PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dzhabrail Aslakhanov (ranked 4436 p4p, 3775 weight class) and Edward Sleon (ranked 454 p4p, 412 weight class). Sleon has chosen Shabba Madda Pot - Dexta Daps as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Edward Sleon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Aslakhanov
vs
Sleon

181 cm
24
175
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
175
4 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dzhabrail Aslakhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Sleon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sleon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aslakhanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aslakhanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Dzhabrail Aslakhanov has been cut.
Aslakhanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sleon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sleon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sleon counters with a straight right hand.
Aslakhanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sleon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aslakhanov tries to clinch there but Sleon circles away.
A solid body kick from Sleon.
Sleon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aslakhanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aslakhanov tries to clinch but Sleon is having none of it.

Aslakhanov has closed the distance and engaged Sleon in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aslakhanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sleon.
Aslakhanov prevents a body shot from Sleon.
Sleon pushes Aslakhanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sleon working aggressively here.

Sleon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aslakhanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sleon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aslakhanov is looking to counter punch.
Sleon throws a big shot that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aslakhanov tries to pull guard but Sleon won't allow it.
Aslakhanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aslakhanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aslakhanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Sleon manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aslakhanov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sleon closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sleon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aslakhanov.
Sleon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sleon misses the jab.
Sleon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aslakhanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aslakhanov checks a leg kick.
Aslakhanov misses with a wild combination.
Aslakhanov misses with a hook.
Aslakhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sleon.
Sleon throws a counter combo.
Sleon throws a head kick but Aslakhanov moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Aslakhanov misses its target.
Aslakhanov is looking to clinch but Sleon is avoiding it.
Sleon moves forwards but Aslakhanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aslakhanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sleon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aslakhanov misses with a few strikes there.
Sleon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sleon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aslakhanov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sleon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aslakhanov lands a jab to the head.
Sleon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aslakhanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sleon scrambles back to his feet.
Sleon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Sleon.
Sleon punishes Aslakhanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Aslakhanov dips to his left and cracks Sleon with an uppercut!
Sleon tries to move into range but Aslakhanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sleon throws a lazy uppercut
and Aslakhanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sleon thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sleon scores with a leg kick.
Sleon misses with a straight right.
Sleon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aslakhanov throws a looping overhand right but Sleon ducks down to avoid it.
Aslakhanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sleon blocks the body kick.
Sleon misses with a hook.
Sleon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sleon moves out of range as Aslakhanov throws a body kick.
Aslakhanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sleon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aslakhanov slips a straight right by Sleon.
A big right from Aslakhanov misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Sleon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dzhabrail Aslakhanov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sleon throws a leg kick but Aslakhanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sleon misses with a looping right.
Aslakhanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sleon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot lands for Sleon.
Sleon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aslakhanov.
Sleon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Aslakhanov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Sleon misses.
Sleon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aslakhanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aslakhanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aslakhanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sleon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aslakhanov throws the left hand but Sleon avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aslakhanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Sleon. Those never looked like landing.
Aslakhanov is looking to slow Sleon down with leg kicks.
Aslakhanov throws an overhand right that lands on Sleon's shoulder, as Sleon tries to avoid the shot.
Aslakhanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Sleon throws a hook to the side of Aslakhanov's head but Aslakhanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sleon misses with an uppercut. Aslakhanov saw that one coming.

Aslakhanov forces Sleon back against the cage and clinches.
Aslakhanov takes an elbow to the temple.
Sleon lands a hook that snaps the head of Aslakhanov backwards.
Aslakhanov tries to pull guard but Sleon holds him up against the cage and eventually Aslakhanov drops back down to his feet.
Aslakhanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aslakhanov working aggressively here.
Aslakhanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aslakhanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sleon.
Aslakhanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aslakhanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sleon is trying to break the clinch but Aslakhanov is controlling him.
Sleon gets through Aslakhanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sleon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sleon blocks a body shot from Aslakhanov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aslakhanov.

Sleon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aslakhanov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sleon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sleon scores with a spinning back kick!
Sleon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sleon. Aslakhanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edward Sleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sleon misses with a jab to the body
and Aslakhanov counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Dzhabrail Aslakhanov's cut is getting worse.
Sleon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sleon works Aslakhanov's body with a nice hook.
Aslakhanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aslakhanov is looking to counter punch.
Edward Sleon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sleon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aslakhanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aslakhanov takes one to the chin there.
Sleon throws a big shot that misses.
Aslakhanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sleon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aslakhanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sleon.
Aslakhanov closes the distance but Sleon moves to the side
and Sleon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sleon defending well as Aslakhanov loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aslakhanov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aslakhanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sleon throws a jab but it's blocked by Aslakhanov.
Aslakhanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aslakhanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aslakhanov.
Aslakhanov blocks a leg kick.
Aslakhanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sleon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aslakhanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sleon scrambles back to his feet.
Aslakhanov tries to clinch up but Sleon circles away and keeps his distance.
Aslakhanov tests Sleon's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Sleon is rocked!
Aslakhanov shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Sleon takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Aslakhanov sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Sleon bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dzhabrail Aslakhanov!
Dzhabrail Aslakhanov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Edward Sleon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.