PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legend Wait For It (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sloane
vs
Wait For It

188 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Sloane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Legend Wait For It!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wait For It throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sloane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sloane half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wait For It throws a nice looking combination but Sloane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloane half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wait For It's coach down at The Bear's Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wait For It's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wait For It misses the shot to the body.
Sloane went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wait For It misses with a wild body shot.
Sloane tries to counter with a takedown but Wait For It is quick to defend against it.
Wait For It with a hook.
Wait For It is looking to clinch but Sloane is avoiding it.
Sloane feinted with a counter takedown.
Sloane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sloane avoids the body shot from Wait For It.

Wait For It gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sloane lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Sloane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wait For It gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Sloane breaks the clinch.

Wait For It gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sloane has been working on his balance at KING OF PAIN, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Wait For It.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wait For It throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloane taking a breather.
Wait For It throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sloane blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloane lands an elbow that stopped Wait For It in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Legend Wait For It has been cut.

Sloane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wait For It thows a left - swing and a miss!

Wait For It closes the distance and pushes Sloane back into the cage.
Wait For It tries to land a knee to the head but Sloane blocks with his arms.
Sloane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wait For It with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wait For It with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wait For It missing with knees to the body.
Sloane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wait For It walks away with a smile on his face. Sloane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Wait For It has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wait For It with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wait For It throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloane avoids a wild elbow strike from Wait For It.
Sloane pushes Wait For It back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wait For It backwards.
Sloane avoiding damage as Wait For It throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wait For It obliges.
Sloane lands with a short shot to the head.
Wait For It tries a knee to the head but Sloane blocks it.
Wait For It looking to throw knees to the head but Sloane is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Wait For It.

Sloane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloane swats away the attempt to clinch by Wait For It.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait For It fails in his attempt to clinch.
Legend Wait For It is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wait For It misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sloane counters with a series of strikes. Wait For It will be more careful next time no doubt.

Sloane closes the distance and clinches.
Wait For It blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sloane managing to block the knees to the body from Wait For It.

Sloane pulls Wait For It into guard.
Sloane is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wait For It gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wait For It tries to clinch up.
Sloane misses with a few strikes there.
Legend Wait For It seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wait For It misses with a low kick.
Sloane swats away the attempt to clinch by Wait For It.

Wait For It closes the distance and clinches.

Sloane jumps into guard, dragging Wait For It to the mat.
Wait For It wanted to stand there but Sloane had control of the position.
Sloane is looking to stand up but Wait For It isn't so interested in that idea.
Sloane trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Legend Wait For It will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Legend Wait For It's cut.
That's time! Sloane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wait For It moves in looking to clinch but Sloane pushes him off.
Sloane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wait For It.
Sloane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wait For It.
Sloane is looking for a counter combo.
Wait For It tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legend Wait For It seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wait For It is looking to clinch.
Sloane throws a big counter combination but Wait For It scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sloane swats away the attempt to clinch by Wait For It.
Sloane is looking to counter punch.
Wait For It lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wait For It.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wait For It has managed to clinch.
Wait For It tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wait For It looking to throw knees to the head but Sloane is blocking nicely.
Wait For It takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait For It throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sloane.
Wait For It putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sloane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sloane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sloane jumps guard but Wait For It stands there with Sloane around his waist. Sloane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wait For It trying to land knees to the body.
Wait For It with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wait For It trying to land knees to the body.
Wait For It misses with an elbow over the top.
Wait For It landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sloane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wait For It misses with a knee strike.
Wait For It has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloane managing to block the knees to the body from Wait For It.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait For It scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wait For It tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sloane is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wait For It is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sloane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloane takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Wait For It looking to throw knees to the head but Sloane is blocking nicely.
Wait For It trying to land knees to the body.
Wait For It looking to throw knees to the head but Sloane is blocking nicely.
Wait For It throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wait For It with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wait For It misses with an elbow strike.
Wait For It scores with a knee to the head.
Wait For It with a knee to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wait For It. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wait For It with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloane managing to block the knees to the body from Wait For It.
Sloane taking a breather.
Wait For It connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sloane's face.
Sloane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wait For It throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wait For It tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sloane avoids it.
Sloane managing to block the knees to the body from Wait For It.
Wait For It with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wait For It with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wait For It is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wait For It tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wait For It is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sloane is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wait For It throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wait For It tries to land a knee to the head but Sloane blocks with his arms.
Wait For It throws an elbow but it misses.
Legend Wait For It seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wait For It tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wait For It tries a knee to the head but Sloane blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wait For It throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sloane blocks it with crossed arms.
Wait For It misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sloane.
Wait For It looking to throw knees to the head but Sloane is blocking nicely.
Sloane has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wait For It avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wait For It throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sloane blocks it with crossed arms.
Wait For It tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wait For It lands an elbow that stopped Sloane in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Legend Wait For It showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Legend Wait For It's cut.
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!

Wait For It fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wait For It tries to clinch there but Sloane circles away.
Wait For It tries to close the distance and clinch but Sloane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloane appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Wait For It closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wait For It throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloane is trying to pull guard but Wait For It turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sloane managing to block the knees to the body from Wait For It.
Sloane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A bit of stalling here from Sloane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wait For It misses with an elbow strike.
Wait For It crunches a lovely knee into Sloane's ribcage.
Wait For It with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wait For It throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sloane blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait For It tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sloane avoids it.
Wait For It tries to land a knee to the head but Sloane blocks with his arms.

Wait For It drops Sloane with a big knee straight up the middle! Sloane is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Sloane is rocked!

It looks like Frank Sloane has been cut.

Wait For It pushes Sloane up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Sloane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wait For It using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sloane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Wait For It.
Sloane seems to have got his legs back now.
Wait For It using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sloane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sloane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wait For It throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wait For It creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wait For It pushes off an throws an elbow but Sloane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wait For It utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wait For It tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait For It connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sloane's face.
Wait For It tries to land a knee to the head but Sloane blocks with his arms.
Wait For It tries to land knees in the clinch but Sloane avoids the damage to the body.
Wait For It lands a good knee to the midsection. Sloane won't want to take too many of those.
Wait For It misses with a knee strike.
Wait For It tries a knee to the head but Sloane blocks it.
Sloane throws a head punch that misses.
Wait For It trying to land knees to the body.
Wait For It tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wait For It tries to land a knee to the head but Sloane blocks with his arms.
Wait For It tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wait For It lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait For It scores with a knee to the head.
Sloane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wait For It tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sloane misses with a body punch.
Wait For It tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wait For It throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wait For It.
A knee to the head by Wait For It.

Sloane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank Sloane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wait For It is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legend Wait For It is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wait For It forces Sloane back against the cage and clinches.
Wait For It lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wait For It looking to throw knees to the head but Sloane is blocking nicely.

Sloane breaks the clinch.
Wait For It falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sloane moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wait For It smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sloane. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wait For It has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Legend Wait For It comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wait For It winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Legend Wait For It!