PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Vale Queiroz (ranked 13 p4p, 40 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 4 p4p, 8 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Vale Queiroz
vs
Slaissi

190 cm
27
200
24 - 3 - 0

180 cm
29
212
22 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Conviction

NARCOS
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vale Queiroz moves into the clinch.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slaissi.
Slaissi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slaissi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Slaissi breaks the clinch.
Vale Queiroz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slaissi cracks Vale Queiroz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.
Vale Queiroz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Vale Queiroz darts in and clinches Slaissi up against the cage.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch to the body.
Slaissi throws a head punch that misses.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Slaissi controls the action.
Vale Queiroz swings wildly with an uppercut but Slaissi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slaissi prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice uppercut.
Slaissi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vale Queiroz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slaissi lands a hook that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slaissi's elbow.
Slaissi lands with a left to the head.
Slaissi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slaissi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vale Queiroz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Slaissi can turn it around.
Slaissi lands a right hand.
Vale Queiroz working aggressively here.
Vale Queiroz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Slaissi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slaissi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vale Queiroz.
We've been told by Vale Queiroz's head coaches at HELLCADEMY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vale Queiroz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Slaissi.
Sloppy strikes from Vale Queiroz. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Slaissi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vale Queiroz misses with a leg kick
and Slaissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vale Queiroz cracks Slaissi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz moves to clinch but Slaissi breaks away
enabling Slaissi to counter with a crisp jab.

Vale Queiroz is rocked!

Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut is getting worse.
Vale Queiroz moves to clinch but Slaissi breaks away
and Slaissi counters with a crisp right that sends Vale Queiroz to the canvas! Slaissi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bimbo Slaissi!
A pretty intense looking Bimbo Slaissi took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.