PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Play might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche. Slader has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Play
vs
Slader

180 cm
42
181 lbs
38 - 23 - 1

175 cm
28
185 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Worldwide Nutrition (160q)

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Foul Play!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slader misses with a right hand
and Slader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Play scores with the left hand. Slader knows he should have avoided that one.
Slader throws an overhand right that lands on Play's shoulder, as Play tries to avoid the shot.
Slader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Play.
Slader staying out of range there.
Slader throws a jab but it's blocked by Play.
Slader throws a head kick that misses.
Play is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Slader misses with a hook
and Play cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Play looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Play swings for the body but Slader moves out of range.
Play works Slader's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slader misses with a low kick.
Play is looking to clinch but Slader is avoiding it.
Slader looks to throw the jab but Play is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Play.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Slader misses.
Slader needs to keep his hands up - Play had a free shot at his head there.
Slader lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No joy there for Slader, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Play throws a body punch but Slader moves out of range.
Slader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Play counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slader throws a nice looking combination but Play bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Play slips a jab and a cross from Slader.
Play scores with a sloppy right hand. Slader should have avoided that one.

It looks like Randy Slader has been cut.
Play throws a sloppy body shot
and Slader counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slader staying out of range there.
Slader unleashes a big counter combination but Play bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Play misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slader.
Play looks to throw the jab but Slader is out of range.
Slader misses with a body kick.
Play is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slader throws a front kick that sends Play stumbling back into the cage.
Play staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Play.
Slader lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slader takes a swing at Play's ribcage but misses.
Slader swings widly with a right hand
and Play counters with a stiff right hand.
Play moves away from the strike by Slader.
Play feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Slader looks to land a body kick but Play moved away.
Play moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Play uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slader.
Slader has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Slader fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Play.
A left and a right from Slader both land. Nice combination.
Good exchange - Slader coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Play fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slader takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slader misses with a two punch combination.
Play looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Slader misses with a kick to the body
and Play counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Play misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slader.
Play swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slader is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Slader misses with an uppercut. Play saw that one coming.
And Play counters with a quick kick to the body but Slader blocks it.
Slader doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slader on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Play looks to score with a jab to the body but Slader is just out of range.
Slader misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Play tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Play has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Play digs a good body shot into Slader's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Play scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Play is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Play misses the shot to the body.
Randy Slader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Play cracks Slader with a good jab.
Slader lands a nice leg kick that just misses Play's sensitive parts.
Slader throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Play chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Play misses with an uppercut. Slader saw that one coming.
Slader is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Play takes one to the chin there.
Slader connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slader moves out of range of the body kick from Play.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slader avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Play sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Slader throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Foul Play will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Slader's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Slader jabs Play to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slader moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Play tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Play keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Play tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slader throws a right and a left that Play avoids nicely.
Play fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slader is out of range.
Play delivers a nice body kick.
Slader connects with a leg kick. Play looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Play throws a nice inside leg kick.
Randy Slader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slader turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Play showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slader.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader throws a leg kick which misses Play's front leg but catches the back leg as Play tries to avoid it.
Slader throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Slader. Those never looked like landing.
Slader misses with a wild body shot.
Play lands with a cross.
Slader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Play throws a body punch but Slader moves out of range.
Slader on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Slader moves out of range of the strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Slader in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Play attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slader throws out a counter right but Play avoids it with no problem.
Slader wants to clinch up but Play keeps it at a distance.
Play was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slader checks the leg kick.
Slader moves out of range as Play throws a body kick.
Slader fails to land with a series of punches.
Play moves out of range as Slader throws a body kick.
Slader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slader throws a series of punches but Play avoids them all with ease.
Slader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slader throws a head kick that Play semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Play.
Play lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slader misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Play wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Play fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slader.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slader connects with a body shot that sends Play's belly button to the back.
Slader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Play misses its target.
Play swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slader misses with a double jab.
Play looks to throw a body kick
letting Slader counter with a right hand.
Play is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Slader.
Play misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Play. Slader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slader takes a swing at Play's ribcage but misses.
Play throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slader on the side of the head.
Slader throws a jab when Play was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Slader misses.
Play comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slader thows a leg kick but Play checks it
and Play connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Play lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slader backs up against the cage.

Slader is rocked!
Slader misses with a body kick.
Slader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slader scores with a jab. Play acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Play scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slader's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Slader duly obliges.
Slader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slader only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Play throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slader makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Randy Slader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slader misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Play misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Slader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Slader's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Play ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Play takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Play is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slader misses with an uppercut.
Slader looks to score with a jab to the body but Play is just out of range.
Play scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Slader. That snapped Play's head back.
Slader walks into a left hand.
Slader just misses with a punch to the body.
Slader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slader is looking to chop away at Play's legs.
Slader fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slader lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Play.
Slader appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slader throws a front kick aimed at Play's knee but Play avoids it well.
Slader throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Play.
Play tries to clinch up but Slader circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Play.
Play feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slader's calf.
Play misses with a hook. Slader ducked under it nicely.
Slader looks to score with a jab to the body but Play is just out of range.
Play looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Play was well out of range. Poor timing from Slader.
Play staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Play bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slader throws a hook but Play avoids it easily.
Slader swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Play tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Play tried to counter with a leg kick but Slader avoided it.
Slader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Play has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Slader misses
and Play counters with a stiff right hand.
Play misses with a leg kick
and Slader counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Play misses with a hook. Slader ducked under it nicely.
Slader scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Play takes a swing at Slader's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Play tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slader is able to avoid easily.
Play takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Slader scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Play. Beautiful body shot.
Slader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Play appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Slader throws a poor cross that misses
and Play counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Play counters with a left to the body.
Slader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Play throws a body shot but no joy.
Play cracks the inside of Slader's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Play misses.
Slader scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Slader.
Play will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Play moves out of range of the body kick.
Slader fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Play.
Slader throws out a leg kick but Play moves out of range and Slader only half commits.
Play cracks Slader with an open hand slap.
Slader throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Slader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Slader misses its intended target.
Slader uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slader looks for the body kick but Play saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Play misses the target.
Slader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Play getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Slader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slader has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Slader!
Randy Slader decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.