PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Lightyear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Slice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lightyear
vs
Slice

200 cm
19
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buzz Lightyear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightyear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lightyear as he jumps to the side.
Slice misses with a few strikes there.
Slice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Lightyear pushes Slice up against the cage in a clinch.
Slice fails to pull guard.
Lightyear slows down the pace here.
Slice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightyear misses with a knee strike.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Slice wants the takedown. Lightyear is fighting it off but Slice persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lightyear's guard against the cage.
Lightyear pulls Slice in to control the position.

Lightyear has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Slice off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Buzz Lightyear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lightyear throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Slice moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Lightyear doesn't manage to clinch there - Slice circles away.

Lightyear moves into the clinch.
Lightyear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slice can't get the takedown.
Buzz Lightyear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Slice avoiding damage as Lightyear throws knees to the body.
Lightyear missing with knees to the body.
Slice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slice managing to block the knees to the body from Lightyear.
Stalling in the clinch from Lightyear.

Slice ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Slice no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lightyear controls from within his opponent's guard.
Slice working a defensive guard here.
Slice looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lightyear controls the pace.

Slice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slice controls Lightyear momentarily but Lightyear frees himself.

Lightyear gets to his feet. Slice looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear scores with a decent looking hook.
Slice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lightyear swivels and escapes.

Lightyear has Slice up against the cage in a clinch.
Lightyear scores a nice knee to the body.
Slice looks gassed!
Slice managing to block the knees to the body from Lightyear.
Lightyear connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slice's face.

It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Lightyear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lightyear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lightyear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slice.
Lightyear slows down the pace here.
Lightyear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightyear connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slice's face.
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!
Lightyear lands a nice knee to the body.
Lightyear looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Lightyear pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lightyear misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightyear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slice trying to control the position but instead, Lightyear has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slice into the cage.
Slice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lightyear walks away with a smile on his face. Slice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lightyear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buzz Lightyear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lightyear drives through and clinches with Slice against the cage.
Slice avoiding damage as Lightyear throws knees to the body.
Lightyear lands a knee to the head.
Slice tries to pull guard but Lightyear won't allow it.
Lightyear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lightyear misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lightyear just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lightyear landing knees to the body.
Lightyear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lightyear just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lightyear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Lightyear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slice'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.

Lightyear pushes Slice up against the cage in a clinch.
Lightyear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lightyear has him pressed against the cage.
Slice has had enough of the clinch but Lightyear keeps him there for the moment.
Lightyear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lightyear.
Lightyear tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
Slice is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lightyear with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lightyear lands a knee to the body.
Lightyear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightyear tries a knee to the head but Slice blocks it.
Lightyear tries to land knees in the clinch but Slice avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lightyear connects with a knee to the head.
Lightyear looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Lightyear tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
Slice wants to break free but Lightyear has control.
Slice jumps guard but Lightyear stands there with Slice around his waist. Slice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lightyear tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear tries a knee to the head but Slice blocks it.
Lightyear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lightyear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slice with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightyear has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lightyear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slice has had enough of the clinch but Lightyear keeps him there for the moment.
Slice avoiding damage as Lightyear throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lightyear.
Lightyear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buzz Lightyear has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lightyear tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
Slice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lightyear smiles and moves away.

Lightyear clinches.
Lightyear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slice blocks it with crossed arms.
Lightyear looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lightyear tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.

Slice breaks from the clinch.
Buzz Lightyear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Buzz Lightyear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.
Lightyear thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Slice if he has to take too many more of those.

Lightyear clinches up with Slice and pushes him back against the cage.
Lightyear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slice is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lightyear is keeping busy.
Lightyear landing knees to the head.
Lightyear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightyear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slice managing to block the knees to the body from Lightyear.
Lightyear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slice looking for a takedown.
Lightyear misses with a knee strike.
Slice has had enough of the clinch but Lightyear keeps him there for the moment.
Lightyear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slice blocks it with crossed arms.
Lightyear missing with knees to the body.
Slice fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slice can't break the clinch.
Lightyear tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
Lightyear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Slice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lightyear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lightyear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slice.
Slice wants to get back to striking at distance but Lightyear won't allow it.
Lightyear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lightyear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slice wants to break free but Lightyear has control.
Lightyear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slice.

Slice pulls guard successfully.
Slice wants to stand up but Lightyear is controlling him.
Slice is trying to keep Lightyear in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lightyear slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lightyear prevents Slice from getting back to his feet.
Lightyear not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Lightyear dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slice's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lightyear pushes Slice up against the cage in a clinch.
Slice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lightyear walks away with a smile on his face. Slice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lightyear is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lightyear paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lightyear gets a clinch.
Lightyear stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slice.
Lightyear is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lightyear misses with a knee to the head.
Lightyear stops a takedown attempt from Slice.
Slice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lightyear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lightyear walks away with a smile on his face. Slice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Buzz Lightyear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slice.

Lightyear pushes Slice up against the cage in a clinch.
Lightyear tries a knee to the head but Slice blocks it.
Lightyear missing with knees to the body.
Slice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightyear trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lightyear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lightyear looking to slow down the pace here.
Lightyear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slice looking for a takedown.
Slice jumps guard but Lightyear stands there with Slice around his waist. Slice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lightyear landing knees to the body.
Lightyear lands a knee to the body.
Lightyear content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lightyear looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Lightyear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lightyear trying to land knees to the body.
Lightyear looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Slice slows down the pace here.
Lightyear trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slice gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Lightyear manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lightyear keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Lightyear darts in and clinches Slice up against the cage.
Lightyear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slice blocks it with crossed arms.
Slice managing to block the knees to the body from Lightyear.
Lightyear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slice.
Lightyear misses with a knee to the head.
Slice tries to score a body lock takedown but Lightyear shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lightyear misses with a knee to the head.
Slice tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lightyear misses with a knee to the head.
Lightyear misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lightyear as Slice tries to tie him up.
Lightyear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slice blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lightyear is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lightyear trying to land knees to the body.
Lightyear landing knees to the body.

Slice jumps guard.
Lightyear seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lightyear has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slice is proving hard to escape from.
Slice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lightyear is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Lightyear stands up from Slice's guard - Lightyear perhaps looking for a knockout.
Slice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slice on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lightyear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lightyear tries to avoid it but Slice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lightyear to the ground. Lightyear escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lightyear keeps the fight on the outside.
Kimbo Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buzz Lightyear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lightyear avoids the head kick by Slice.

Lightyear has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Lightyear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lightyear, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Lightyear!