PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contemprato's entrance music is This Is How We Do It. A fine choice. Slaughter has chosen The Crown - World Below as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Contemprato
vs
Slaughter

175 cm
26
165 lbs
18 - 4 - 2

175 cm
31
160 lbs
26 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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5th Round Clothing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Noel Contemprato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contemprato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slaughter misses with a hook.
Contemprato lands a glancing blow to the side of Slaughter's head.
Slaughter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Contemprato checks the leg kick.
Contemprato defending well as Slaughter loads up on a big left hand.
Slaughter slips a jab from Contemprato.
Contemprato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slaughter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Contemprato.
Contemprato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slaughter throws a series of punches but Contemprato avoids them all with ease.
Slaughter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Slaughter misses the target.
Contemprato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slaughter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Contemprato slips a straight right by Slaughter.
Contemprato with a jab.
Slaughter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contemprato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slaughter missing with a left hand there. Contemprato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter throws a right hand that misses
and Contemprato counters with a left to the body.
Contemprato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Contemprato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Contemprato lands a nice hook to Slaughter's body. Slaughter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Contemprato staying out of range there.
Slaughter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Contemprato thuds his right hand into Slaughter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Contemprato checks a leg kick.
Slaughter lands a leg kick that knocks Contemprato off balance momentarily.
Slaughter misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slaughter takes a swing at Contemprato's ribcage but misses.
Contemprato connects with a single shot there.
Contemprato fails to land with a series of punches.
Contemprato moves out of range as Slaughter throws a body kick.
Slaughter takes one on the button.
Slaughter tries to score with a low kick but Contemprato moves his leg out of the way.
Slaughter lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaughter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slaughter throws out a powerful jab.
Slaughter checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Contemprato.
Contemprato digs a good hook to Slaughter's body.
Slaughter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Contemprato's hands.
Slaughter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slaughter throws a head kick that misses.
Noel Contemprato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Contemprato scores with a nice right hand.
Contemprato jabs Slaughter right on the nose. Slaughter blinks but takes it well.
Slaughter loads up on a big right hand but Contemprato slips the punch.
Slaughter throws a shot from downtown. Contemprato moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Contemprato finds it's way through Slaughter's defenses.
Slaughter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slaughter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Contemprato is out of range.
Slaughter misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Slaughter.
Contemprato is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slaughter. Contemprato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contemprato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slaughter throws out the jab.
Slaughter misses with a straight right.
Slaughter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slaughter fails with a takedown attempt.
Slaughter misses with a hook. Contemprato ducked under it nicely.
Slaughter takes a swing at Contemprato's ribcage but misses.
Contemprato throws out a loose jab but Slaughter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contemprato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slaughter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contemprato was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaughter.
Contemprato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Slaughter takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Slaughter instigates a clinch.
Contemprato scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Contemprato.
Slaughter tries to throw a body punch but Contemprato avoids it by throwing Slaughter back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Contemprato takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slaughter.
Contemprato tries a body shot but Slaughter blocks it.
Contemprato tries to throw a body punch but Slaughter avoids it by throwing Contemprato back against the cage.
Contemprato throws a head punch that misses.
Contemprato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slaughter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Slaughter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contemprato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contemprato swings wildly with an uppercut but Slaughter uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contemprato gets through Slaughter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Contemprato taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Slaughter struggles to land a body shot inside as Contemprato controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slaughter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noel Contemprato dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Contemprato looks to land a right hand but Slaughter moved out of range.
Slaughter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Contemprato misses.
Noel Contemprato is winning the standup battle so far.
Slaughter misses with a straight left.
Slaughter misses with a hook. Contemprato ducked under it nicely.
Contemprato swings for the body but Slaughter moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Contemprato.
Contemprato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Contemprato loads up on a big right hand but Slaughter slips the punch.
Contemprato thows a body shot but no joy.
Contemprato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slaughter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Slaughter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Contemprato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slaughter throws a head kick that Contemprato semi-blocks.
Some wild striking there from Contemprato.
Slaughter throws a hook to the side of Contemprato's head but Contemprato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Contemprato misses.
Slaughter slips a jab from Contemprato.
Slaughter blocks a jab.
Slaughter throws a combination. Contemprato tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Slaughter cracks Contemprato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Contemprato throws a front kick aimed at Slaughter's knee but Slaughter avoids it well.
Contemprato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice body punch from Slaughter.
Slaughter lands a glancing blow to the side of Contemprato's head.
Contemprato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slaughter can pounce on him.
Contemprato misses with a two punch combination.
Slaughter throws a head kick but Contemprato moves out of range.
Good work by Contemprato as he checks the leg kick.
Contemprato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slaughter misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Contemprato.
Slaughter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contemprato punishes Slaughter's body with a nice straight punch.
Slaughter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Contemprato connects with a leg kick. Slaughter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Contemprato tries to bum rush Slaughter with a series of wild strikes but Slaughter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Contemprato lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Contemprato digs a good body shot into Slaughter's ribs.
Contemprato slips under a jab from Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a lazy right hand but Contemprato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slaughter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slaughter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slaughter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contemprato was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaughter.

