PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BoXtion Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BoXtion Slater will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Salace
vs
Slater

180 cm
26
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

197 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Salace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BoXtion Slater!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slater shoots in and gets a takedown into Salace's guard.
Salace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salace is trying to control the position but Slater postures up.

Salace isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Slater stacks Salace on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Slater!
Salace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slater wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Slater is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salace is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salace manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Slater looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salace is looking to improve his position.
Salace is working hard here to advance position.

Salace actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slater is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salace doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slater.
Slater is keen to just control but Salace is a slippery customer.
Salace is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salace slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Salace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Salace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Salace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slater is aware though and is defending well.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slater is looking to stand up but Salace won't let him.

Salace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slater has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Salace is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater tries to free his leg and advance position but Salace is retaining full guard.
Slater has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Salace is proving hard to escape from.
Salace looking for a sweep. Not yet Salace, not yet.
Slater being controlled here momentarily.

OK we're going to have a standup here. BoXtion Slater hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Slater gets a clinch.

Slater manages to break the clinch.
Slater goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slater closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salace did well to prevent Slater getting side control.
Salace gets full guard.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.

Salace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slater defends well.

Salace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slater gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Salace is breathing heavily.
Slater is looking to stand up but Salace won't let him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater trying to control but Salace is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BoXtion Slater dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Slater misses with a two punch combination.
Slater throws a leg kick but Salace moved away.

Salace closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Slater's guard.
Slater is trying to keep Salace in close.
Salace is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Salace trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Salace is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Slater is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Slater looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Salace passes into half guard.
Slater has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salace is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater gets back to full guard.
Salace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slater is keeping the position for now.
Slater looking to control.
Salace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slater is keeping the position for now.
Slater looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. BoXtion Slater hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Slater moves into the clinch.
Salace wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Slater takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Salace gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Slater regains guard.
Salace trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salace looking to sit in guard and control but Slater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Salace is trying to keep Slater in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Salace seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Slater trying to control but Salace is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Salace tries to sprawl but Slater drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Slater controlling the pace.
Salace moves into full guard.
Slater scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater stays in close to Salace's body and controls the position.

Slater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salace has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slater has managed to get both his arms back between Salace's legs - danger averted.
Slater is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.

Salace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slater defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salace looking for a sweep. Not yet Salace, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cyril Salace will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Slater rushes Salace and presses him up against the cage.

Slater gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Slater wants to control from the top but Salace keeps moving.

Salace looking for a guillotine here but Slater defends easily.
Salace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Slater working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Slater presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The referee warns Salace that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Cyril Salace has been cut.
Salace tries to lock up and control but Slater gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BoXtion Slater has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salace tries to reverse the position but Slater maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slater landing shots from mount.
Slater sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Slater prevents Salace from getting the reversal.
Salace is squirming around, avoiding Slater's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salace is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater tries to control but Salace wriggling away.
Slater landing strikes, looking to finish!
Slater sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salace is looking to get to half guard.
Slater controlling the pace for now.
Slater trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace is trying to escape the mount but Slater keeps good control and instead manages to take Salace's back.
Slater is looking to control Salace but Salace is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Slater controls the action.
Slater doesn't have the hooks in and Salace manages to turn into his guard.
Slater is trying to control the position but Salace postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by BoXtion Slater.

Slater drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slater wants to control from the top but Salace keeps moving.
Salace working a defensive guard here.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Salace looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Slater has picked Salace up and slammed him! Salace can't keep hold of the triangle and Slater manages to pass to side control!

Slater tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Slater tries to move to mount but Salace blocks the move with his legs.
Slater controlling from side mount.
Salace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Slater decides to stand up, so the ref orders Salace to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
BoXtion Slater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slater has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BoXtion Slater!