PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slide comes into the arena with Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People blaring out of the sound system. Jim Beam has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kimbo Slide's chin.

Slide
vs
Beam

203 cm
30
269 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

195 cm
31
280 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Slide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slide manages to avoid it.
A big left from Beam misses.
Beam tries to bum rush Slide with a series of wild strikes but Slide uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Slide shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slide showed some decent athleticism there.

Slide wants to work for an arm triangle but Beam is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Beam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Beam tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Slide has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Beam can't escape the position.
The referee warns Beam that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slide in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Slide manages to capitalize on a mistake by Beam to take his back!

Beam showing good submission defense here.
Slide has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Beam's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slide not allowing Beam to control his hands.
Slide trying to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Beam preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Slide.

Slide has got one arm under Beam's chin. This could be trouble... Beam trying to control the other hand but Slide gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Beam has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kimbo Slide!
A relieved looking Kimbo Slide thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.