PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Szetela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartosz Szetela has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Szetela
vs
Slice

202 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartosz Szetela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Szetela shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Szetela stands up out of the half guard.
Szetela fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
Slice closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Slice.
Slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Szetela circles away quickly and effectively.
Szetela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slice misses with the combination.
Slice leaves Szetela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartosz Szetela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Szetela closes the distance and clinches up with Slice, looking for a takedown. Szetela pushes Slice against the cage but Slice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt.
Szetela tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Szetela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
Slice misses with a wild combination.

Szetela scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slice is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Szetela will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Szetela tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Szetela is breathing heavily.
Szetela tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Slice tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Szetela is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slice is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice is trying to buck Szetela off.
Slice is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Szetela's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Slice pushes Szetela off looking to stand but Szetela dives back in and keeps control.
Slice is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Szetela jumps into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Slice explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Szetela has Slice up against the cage in a clinch.
Szetela tries to pull guard but Slice won't allow it.
Szetela stops a takedown attempt from Slice.
Slice can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szetela tries to pull guard but Slice won't allow it.
Szetela goes for a takedown attempt but Slice pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Slice looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Szetela tries to roll over but Slice keeps him under control.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Slice scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Szetela is looking to control Slice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Szetela avoid being mounted?
Slice tries to pass to full mount but Szetela defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice working Szetela over with strikes.
Szetela really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Szetela is looking to improve his position.
Slice scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Slice stands up out of the half guard.
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Szetela gets caught flat footed, as Slice shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Slice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Slice postures up.
Szetela keeping full guard, as Slice tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kimbo Slice will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Slice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slice.
Slice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Szetela gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Slice counters with a shoot takedown. Szetela fights it but they end up in guard.
Slice wants to stand but Szetela is controlling his posture from full guard.
Szetela keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
Slice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Szetela is working an open guard so Slice takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Szetela is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Slice's half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Szetela is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Szetela is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Szetela seems to be looking for submissions.
Slice is trying to stand.

Slice makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Left hook, right uppercut from Slice.
Slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Szetela shoots for a takedown but Slice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slice looks to land a combination. Szetela sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Slice scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands a few punches from side control.
Slice tries to stand but Szetela is controlling his head.
Slice working away.
Szetela is not content to let Slice control the position.
Slice tries to get to his feet but Szetela is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Slice in his guard.
Szetela manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Szetela is working for a guillotine from mount but Slice frees his head quite easily.
Szetela is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Kimbo Slice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slice is trying desperately to improve position.
Slice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Szetela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slice manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Szetela tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Slice is looking for a sweep. Szetela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Szetela is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slice regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slice keeping full guard, as Szetela tries to pass.
Szetela stops Slice from standing up.
Slice lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Szetela!
Slice wants to control the pace but Szetela is squirming around nicely.
Szetela regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Slice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szetela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slice throws a series of punches but Szetela avoids them all with ease.
Szetela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Szetela dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Szetela fails with the takedown
and Slice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Szetela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Slice does no damage.

Slice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Slice can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Szetela is looking to escape.
Slice sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slice prevents Szetela from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice looking to control but Szetela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Szetela is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Slice looking to control but Szetela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slice is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kimbo Slice just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slice looks to land a combination but Szetela avoids it well.
Slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Szetela gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slice counters with a three punch combo that has Szetela backing up. Szetela nods at Slice to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartosz Szetela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Slice misses with a series of wild punches.
Szetela closes the distance looking to clinch

and Slice counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Slice tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Szetela wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szetela trying to control from the bottom.
Szetela wants to improve his position but Slice is controlling well.
Slice is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slice trying to mount his opponent but Szetela defends it.
Slice thows a huge punch but Szetela dodges it nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Slice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Szetela circles away quickly and effectively.
Slice throws a series of punches but Szetela avoids them all with ease.
Slice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Szetela moves into the clinch successfully.

Szetela pulls Slice into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to free his leg and advance position but Szetela is retaining full guard.

Slice got a little sloppy there for a moment and Szetela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slice has managed to get both his arms back between Szetela's legs - danger averted.
Szetela trying to keep a closed guard but Slice is proving a slippery customer.
Szetela keeping full guard, as Slice tries to pass.
Slice pushing down on Szetela's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Slice takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Szetela controlling the position well.
Slice is looking to take a break and control but Szetela is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bartosz Szetela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimbo Slice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Szetela misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slice winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Slice!