PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Pigeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pigeon's entrance music is Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive. A fine choice. Jimbo Slice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pigeon
vs
Slice

188 cm
26
213 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
30
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
Vitality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Pigeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigeon drops his hands momentarily and Slice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pigeon was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Slice shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pigeon eats them both and turns towards Slice to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slice avoids a kick to the body.
Slice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pigeon avoids the body shot from Slice.
Pigeon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pigeon tries to work over Slice's front leg with a kick but Slice checks it.
Pigeon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slice slips under a jab from Pigeon.
Pigeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
Slice throws a poor cross that misses
and Pigeon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pigeon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slice backs up against the cage.

It looks like Jimbo Slice has been cut.
Pigeon lands a nice hook to Slice's body. Slice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slice throws a shot from downtown. Pigeon moves away and avoids it.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Pigeon 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.
Pigeon tries a head kick but it misses.
Pigeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigeon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slice was well out of range. Poor timing from Pigeon.
Pigeon scores with a jab. Slice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pigeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
Slice throws a series of strikes that have Pigeon backpedaling.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Slice thows a body shot but no joy.
Pigeon checks a low kick from Slice.
Slice slips under a jab.
Slice throws a sloppy body shot
and Pigeon counters with a series of strikes. Slice will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice scores with a body shot.
Slice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pigeon throws a body punch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice digs a good body shot into Pigeon's ribs.
Pigeon ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Slice checks a leg kick.
Slice lands with an uppercut that bounces Pigeon off the cage and back into range.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice blocks a head kick by Pigeon.
A jab from Pigeon misses.
Pigeon cracks Slice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That has opened up Jimbo Slice's cut even more.
Slice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pigeon defending well as Slice loads up on a big left hand.
Pigeon with a nice cross.
Slice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pigeon rather than just go for the knockout.
Slice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pigeon misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. Pigeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pigeon misses with a wild combination.
Pigeon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pigeon.
Slice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pigeon on the side of the head.
Slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pigeon jabs Slice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pigeon throws a jab but it's blocked by Slice.
Slice misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Pigeon ducks down to avoid it.
Pigeon thuds his shin into the meat of Slice's side.
Slice looks winded!
Pigeon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slice takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pigeon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pigeon throws a shot from downtown. Slice moves away and avoids it.
Pigeon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Slice. Beautiful body shot.
Pigeon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slice slips under a jab.
Pigeon throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Slice misses
and Pigeon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pigeon misses with a double jab.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Pigeon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pigeon looks to land a combination but Slice avoids it well.
Pigeon throws a jab when Slice was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Pigeon scores with a four punch combination!
Pigeon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Slice jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slice looks to land a combination but Pigeon avoids it well.
Pigeon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Slice.
Pigeon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pigeon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pigeon scores with a nice strike.
Pigeon looks to land a left hand but Slice moved out of range nicely.
Pigeon swings for the body but Slice moves out of range.
Pigeon looks to land a right hand but Slice moved out of range.
Pigeon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Pigeon tenderised Slice's leg. Slice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pigeon throws a head kick but Slice moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slice.
Slice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Pigeon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimbo Slice's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice jab there from Slice.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pigeon was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Pigeon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slice.
Pigeon connects with the punch.
Pigeon takes a swing at Slice's ribcage but misses.
Pigeon slips a straight right by Slice.
Pigeon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pigeon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slice tries to move into range but Pigeon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slice lands a slapping body shot.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pigeon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slice.
Slice throws a series of strikes that have Pigeon backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. Pigeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pigeon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Pigeon.
Pigeon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slice checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pigeon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pigeon stuns Slice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pigeon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pigeon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Pigeon is just out of range.
Pigeon lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. Pigeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pigeon defending well as Slice loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Pigeon finds it's way through Slice's defenses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pigeon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pigeon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slice throws a jab when Pigeon was well out of range.
Pigeon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

The cut above Jimbo Slice's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pigeon lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Slice is rocked!
Pigeon misses with a straight left.
Pigeon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Slice might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pigeon has got the better of the exchanges.
Pigeon misses with a series of wild punches.
Pigeon throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Pigeon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harry Pigeon is winning the standup battle so far.
Pigeon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slice.
Pigeon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slice can do to turn this around?
Pigeon fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Slice does it's job there.
Pigeon throws a big shot that misses.
Pigeon avoids the body shot from Slice.
Slice slips a jab and a cross from Pigeon.
Slice scores with a shot to the body.
Pigeon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pigeon backs up against the cage.
Pigeon closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Jimbo Slice's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Pigeon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pigeon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slice is out of range.
Pigeon lands a jab.
Pigeon misses with a wild combination.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Slice.
Slice throws a body punch but Pigeon moves out of range.
Slice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice scores with a shot to the body.
Pigeon misses with a few strikes there.
Pigeon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slice walks into a stiff left hand from Pigeon.
Pigeon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Slice misses.
Pigeon lands a jab.
Pigeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pigeon slips a straight right by Slice.
Slice blocks a leg kick.
Slice takes a swing at Pigeon's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Pigeon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimbo Slice's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Slice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pigeon is looking to land body kicks.
Slice misses with a shot to the body
and Pigeon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slice checks a leg kick.
Slice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pigeon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
Pigeon lands a glancing blow to the side of Slice's head.
Slice lands with a shot to the body.
Pigeon fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice scores with the left hand. Pigeon knows he should have avoided that one.
Slice misses with a hook. Pigeon ducked under it nicely.
Pigeon throws a looping overhand right but Slice ducks down to avoid it.
Slice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pigeon throws a big shot that misses.
Pigeon cracks Slice with a good jab.
Slice avoids the head kick by Pigeon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigeon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slice backs up against the cage.
Slice misses with a body shot.
Slice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pigeon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pigeon fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pigeon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Pigeon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slice.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slice throws a body punch but Pigeon moves out of range.
Slice misses with a body shot.
Harry Pigeon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pigeon throws a hook to the side of Slice's head but Slice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pigeon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slice.
Pigeon loads up on a big right hand but Slice slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slice takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pigeon.
Slice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pigeon counters with a straight right hand.
Pigeon avoids the body shot from Slice.
Slice takes a kick to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimbo Slice's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harry Pigeon!
Harry Pigeon made sure to mention his sponsor, Vitality in his post fight interview.