PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Cesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kimbo slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cesar
vs
slice

188 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Cesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, kimbo slice!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
slice throws a series of punches but Cesar moves out of range.
Cesar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cesar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cesar dodges the punch combination from slice.
slice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cesar leaves slice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Cesar takes the fight into the clinch.
Cesar tries to work over slice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Cesar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cesar avoids a punch combination nicely.

slice changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cesar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cesar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cesar thows a huge punch but slice dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar trying to control from half guard but slice is working away.
Cesar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cesar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
slice wants to get back to his feet.
slice looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
slice misses with a series of wild punches.
Cesar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
slice keeps the fight on the outside.
Cesar scores with a head kick.

Cesar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. slice is trying to defend but Cesar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cesar not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar lands with a punch from half guard.

Cesar is working for a submission of some sort.
Cesar is looking to take a break and control but slice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cesar wants to pass to mount but slice is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Still in half guard, Cesar seems content to control.
Cesar trying to mount his opponent but slice defends it.
slice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cesar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cesar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Cesar dominated that round.
That's time! Cesar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

slice fails to land with a series of punches.
Cesar dodges the punch combination from slice.
slice misses with a wild combination.

Cesar clinches up against the cage.
slice tries to score a body lock takedown but Cesar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cesar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. slice is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cesar tries to pull guard but slice holds him up against the cage and eventually Cesar drops back down to his feet.
slice blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cesar successfully pulls guard.
Cesar trying to control the position.
slice is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
slice preventing the sweep.
slice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cesar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. slice manages to get himself to full guard.
slice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cesar pushing down on slice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if slice can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cesar is looking to take a break and control but slice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cesar thows a huge punch but slice dodges it nicely.
Cesar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The referee warns slice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cesar wants to control the pace but slice is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cesar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cesar looking to finish with strikes here!
Cesar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
slice is squirming around, avoiding Cesar's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cesar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cesar with a couple of short strikes.

Cesar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, slice has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cesar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for slice because Cesar loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Cesar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cesar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cesar stops a takedown attempt from slice.

Cesar breaks from the clinch.
slice avoids the head kick by Cesar.
slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cesar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cesar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cesar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Cesar drives through and clinches with slice against the cage.

Cesar lands a takedown into guard.

Cesar stands and steps away. slice gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Cesar clinches up against the cage.
Cesar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
slice stops a takedown attempt from Cesar.
slice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cesar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. slice just stands there and leans against the cage.

Cesar pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cesar is on top in guard.
Cesar is pushing down on slice's leg trying to pass to half guard. slice is fighting to maintain full guard but Cesar has managed to sneak the leg through.

Cesar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar is nestled in close to slice, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Cesar stands up from half guard.
Cesar tries to clinch there but slice circles away.
slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cesar throws a nice head kick!

It looks like kimbo slice has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar throws a nice head kick!
Cesar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cesar is looking to clinch but slice is avoiding it.
Cesar throws a head kick that half lands.
Cesar scores with a crisp jab that stopped slice in his tracks.
Cesar looks for a takedown but slice sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Cesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cesar closes the distance and pushes slice back into the cage.
Cesar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of slice backwards.
Cesar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. slice smiles and moves away.

Cesar closes the distance and clinches.
Cesar jumps guard but slice stands there with Cesar around his waist. Cesar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cesar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
slice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cesar counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cesar clinches up against the cage.

Cesar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cesar tries to bum rush slice with a series of wild strikes but slice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cesar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cesar - that will leave a mark!
Cesar lands with a nice body kick.
Cesar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cesar lands a nice looking kick to the body. slice takes a step back to recover.
Cesar is trying hard to land a takedown here. slice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cesar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. slice did well to prevent Cesar getting side control.
kimbo slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Cesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cesar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Cesar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cesar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Pablo Cesar!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Pablo Cesar!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Pablo Cesar!

Pablo Cesar wins by unanimous decision!