Contemprato instigates a clinch.
Slaughter jumps guard but Contemprato turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws a head punch that misses.
Contemprato lands an uppercut.
Contemprato taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Contemprato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Slaughter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Contemprato after a bit of a struggle.
Noel Contemprato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Slaughter.
Contemprato throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaughter.
Slaughter wants to stall.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter digs a right hand underneath Contemprato's ribcage. Contemprato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slaughter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slaughter misses with a punch on the inside.
Slaughter tries to work over Contemprato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slaughter effectively controlling the action here.
Contemprato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slaughter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter tries to throw a body punch but Contemprato avoids it by throwing Slaughter back against the cage.
Contemprato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slaughter blocks a body shot from Contemprato.
Slaughter blocking some punches.
Contemprato throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaughter.
Contemprato misses with some punches.
Slaughter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contemprato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slaughter tries to throw a body punch but Contemprato avoids it by throwing Slaughter back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contemprato throws a head punch that misses.
Contemprato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slaughter.
Slaughter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slaughter lands a shot to the body.
Slaughter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slaughter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Contemprato throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaughter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Christian Slaughter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice jab there from Contemprato.
Contemprato moves into range and connects with a jab.
Contemprato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slaughter eats them both and turns towards Contemprato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slaughter ducks under a wild hook from Contemprato.
Contemprato doesn't manage to clinch there - Slaughter circles away.
Slaughter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Slaughter throws a looping overhand right but Contemprato ducks down to avoid it.
Contemprato misses with a straight right.
Slaughter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slaughter throws out a loose jab but Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contemprato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slaughter lands a head shot.
A cross from Contemprato lands.
Contemprato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slaughter.
Contemprato fakes the leg kick and cracks Slaughter in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slaughter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Contemprato scores with the left hand. Slaughter knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter avoids the body shot from Contemprato.
Slaughter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Contemprato.
Contemprato tries to bum rush Slaughter with a series of wild strikes but Slaughter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Contemprato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slaughter stuns Contemprato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Contemprato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slaughter circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Contemprato is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Contemprato misses.
Slaughter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Contemprato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Contemprato throws a front kick aimed at Slaughter's knee but Slaughter avoids it well.
Jab from Contemprato.
Contemprato stuffs the takedown attempt from Slaughter. Slaughter gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Contemprato lands.
Slaughter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato throws a head kick but Slaughter moves out of range.
Slaughter avoids the body shot from Contemprato.
Contemprato throws a series of punches but Slaughter avoids them all with ease.
Slaughter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaughter throws a front kick aimed at Contemprato's knee but Contemprato avoids it well.
Slaughter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Contemprato at a distance.
A good leg kick by Contemprato.
Slaughter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Contemprato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big left from Contemprato misses.
Contemprato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slaughter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Slaughter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contemprato throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Slaughter.
Slaughter misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Slaughter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slaughter checks a leg kick.

