PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Slaughter (ranked 7119 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otong Dong (ranked 23870 p4p, 0 weight class). Slaughter comes to the cage accompanied by Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter - Iron Maiden. Slaughter has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Slaughter
vs
Dong

185 cm
32
199 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

183 cm
20
192 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otong Dong!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Slaughter.
Dong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Slaughter is breathing heavily.
Slaughter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dong counters with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Slaughter. No joy for Dong on that attempt.
Slaughter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slaughter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dong swivels and escapes.
Dong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Max Slaughter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaughter shoots in looking for a takedown but Dong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slaughter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slaughter swivels and escapes.
Slaughter fails with the takedown.
Dong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaughter leaves Dong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dong tries for a takedown but Slaughter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Slaughter misses the target.
Slaughter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dong's waist but Dong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slaughter off to one side.
Dong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slaughter sprawls well. Slaughter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dong gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Slaughter as Dong shoots in.

Dong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dong showed some decent athleticism there.
Dong seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Slaughter keeping hold of Dong's head, controlling as best he can.
Dong has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Slaughter works to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong trying to control the position from guard on top but Slaughter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Slaughter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slaughter trying to control the position here.
Slaughter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slaughter is working hard here to advance position.
Dong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a big right hand that misses.
Slaughter seems keen to control Dong's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Slaughter keeping moving, preventing Dong from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Slaughter shoots in but no luck this time.
Slaughter stuffs the takedown.
Dong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slaughter.
Dong closes the distance and clinches up with Slaughter, looking for a takedown. Dong pushes Slaughter against the cage but Slaughter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slaughter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slaughter moves into the clinch.
Slaughter lands with a right to the head.

Slaughter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Slaughter instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Slaughter fails to land.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Slaughter prevents a body shot from Dong.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Slaughter fails to land.
Slaughter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slaughter stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Slaughter dominated that round.
That's time! Slaughter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dong misses with a takedown attempt - Slaughter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Slaughter forces Dong back against the cage and clinches.
Slaughter has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
Dong cracks Slaughter with a nice body shot.
Dong is looking to break free of the clinch but Slaughter has double underhooks.

Slaughter breaks the clinch.
Slaughter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong shoots in for a double leg but Slaughter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown but Dong shows good takedown defense.
Dong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slaughter with a body shot.
Dong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slaughter tries to avoid it but Dong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slaughter to the ground. Slaughter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Max Slaughter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otong Dong.
Slaughter shoots in looking for a takedown but Dong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slaughter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter slaps away a takedown attempt from Dong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Slaughter with that takedown attempt.
Dong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slaughter circles away.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dong but Dong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Dong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Dong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dong showed some decent athleticism there.
Slaughter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slaughter defending well though.
Dong wants to stand but Slaughter has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Slaughter is looking to improve his position.
Dong is trying to control. Slaughter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slaughter tries to roll over but Dong keeps him under control.
Dong tries to stand but can't do so whilst Slaughter controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter trying to control here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slaughter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Slaughter stuffs the takedown.
Slaughter shoots for a takedown but Dong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slaughter stuffs the takedown.
Dong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Dong with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a takedown attempt - Slaughter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slaughter.
A countering left hand to the body from Dong misses.

Dong has managed to clinch.
Slaughter working aggressively here.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Slaughter avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slaughter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Slaughter fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Otong Dong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Dong or perhaps it was just good defense by Slaughter, which made it look bad.

Slaughter moves into the clinch successfully.
Dong is trying to stall.
Slaughter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Slaughter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong blocking some punches.
Dong tries a body shot but Slaughter blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter misses with some punches.
Dong tries a body shot but Slaughter blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Slaughter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dong up against the cage.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slaughter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dong can do to turn this around?
Dong tries for a takedown but Slaughter manages to get underhooks.
Max Slaughter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otong Dong.
Slaughter managing to block the knees to the body from Dong.
Dong is trying to stall.

Slaughter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slaughter fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter shoots in looking for a takedown. Dong tries to sprawl out of it but Slaughter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slaughter is looking to clinch but Dong is avoiding it.
Slaughter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dong.
Slaughter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dong defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dong closes the distance and clinches.
Slaughter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slaughter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slaughter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong tries for a takedown but Slaughter manages to get underhooks.
Slaughter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dong blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries a body shot but Slaughter blocks it.
Slaughter is trying to force a seperation but Dong has the dominant position.
Dong misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Slaughter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slaughter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dong blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slaughter.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Slaughter throws a head punch that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slaughter blocks a body shot from Dong.
Slaughter has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Slaughter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slaughter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Slaughter!
Max Slaughter made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.