PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Boket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Boket
vs
Slim

225 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

197 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Boket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Boket.
Boket with a hook.
Boket lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Barbados Slim has been cut.
Boket really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slim misses with a wild body shot.
Boket wants to clinch but Slim slips to the side
enabling Slim to counter with a crisp jab.
Boket tries to bum rush Slim with a series of wild strikes but Slim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slim keeps the fight on the outside.
Slim lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Slim swings for the body but Boket moves out of range.

Slim rushes Boket and presses him up against the cage.
Slim lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boket tries to break free but Slim pushes him back against the cage.
Slim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slim.
Boket tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Slim breaks from the clinch.
Boket wants to clinch up but Slim keeps it at a distance.
Boket fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boket doesn't manage to clinch there - Slim circles away.
A nice side step and Slim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

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

Slim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boket misses with the combination.

Slim has closed the distance and engaged Boket in a clinch.

Slim breaks from the clinch.

Slim clinches.
Boket tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slim just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boket has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boket is trying to drag Slim to the mat but Slim just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Boket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boket has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boket closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boket is looking to clinch.
Boket tries to close the distance and clinch but Slim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boket looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boket fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bill Boket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Slim drives through and clinches with Boket against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slim landing knees to the body.
Slim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boket is breathing heavily.
Slim landing knees to the body.
Boket tries to pull guard but Slim forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Slim breaks the clinch.
Boket tries to clinch but Slim moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim lands a nice shot to the body.
Slim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slim just misses with a punch to the body.
Slim misses with a low kick.
Boket feinted with a counter takedown.

Slim moves into the clinch successfully.
Slim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slim landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Slim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boket throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boket misses with a combination
and Slim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Slim closes the distance and clinches.

Slim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slim connects with a right hand. Boket shakes it off.
Boket tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slim paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Slim rushes Boket and presses him up against the cage.
Slim stalls.

Slim breaks the clinch.

Slim moves into the clinch.
Slim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Slim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slim throws a jab when Boket was well out of range.

Slim has taken the fight to the clinch.

Slim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Slim. Beautiful body shot.

Slim closes the distance and clinches.
Slim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boket takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barbados Slim dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Slim drives through and clinches with Boket against the cage.
Slim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Slim breaks the clinch.
Boket is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Slim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slim lands a nice knee to the body.

Slim manages to break the clinch.
Boket is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Slim darts in and clinches Boket up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slim is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Slim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boket fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boket blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boket takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boket misses with a head kick.
Boket takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boket rather than just go for the knockout.
Slim misses with a wild body shot.
Boket looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Slim has managed to clinch.

Slim breaks from the clinch.
Boket avoids the body shot from Slim.
Boket tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Slim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Slim darts in and clinches Boket up against the cage.

Slim breaks the clinch.
Boket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slim digs a good body shot into Boket's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim jabs at Boket's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slim misses with a body shot.
Boket swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boket defending well as Slim loads up on a big left hand.
Boket pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Slim has closed the distance and engaged Boket in a clinch.

Slim breaks from the clinch.
Barbados Slim seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Slim moves into range and clinches up with Boket.

Slim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Slim clinches with his opponent.
Boket tries to score a body lock takedown but Slim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slim lands a body shot in the clinch.

Slim breaks from the clinch.
Slim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boket fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slim works Boket's body with a nice hook.
Slim scores with a jab to the head.

Slim moves into range and clinches up with Boket.
Slim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boket in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Slim manages to break the clinch.

Slim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boket lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Slim manages to break the clinch.

Slim gets a clinch.
Boket tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slim just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Boket. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Slim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slim lands with a right hand.

Bill Boket's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boket gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Slim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Boket is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slim lands a big right hook! Boket looks hurt but is still standing! Slim lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Boket falls down and Slim dives in with a huge hammer fist! Boket's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Slim runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Barbados Slim!