PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbados Slim is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hess
vs
Slim

201 cm
19
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
26
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Hess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hess circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hess feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Hess fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slim, pushing him back against the cage.
Hess makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hess stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hess.
Slim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hess scores with a shot to the side of Slim's head.
Hess lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Hess.
Slim misses with a punch on the inside.
Hess stalling against the cage.
Hess lands a right hand.
Hess lands a shot to the body.
Hess digs a right hand into Slim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slim's gas tank.
Slim looks winded!
Hess lands a body shot in the clinch.

Hess breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hess gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hess lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hess lands with a short shot to the head.

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

Hess pushes Slim up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hess.
Hess lands with a light punch inside.
Slim has had enough of the clinch but Hess keeps him there for the moment.
Hess makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hess is working Slim over against the cage.
Come on Hess - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hess lands a nice uppercut.
Hess lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hess lands with a right to the head.
Hess lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slim backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Hess.
Hess scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hess softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hess lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slim.
A shot in the inside from Hess.
Hess slowing the pace effectively.
Hess stalling against the cage.
Hess lands a shoulder strike.
Slim takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Hess.
Hess lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slim backwards.
Nice body punch from Hess - that landed with a thud.
Hess stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hess.
A short right from Hess.
Hess digs a right hand into Slim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slim's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hess lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slim or not.
Hess lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hess.

Hess breaks from the clinch.

Hess has Slim up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Hess.
Hess scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hess.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hess creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hess.
Hess lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hess lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Hess drops Slim onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Slim is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Slim is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hess.
Slim is still on wobbly legs! Can Hess finish him?
A short right from Hess on the inside.
Hess is leaning against Slim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hess lands a left hand.
Hess creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Slim with a big uppercut! Slim tries to clinch up but Hess pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Slim to the mat! Slim covers up and Hess unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bubba Hess!
Bubba Hess decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.