PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slaissi (ranked 962 p4p, 1498 weight class) and Jeremy Cross (ranked 133 p4p, 199 weight class). Cross is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Folk Metal. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Slaissi
vs
Cross

189 cm
23
289
9 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
250
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slaissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Cross!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross throws a chopping leg kick but Slaissi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut. Cross saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Slaissi.
Cross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cross defending well as Slaissi loads up on a big left hand.
Slaissi avoids the body shot from Cross.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross thinks about the counter body kick.
Slaissi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cross in his tracks.

It looks like Jeremy Cross has been cut.
A jab from Slaissi finds it's way through Cross's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Slaissi misses
and Cross counters with an inside leg kick.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slaissi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cross scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slaissi throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross moves out of range of the strikes.
Slaissi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCross.
Cross throws a head kick that misses.
Cross blocks a jab.
Slaissi scores with a jab. Cross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slaissi defending well as Cross loads up on a big left hand.
Slaissi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cross on the side of the head.

Slaissi has managed to clinch.
A short right from Slaissi.
I was talking to Slaissi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cross struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaissi controls his hands.
Cross blocks an uppercut.
Slaissi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Cross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slaissi.
Cross misses with some punches.
Slaissi avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaissi tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
Cross is looking to break free of the clinch but Slaissi has double underhooks.
Slaissi lands a body punch.
Slaissi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slaissi tries a body shot but Cross blocks it.
A short right from Slaissi on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slaissi.
Cross is trying to push Slaissi away but Slaissi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slaissi wants to stall.
Cross digs a right hand into Slaissi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slaissi's gas tank.
Slaissi is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Slaissi.
Slaissi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slaissi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slaissi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slaissi keeps control of Cross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cross working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slaissi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cross misses with some punches.
Cross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cross is trying to break the clinch but Slaissi is controlling him.

Cross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cross's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slaissi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cross scrambles back to his feet.
Kimbo Slaissi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaissi loads up on a big right hand but Cross slips the punch.
Slaissi lands a jab to Cross's midsection.
Slaissi misses with a head kick.
Slaissi throws a lazy uppercut
and Cross counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Kimbo Slaissi has been cut.
Cross delivers a nice body kick.
Slaissi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Cross now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A head kick by Slaissi misses
and Cross counters with a nice kick to the body.
Slaissi is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking to slow Slaissi down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cross.
Slaissi throws a lazy head kick
and Cross counters with a nice uppercut.
Slaissi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cross thuds his right hand into Slaissi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Kimbo Slaissi's cut is getting worse.
Cross throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Slaissi to counter with a crisp jab.
Slaissi throws a combination that misses
and Cross counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Cross!
Our winner, Jeremy Cross, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.