PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slick comes to the cage accompanied by Careful With That Axe Eugene. Play has chosen Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche as his entrance music. Foul Play will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Slick
vs
Play

182 cm
26
174 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

180 cm
24
181 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition
Battalion Athletics

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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 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Oil Slick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Play looks for the body kick but Slick saw that one coming.
Play defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slick.
Play misses with a looping left.
Slick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Play attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Play defends it nicely.
Slick just misses with a punch to the body.
Play misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slick.
Slick throws a lazy body kick
and Play counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Slick is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Slick closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Play did well to prevent Slick getting side control.
Slick is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Play!
Slick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Play can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Slick thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Play can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Play wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slick.
Slick dominating with strikes here.
Slick landing shots from mount.
Slick has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Play's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slick lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Slick.
Slick working the ground and pound effectively.
Play takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Play is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Play is trying to escape the mount.
Slick lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Play hang on?
Slick 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.
Slick lands with some strikes.
Slick punishing his opponent with strikes.

Play is rocked!
Play working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slick lands a heavy elbow.
Slick breaks from Play's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Play taking shots to the head.
Slick working Play over with strikes here.
Play is still in real trouble! Can Slick finish him?
Slick landing strikes from the mount and Play is in trouble!
Slick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Slick lands a big shot there that rocks Play but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Slick lands a big elbow.
Play is wriggling around trying to escape.
Play is in a horrible position here. Slick smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Slick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Slick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Play seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Play can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Slick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Slick lands a big shot there that rocks Play but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Slick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Slick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Play can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Play that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slick lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Play really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Play tries to lock up and control but Slick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oil Slick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A nice inside leg kick there by Play. That's going to slow Slick down.
Slick fails to land the takedown.
Slick tries a head kick but it misses.
Slick shoots and misses
and Play counters with an outside leg kick.
Slick misses with a head kick.
Slick misses with a takedown
and Play counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oil Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Oil Slick has been cut.

Slick feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Slick drops back, looking for a kneebar! Play looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Play looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Play!
Play trying to control the action but Slick is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Play stands up and beckons Slick to his feet.
Slick thows a body shot but no joy.
Slick staying out of range there.

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.
Slick has his takedown stuffed
and Play counters with a nice uppercut.
Oil Slick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Play checks a leg kick.
Slick throws a leg kick but Play sees it coming and moves out of range.
Slick tries for a takedown but Play circles away easily
and Play counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slick's knee momentarily.
Slick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slick misses with the body kick
and Play counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Play was well out of range. Poor timing from Slick.
Slick has his takedown stuffed
and Play counters with an outside leg kick.
Slick throws a chopping leg kick but Play manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch combination from Play misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slick.
Play tries to score with a low kick but Slick moves his leg out of the way.
Foul Play is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Slick shoots in and bounces Play off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Play avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Play scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Slick throws a strike but Play rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Play is one step ahead there.

Slick has his foot on Play's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Play works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Play sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slick keeping moving, preventing Play from controlling successfully.
Play stopping the sweep attempt from Slick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Foul Play showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oil Slick's cut.
That's time! Slick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Slick misses with a takedown
and Play counters with a right hand to the body.
Play will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Slick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Play counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slick tries for a takedown but Play circles away easily
and Slick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oil Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slick has his takedown stuffed
and Play counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Play takes a step back to recover.
Play swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Play misses with a wild body shot.
Play swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Play misses with a kick to the body.

Slick gets a takedown into half guard.
Slick wants to free his trapped foot but Play is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Slick is working hard here to advance position.
Slick misses with a head shot. Play uses the momentum to regain guard.
Slick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Play is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick landing strikes.
Oil Slick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Play stops Slick from passing to mount.
Slick scoring with punches and elbows.
Slick tries to advance to mount but Play instead regains half guard.
Slick passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slick has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Play is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oil Slick!