge looking to control but Kamilak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kamilak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kamilak tries to hold on but Sledge postures up.

Kamilak defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sledge.
Sledge landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sledge thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kamilak is squirming around, avoiding Sledge's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamilak wants to hold on but Sledge pushes him away.
Kamilak tries to reverse the position but Sledge maintains control.
Sledge controlling the pace for now.
Kamilak is looking to improve his position but Sledge isn't that keen on the idea.
Kamilak wants to hold on but Sledge pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamilak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kamilak tries to hold on but Sledge pushes him away.
Sledge can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kamilak is looking to escape.

Sledge has control of Kamilak's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kamilak regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sledge pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kamilak is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamilak is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sledge tries to control but Kamilak wriggling away.
Kamilak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamilak looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kamilak staying busy and making it hard for Sledge to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dedrick Sledge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sledge, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dedrick Sledge!