PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between AC Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Bakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy Bakal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Slater
vs
Bakal

183 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

197 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AC Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Bakal!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slater moves away from the strike by Bakal.
Slater misses with a wild combination.
Slater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakal.
Bakal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bakal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slater.
Bakal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slater avoids the body shot from Bakal.

Slater pushes Bakal up against the cage in a clinch.

Bakal manages to break the clinch.
Bakal throws a hook to the side of Slater's head but Slater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slater misses with a straight left.
Slater misses with a straight right.
Slater blocks a jab.
Slater gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slater throws out the jab.
Bakal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slater scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bakal in his tracks.
Slater tries to clinch but Bakal is having none of it.
Slater is looking to clinch but Bakal is avoiding it.
Slater misses with a two punch combination.
Boy Bakal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slater lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slater is looking to clinch but Bakal is avoiding it.
Slater moves out of range of the leg kick from Bakal.
Bakal feints and then cracks Slater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slater down.
Nice defenses there by Slater.
Bakal throws a poor cross that misses
and Slater counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bakal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Bakal misses.
Bakal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slater tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slater is breathing heavily.
Bakal misses with a low kick.
Bakal throws a shot from downtown. Slater moves away and avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bakal.
Slater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bakal throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Slater.
Bakal thumps Slater with a low kick.
Bakal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Slater blocks a jab.
Bakal lands a nice looking body kick.
Jab, jab by Bakal - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakal looks to score with a jab to the body but Slater is just out of range.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Bakal.
Bakal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bakal lands a lovely overhand right.
Bakal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakal throws a hook but Slater blocks it.
Bakal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slater takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bakal scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakal works the jab nicely.
Slater takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakal cracks the inside of Slater's front leg.
Bakal looks to score with a jab to the body but Slater is just out of range.
Bakal lands a leg kick that knocks Slater off balance momentarily.
Bakal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bakal thumps Slater with a low kick.
Bakal lands with a shot to the body.
Bakal connects with a right hand. Slater shakes it off.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bakal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slater.
Slater has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bakal.
Bakal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slater. That did some damage!
Bakal scores with a shot to the body.
Bakal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slater had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bakal misses the target.
Bakal slips a jab and a cross from Slater.
Bakal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bakal swings for the body but Slater moves out of range.
Bakal missing with a left hand there. Slater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Bakal.
Some bone on bone action there as Slater checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bakal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakal misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Bakal lands.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bakal throws a shot from downtown. Slater moves away and avoids it.
Bakal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bakal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slater.
Slater scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bakal lands with a shot to the body.
Bakal throws a hook but Slater blocks it.
Bakal thows a body kick. Slater tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bakal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice cross by Bakal.
Slater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakal.
Slater will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bakal throws a front kick that sends Slater stumbling back into the cage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Slater slips a jab from Bakal.
Bakal misses the body punch
and Slater counters with a left and a right that stings Bakal.
Bakal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bakal throws a hook but Slater avoids it easily.
Bakal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slater's hands.
Jab, jab by Slater - just one landing.
Bakal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakal.
Bakal misses with an uppercut. Slater saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Slater.
Slater throws a big shot that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bakal tries to land a front kick but Slater steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bakal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slater moves away.
Bakal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slater moves out of range of the strikes.
Bakal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slater is out of range and Bakal settles back down.
Bakal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slater counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bakal.
Slater misses with a looping right.
Bakal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bakal connects with a solid leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bakal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slater has time to react.
Slater misses with a hook.
Slater avoids the body shot from Bakal.
Slater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bakal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slater is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bakal dips to his left and cracks Slater with an uppercut!
Bakal misses with a wild body shot.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Bakal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slater. Bakal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slater moves out of range of the strikes.
AC Slater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bakal lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Slater 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bakal looking to land some kicks to the body here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boy Bakal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bakal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Boy Bakal!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Boy Bakal!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Boy Bakal!

Boy Bakal wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Boy Bakal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.