PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slimbo Kice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Relginadines Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kice comes to the cage accompanied by Shoop. Relginadines Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kice
vs
Silva

187 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Slimbo Kice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Relginadines Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kice scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Kice's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kice wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kice tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kice scores with punches from side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kice wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kice controlling the position.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Kice is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kice scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Kice taking a breather here.
Kice connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Silva stops Kice from passing to mount.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kice lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here.
Kice is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kice is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Kice looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kice smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kice 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.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kice working the body and head with strikes.
Silva looks gassed!
Kice looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kice smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kice grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Kice is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kice connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kice grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Kice trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Kice landing strikes.
Kice moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kice landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kice wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Kice moves into full mount!
Kice lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kice lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kice has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Kice tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kice with the ground and pound from mount.
Kice with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kice content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Kice.
Kice controlling from mount.
BOOM! Kice connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kice looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Kice has a good base and remains in mount.
Kice cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slimbo Kice dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kice landing strikes from the mount.
Kice looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Kice looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kice pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Kice is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kice landing punches.
Silva is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kice lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kice landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Kice tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kice in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kice lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kice punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kice connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kice lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kice cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kice cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kice looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Kice isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kice in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva tries to hold on but Kice postures up.
Kice controlling from the full mount.
Kice cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kice with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Kice.
Slimbo Kice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kice dominating with strikes here.
Kice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kice controlling from mount.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Kice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kice controlling from the full mount.
Kice lands a nice shot to the head.
Kice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kice controlling from the full mount.
Kice with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kice working Silva over with strikes here.
Kice punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kice scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Kice is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kice working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kice looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kice cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva taking shots to the head.

Silva is rocked!
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Kice finish him?
Kice landing punches.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Kice avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slimbo Kice dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kice closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Kice 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.
Kice landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kice is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Kice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kice is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kice postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Kice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kice with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kice dominating with strikes here.
Kice controlling the position easily from mount.
Kice with the ground and pound from mount.
Kice is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kice controlling the pace for now.
Kice landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kice lands a big elbow.
Silva really wants to buck Kice off and get back to his feet.
Kice with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Kice controlling from the full mount.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Kice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kice lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Kice is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Kice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kice working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kice lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kice sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Kice connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kice lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kice cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kice lands a heavy elbow.
Kice controlling the pace for now.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kice fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kice content just to control the position here.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kice raining down shots from the mount!
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Kice has a good base and remains in mount.
Slimbo Kice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kice tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kice has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Relginadines Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Slimbo Kice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slimbo Kice!