|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bimblo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bimblo Slice enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
22
149 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Bimblo Slice!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karl counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Karl from controlling successfully.
Slice wants to sweep but no luck.
Karl passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Slice struggling a bit here.
Slice is working to avoid the ground and pound but Karl connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice wants to get back to his feet but Karl is dominant here and he's now got Slice's back!
Karl slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Karl is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Slice is defending well though. Karl let's go of the attempt for now.
Karl doesn't have the hooks in and Slice manages to turn into his guard.
Karl is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karl trying to control the position.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Karl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice stopping the sweep attempt from Karl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice works over Karl with some ground and pound from guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Karl's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slice stopping the sweep attempt from Karl.
Karl is controlling Slice's posture.
Slice looking to pass the guard.
Slice works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slice.
Slice working Karl over with strikes.
Karl wants to get back to full guard.
Slice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slice seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karl does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karl wants to control but Slice is keeping busy.
Karl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karl won't allow Slice to pass to mount.
Karl regains full guard. Nicely done.
Slice postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl 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.
Slice throws a big right hand that misses.
Slice lands a couple of digs.
Karl 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karl is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice won't allow Karl to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Karl dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slice keeps the fight on the outside.
Slice moves in looking to clinch but Karl pushes him off.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karl as he jumps to the side.
Karl closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Karl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karl tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karl throws a leg kick but Slice sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karl jumps guard but Slice stands there with Karl around his waist. Karl gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karl has picked Slice up - he's going for a ride! Karl dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Slice keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Slice trying to hold on to Karl's head to control him but Karl postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karl in particular looking to stall.
Slice wants to get back to full guard.
Karl content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karl loads up on a big right hand but Slice slips the punch.
Karl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slice lands with an uppercut that bounces Karl off the cage and back into range.
Karl fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been informed that Slice has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl misses with a combination
and Slice counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Karl!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karl wants to control but Slice postures up.
Jimmy Karl overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slice lands an elbow.
Slice working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Slice cracks Karl with a big right hand but Karl just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karl stops Slice from passing to mount.
Slice working the head with strikes.
Slice lands a nice forearm strike.
Karl is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slice throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Karl works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl is looking to escape.
Slice wants to pass the guard but Karl is defending well.
Karl gets full guard.
Slice passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Slice prevents Karl from escaping the position.
Karl is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Karl tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Karl to see if he's OK.
Slice lands an elbow.
Slice cracks Karl with a big right hand but Karl just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Slice tries to get to his feet but Karl is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Slice in his guard.
Karl wants to sweep here but Slice controlling him for the moment.
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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karl pulls Slice in to control the position.
Karl is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bimblo Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karl.
Slice moves in looking to clinch but Karl pushes him off.
Karl throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Slice takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A leg kick checked by Slice.
Karl throws a sloppy head kick and Slice moves out of range easily.
Karl clinches with his opponent.
Slice has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karl avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Karl misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karl - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Karl looking to slow down the pace here.
Slice manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl tries to keep at a distance but Slice has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karl has Slice pressed against the cage, preventing Slice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slice breaks the clinch.
Karl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Slice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slice avoids the head kick by Karl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karl throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jimmy Karl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karl is trying to defend but Slice finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Karl looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Slice.
Karl wants to control but Slice is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Slice prevents Karl from improving his position.
Slice is trying to control the action in half guard but Karl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karl has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slice is working away from the top position though.
Slice lands strikes from half guard.
Slice slips a nice elbow through Karl's hands, connecting with Karl's forehead.
Slice throwing shots but Karl is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands with a punch from half guard.
Karl won't allow Slice to pass to mount.
Slice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karl tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Slice has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Slice landing punches.
Slice landing strikes from the mount.
Slice postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Karl looks a forlorn figure.
Karl is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karl taking shots to the head.
Karl wants to hold on but Slice pushes him away.
Karl sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Slice is stalling here. Karl is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Slice seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Karl has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Slice can't do much from the bottom here.
Slice is not content to let Karl control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bimblo Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slice 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bimblo Slice!
Bimblo Slice got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
