PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Slevin (ranked 4879 p4p, 492 weight class) and Mario Huber (ranked 8431 p4p, 653 weight class). Slevin comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Huber is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman. Tony Slevin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Slevin
vs
Huber

200 cm
42
275 lbs
30 - 15 - 0

190 cm
37
240 lbs
23 - 40 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Slevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber shoots and misses

and Slevin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Slevin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Huber lands a takedown into guard.
Huber throws a big elbow that misses.
Slevin managing to control the position.
Slevin controls Huber momentarily but Huber frees himself.
Slevin wants to sweep here but Huber controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slevin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Huber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huber throws an elbow that misses. Slevin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Huber's guard. Nice move by Slevin!

Huber working for submissions but it's allowed Slevin to get to half guard.
Huber felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Huber slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Huber looking for subs off his back but Slevin has passed one foot through into half guard.

Huber actively working from the bottom here.

Huber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huber is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Huber looking for submissions off his back.

Huber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Huber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Huber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slevin pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin is trying to control the action in half guard but Huber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Huber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Huber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Huber looking for submissions off his back.

Huber actively working from the bottom here.

Huber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slevin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Huber looking for submissions off his back.

Huber actively working from the bottom here.

Huber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slevin is looking to take a break and control but Huber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slevin slaps away a takedown attempt from Huber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mario Huber will probably get the nod.
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.

Huber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slevin tries to score with a low kick but Huber moves his leg out of the way.

Huber feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Slevin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Huber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slevin is keeping the position for now.

Huber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Slevin is pulling down on Huber's head. It's preventing any offense from Huber, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slevin is trying to control the position but Huber postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber wants to pass the guard but Slevin is keeping the position.
Slevin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Slevin has momentary wrist control but Huber slips an elbow through the middle.
Huber is working Slevin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Huber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slevin is keeping the position for now.

Huber drops back looking for a leg! Slevin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Slevin manages to kick Huber off! Huber jumps back into Slevin's guard.
Slevin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slevin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Huber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Huber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Huber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Huber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Huber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Huber throwing strikes from guard but Slevin blocks nicely.
Huber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Huber drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Slevin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Huber has Slevin in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Huber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slevin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Huber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slevin defends well.
Slevin wants to control from the top but Huber keeps moving.

Huber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Huber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slevin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Huber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slevin defends it easily.

Huber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slevin is aware though and is defending well.
Slevin trying to control the position from guard on top but Huber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Huber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slevin is aware though and is defending well.
Slevin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Huber's guard.

Huber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slevin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Huber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A thudding body kick lands there by Slevin!
A chopping leg kick lands by Slevin.
An inside leg kick from Slevin misses.
Slevin lands a right hook to the body.
Slevin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Huber moves out of range of the leg kick from Slevin.
Slevin lands with an overhand left.

Huber shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Slevin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ground and pound from Huber seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slevin is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Slevin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Huber goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Slevin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Huber's guard! Nice work there by Slevin!
Mario Huber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Huber working for a triangle but Slevin defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huber looking for subs off his back but Slevin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Huber wants to improve his position but Slevin is controlling well.

Huber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slevin pulls his head out easily.

Huber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tony Slevin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Huber looking for submissions off his back.

Huber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slevin pulls his head out easily.
Slevin trying to control the pace.

Huber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slevin pulls his head out easily.
Huber is looking to improve his position.

Huber actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huber actively working from the bottom here.

Huber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slevin pulls his head out easily.

Huber actively working from the bottom here.

Huber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slevin pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Huber shoots in but Slevin avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slevin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mario Huber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Slevin.

Huber gets a double leg takedown into Slevin's guard.
Slevin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slevin is keeping the position for now.
Huber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slevin trying to control the position.
Slevin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huber.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Huber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Slevin.
I think Huber has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mario Huber!
Mario Huber 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.