PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Slow (ranked 1040 p4p, 2425 weight class) and Bantam Rooster (ranked 80 p4p, 170 weight class). Bantam Rooster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Slow
vs
Rooster

185 cm
26
135
9 - 15 - 0

165 cm
26
138
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Sakura Style

Sakura Style

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bantam Rooster!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slow takes a swing at Rooster's ribcage but misses.

Slow instigates a clinch.
Rooster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rooster blocks an uppercut.
Slow can't find room to land a body shot as Rooster controls the action.

Rooster pulls guard.

Slow stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rooster is defended easily by Slow.
Slow tests Rooster's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Rooster gets a double leg takedown into Slow's guard.
Slow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Slow manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slow tests Rooster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rooster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slow pinned against the cage. Slow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rooster tries to keep at a distance but Slow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rooster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rooster wants to take the fight to the mat but Slow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Slim Slow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bantam Rooster.
Rooster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Slow pulls his leg out and moves away.

Slow clinches up against the cage.
Slow lands with a light punch inside.
Slow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rooster backwards.
Slow lands an uppercut.
Rooster trying to stall but Slow improves his position.
Slow prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.

Rooster manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slow gets to his feet - Rooster follows without any prompting.
Slow looks to land a combination. Rooster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Slow moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
Slow misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rooster takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rooster is trying to force a seperation but Slow has the dominant position.
Slow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rooster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
Slow tries a body shot but Rooster blocks it.
Rooster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rooster missing with knees to the body.
Slow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rooster is looking to break free of the clinch but Slow has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slow misses with the head strike.
Rooster can't break the clinch.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
Slow has a couple of punches blocked by Rooster.
Rooster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rooster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rooster is trying to pull guard but Slow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rooster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Slow pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rooster gets tackled into the cage by Slow. Slow maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow pushes Rooster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slow tries to work over Rooster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slow scores with a shoulder strike.
Slow lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Rooster pulls guard successfully.

Slow stands and steps away. Rooster gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Slow tries to clinch there but Rooster circles away.
Slow connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rooster clinches up with Slow and pushes him back against the cage.
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
Slow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slow misses with a body punch.
Rooster blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rooster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rooster blocking some punches.
Slow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Rooster has clasped his hands together around Slow's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Slow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rooster swats away the attempt to clinch by Slow.

Rooster moves into range and clinches up with Slow.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slow scores with a shot to the side of Rooster's head.
Rooster wants to break free but Slow has control.
A shot in the inside from Slow.
Slow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Rooster is rocked!
Slow misses with the head strike.
Slow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rooster can do to turn this around?
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Rooster avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.

Rooster breaks from the clinch.
Rooster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Slow throws a one two combo.
Rooster is still on wobbly legs! Can Slow finish him?

Slow takes the fight into the clinch.
Rooster is trying to pull guard but Slow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Slow has a couple of punches blocked by Rooster.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rooster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
Rooster blocking some punches.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Rooster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
Rooster working aggressively here.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow throws a punch but it's blocked by Rooster.
Rooster blocks an uppercut.
Rooster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rooster blocking some punches.
Rooster blocking some punches.
Slow throws a head punch that misses.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rooster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slow misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rooster.
Slow misses with the head strike.
Slow misses with some punches.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slow misses with some punches.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rooster seems to have recovered his senses.
Slow working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slow.
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Rooster avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
Rooster has Slow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Slow lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slow can't find room to land a body shot as Rooster controls the action.
Rooster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Slow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Slim Slow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bantam Rooster.
Rooster wants to take the fight to the mat but Slow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rooster prevents a body shot from Slow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slow tries to work over Rooster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rooster tries to circle away but Slow has him pinned against the cage.
Slow misses with some punches.
Rooster blocks a body shot from Slow.
Slow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rooster is trying to force a seperation but Slow has the dominant position.
Slow misses with some punches.

Rooster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slow is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rooster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rooster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rooster closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slow counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rooster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by Slow's head coaches at New York Training Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rooster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slow manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow lands a head shot.
Rooster shoots for a takedown but Slow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rooster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rooster keeps the fight on the outside.
Rooster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rooster wants to counter the offense by Slow and move into the clinch position.
Slow tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Rooster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy left from Slow finds it's target.

Slow pushes Rooster up against the cage in a clinch.

Rooster gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Slow kicks Rooster off and gets back to his feet.
Bantam Rooster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slim Slow is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Slow misses.
Rooster looks to score with a jab to the body but Slow is just out of range.

Slow darts in and clinches Rooster up against the cage.
Rooster blocks an uppercut.

Rooster breaks the clinch.
Rooster looks to throw the jab but Slow is out of range.
Slow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rooster manages to avoid it.

Slow pushes Rooster up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slow misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Rooster decides to pull guard.

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

Slow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rooster swats away the attempt to clinch by Slow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slow. Rooster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rooster cracks Slow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rooster wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rooster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rooster tries to keep at a distance but Slow has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Slow dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Slow lands with a right that hurts Rooster. Rooster looks to clinch but Slow throws a short knee that drops Rooster. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Slim Slow!
Slim Slow was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.