Slaughter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Contemprato to the ground. Slaughter is now in Contemprato's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slaughter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Contemprato keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
Slaughter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Contemprato kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Contemprato lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Slaughter!
Slaughter regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter gets full guard.
Contemprato would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slaughter controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaughter working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Noel Contemprato did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Slaughter just misses with a punch to the body.
Contemprato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Contemprato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slaughter throws a leg kick which misses Contemprato's front leg but catches the back leg as Contemprato tries to avoid it.
Contemprato throws out a leg kick but Slaughter moves out of range and Contemprato only half commits.
Slaughter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slaughter misses with an uppercut. Contemprato saw that one coming.
Contemprato throws a shot from downtown. Slaughter moves away and avoids it.
Slaughter scores with the left hand. Contemprato knows he should have avoided that one.
Slaughter catches Contemprato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slaughter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Contemprato throws a jab when Slaughter was well out of range.
Contemprato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Contemprato connects with a nice looking jab.
Contemprato fails to land with a series of punches.
Contemprato throws a chopping leg kick but Slaughter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter throws out a loose jab but Contemprato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contemprato keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Slaughter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Noel Contemprato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Contemprato cracks the inside of Slaughter's front leg.
A low kick from Contemprato is predictable there
and Slaughter counters with a straight right hand.
Contemprato looks to score with a jab to the body but Slaughter is just out of range.
Slaughter misses with a hook. Contemprato ducked under it nicely.
Slaughter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Contemprato.
Slaughter throws a hook but Contemprato avoids it easily.
Contemprato takes one on the button.
Contemprato tests Slaughter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Contemprato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Contemprato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Contemprato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contemprato swats away the attempt to clinch by Slaughter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contemprato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Slaughter tries a head kick but it misses.
Slaughter misses the jab.
Contemprato misses with a body shot.
Contemprato jabs at Slaughter's body.
Contemprato lands a two punch combo.
Contemprato tests Slaughter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slaughter moves out of range as Contemprato throws a body kick.
Slaughter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Contemprato.
Slaughter throws a head kick that Contemprato semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato blocks a head kick by Slaughter.
Contemprato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Contemprato lands a jab.
Nice shot by Contemprato.
Slaughter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slaughter throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Contemprato to counter with a crisp jab.
Contemprato connects with a right hand. Slaughter shakes it off.
Contemprato throws a leg kick
and Slaughter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Contemprato.
Contemprato misses with an uppercut. Slaughter saw that one coming.
Contemprato connects with a jab.
Contemprato misses with a right hand
and Slaughter counters with a right hand to the body.
Contemprato dodges the punch combination from Slaughter.
Contemprato misses with a body shot
and Slaughter counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter misses with a body shot.
Contemprato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slaughter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Contemprato.
Contemprato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaughter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Contemprato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Contemprato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Contemprato stuffs the takedown.
Slaughter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Slaughter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from Contemprato misses.
Slaughter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slaughter throws a looping overhand right but Contemprato ducks down to avoid it.
Slaughter moves away from the strike by Contemprato.
Slaughter misses with a low kick as Contemprato jumps back.
Contemprato blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Christian Slaughter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Contemprato lands a jab-cross combination.
Slaughter misses with a hook. Contemprato ducked under it nicely.
Contemprato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slaughter's hands.

Slaughter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Contemprato's half guard.
Contemprato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slaughter is looking to advance position but Contemprato won't allow it.
Slaughter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Contemprato's head.
Slaughter prevents Contemprato from improving his position.
Slaughter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contemprato is looking to improve his position.
Slaughter thows a huge punch but Contemprato dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Slaughter lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slaughter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slaughter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Slaughter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Contemprato doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slaughter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter trying to control from half guard but Contemprato is working away.
Slaughter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Slaughter has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Contemprato defend it? Slaughter steps over the head and cranks it - Contemprato is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Slaughter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Slaughter! Christian Slaughter retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Christian Slaughter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.