PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taufiqul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Slice
vs
Haq

202 cm
17
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
29
255 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Machiavelli Boutique
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taufiqul Haq!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haq needs to keep his hands up - Slice had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Taufiqul Haq has been cut.
Haq walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Slice misses the target.
Haq is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Taufiqul Haq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Haq ducks down to avoid it.
Slice scores with a jab. Haq acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Haq closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Haq breaks the clinch.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Haq releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Haq tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Haq has managed to clinch.

Haq breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haq.
It looked like Slice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haq misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haq.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haq throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
Slice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haq manages to avoid it.
Slice walks into a straight right hand from Haq.
Slice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Haq.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haq uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
A combination from Haq does no damage.
Slice misses the body punch
and Haq connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slice throws a poor cross that misses
and Slice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slice swings widly with a right hand
enabling Haq to counter with a crisp jab.
Haq works over Slice's head and body with a nice combination.
Kimbo Slice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slice avoids a kick to the body.
Haq throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haq misses with the combination.
Slice swings widly with a right hand
enabling Haq to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Slice does it's job there.
Haq slips under a jab.
Slice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haq counters with a series of strikes. Slice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Slice throws a right hand that misses
and Haq counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Haq.
Slice misses with an uppercut
and Haq connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haq throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haq.
Slice misses with a straight left.

Haq has managed to clinch.
Slice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haq takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Haq's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haq lunges at Slice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slice's hand.
Haq fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Haq ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Haq does no damage.
Slice throws a lazy right hand but Haq sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haq unleashes a big counter combination but Slice bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haq. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haq.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws an off balance right hand
and Haq counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Slice misses.
Haq feints a jab promting Slice to slip. Haq then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Slice slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Slice lands a head shot.

That has opened up Taufiqul Haq's cut even more.
Haq misses with a hook. Slice ducked under it nicely.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Haq. Those never looked like landing.
Haq throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haq throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
Haq scores with a one two! Slice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haq is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slice had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice misses with a body punch
and Haq counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slice swings for the body but Haq moves out of range.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slice throws a jab when Haq was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haq avoids the body shot from Slice.
A shot to the body from Slice misses
and Haq counters with a stiff right hand.
Slice misses with a hook. Haq ducked under it nicely.
Haq tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slice misses with a hook to the body
and Haq cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haq looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slice is looking to counter punch.
Haq throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
Haq throws a series of strikes that have Slice backpedaling.
Slice connects with a single shot there.
Slice misses with a hook
and Haq counters with a nice uppercut.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haq was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Slice swings widly with a right hand
and Haq counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haq bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Haq drives through and clinches with Slice against the cage.
Slice scores with a shoulder strike.
Slice pushes Haq back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taufiqul Haq dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taufiqul Haq's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haq pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haq keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haq has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slice throws a jab when Haq was well out of range.
Slice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haq counters with a straight right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Haq. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Slice throws a lazy uppercut

and Haq counters by moving into the clinch.

Haq breaks from the clinch.
Taufiqul Haq seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Slice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Haq. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Haq.
Slice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haq misses with a looping left.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haq ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Haq tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slice swivels and escapes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Haq clinches.
Haq jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slice walks away with a smile on his face. Haq gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Slice throws a jab when Haq was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Haq with that takedown attempt.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taufiqul Haq.
Haq lands a two punch combo.
Haq slips under a jab from Slice.
Haq tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haq's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haq duly obliges.
Haq lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slice backs up against the cage.
Slice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haq counters with a nice uppercut.
Haq throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haq misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Slice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice lands a nice looking body shot.
Slice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haq moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haq tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haq staying out of range there.
Haq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
Haq misses with a two punch combination.
Haq pushes Slice away with a front kick.
Haq uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slice.
Haq tries to clinch but Slice is having none of it.
Slice looks to land a right hand but Haq moved out of range.
Haq keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slice.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slice misses with a left hand
and Haq counters with a left and a right that stings Slice.
Haq throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slice throws a body shot but no joy.
Slice moves out of range of the body kick from Haq.
A right-left combo lands from Haq.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Slice.

The cut above Taufiqul Haq's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Haq throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haq just misses with a punch to the body.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haq counters with a stiff right hand.
Slice lands a nice shot to the body.
Slice throws a hook to the side of Haq's head but Haq sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haq tries to clinch but Slice moves away
and Slice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slice misses with a straight right.
Haq is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slice with a body shot.
Haq moves out of range as Slice strikes.
Haq steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Haq throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haq avoids the body shot from Slice.
Slice slips a jab and a cross from Haq.
Haq throws a big shot that misses.
Slice misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice swings widly with a right hand
and Haq counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haq swinging wildly here.
Slice was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Haq misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slice was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slice misses with a hook. Haq ducked under it nicely.
Haq throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haq will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Slice on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
Haq wants to counter the offense by Slice and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slice has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haq.
Haq ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Haq throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
Haq misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taufiqul Haq showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taufiqul Haq'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. 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.

Slice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Haq counter with a right hand.
Haq throws a nice looking combination but Slice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haq displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice throws out the jab.
A combination from Haq does no damage.
Haq slips a straight right by Slice.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haq.
Haq is looking to land body kicks.
Slice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haq.
Haq slips a straight right by Slice.
Sloppy strikes from Haq. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haq.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haq lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slice circles away quickly and effectively.
Haq clobbers Slice with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haq thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Slice if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haq throws a nice looking combination but Slice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haq lands with a good body shot.
Slice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Danga de danga de dang - Haq scores with a four punch combination!
Haq lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slice at a distance.
Slice lands with an overhand left.
Haq bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haq misses with a double jab
and Slice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haq takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slice misses with a right hand
and Haq counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slice misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Slice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haq avoids the body shot from Slice.
Taufiqul Haq 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.
Slice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haq.
Slice swings widly with a right hand
and Haq counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haq ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Haq looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Slice!
Haq remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haq has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to hold on but Haq pushes him away.
Haq controlling the position easily from mount.
Slice on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slice tries to get out of the position.
Slice tries to lock up and control but Haq gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Haq controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You get the feeling that Slice really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Haq content just to control the position here.
Haq's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kimbo Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slice is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taufiqul Haq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haq 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taufiqul Haq!