PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Kajun Puno (ranked 10 p4p, 3 weight class). Puno has chosen デッドマンズ銃 as his entrance music. Kajun Puno is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Slice
vs
Puno

202 cm
26
270 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

193 cm
34
253 lbs
28 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Conviction

Conviction
BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kajun Puno!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puno has time to react.
Puno avoids the body shot from Slice.
Puno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno thows a body kick. Slice tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Slice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Puno walks into a stiff left hand from Slice.

It looks like Kajun Puno has been cut.
Slice connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Puno.
Puno wants to counter the offense by Slice and move into the clinch position.
Puno misses with a straight right.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puno slips under a jab.
Puno scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puno jabs at Slice's body.
Slice seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kajun Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice jabs Puno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puno.
Puno misses with a hook. Slice ducked under it nicely.
Puno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice walks into a jab.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slice misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puno! But no joy.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
Slice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Puno on the side of the head.
Slice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puno throws a body punch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puno. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Slice misses with a body kick.
Slice moves out of range as Puno strikes.
A left lands for Slice.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Puno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slice to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Puno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puno misses with an uppercut.
Puno lands a really nice looking cross but Slice seems unphased.
Slice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Puno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slice blocks a jab.
Slice with a jab.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slice was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Slice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Punos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puno is looking to chop away at Slice's legs.
Slice misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Puno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slice throws a jab when Puno was well out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slice crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Puno - the referee stops the clock and Slice gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Puno. Slice manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Puno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slice moves away.
Puno stuns Slice with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slice tests Puno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Puno blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Puno.
Puno just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slice throws a low kick but Puno moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slice at a distance.
Slice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puno counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Puno misses with a hook.
Slice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Slice.
A good leg kick by Slice.
Puno looks for the body kick but Slice saw that one coming.
Slice is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Puno scoring well with a low kick there.
Puno throws out a leg kick but Slice moves out of range and Puno only half commits.
Slice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puno's head.
Slice avoids a kick to the body.
Puno cracks the inside of Slice's front leg.
Puno lands a glancing blow to the side of Slice's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Slice.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
Puno missing with a left hand there. Slice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slice misses with a right hand
and Puno counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Kimbo Slice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kajun Puno's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Slice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puno at a distance.
Puno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slice scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Slice misses.
Slice throws an overhand right that lands on Puno's shoulder, as Puno tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Puno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Puno wants to slow Slice down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Puno.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
A jab from Slice does it's job there.
Puno misses with a wild body shot.
Puno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slice at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slice blocks a leg kick.
Slice throws a leg kick but Puno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Puno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Puno.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slice swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Slice throws a hook to the side of Puno's head but Puno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Puno misses with a leg kick
and Slice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slice moves away from the strike by Puno.
Puno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Puno throws a jab but it's blocked by Slice.
A leg kick checked by Slice.
Puno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slice uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puno.
Slice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Slice cracks Puno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slice throws a hook but Puno blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slice lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slice misses with a lunging right hand
and Puno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Puno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slice. Slice circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puno cracks a nice hook into Slice's ribs.
Slice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puno has time to react.
Puno thows a body kick. Slice tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Slice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Puno momentarily.
Puno scores with a body shot.
Puno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Puno staying out of range there.
Puno on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Slice lands a big uppercut and Puno crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Puno looks OK. Slice waves Puno back to his feet!

Puno is rocked!
Slice throws a hook but Puno blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno scores with a spinning back kick!
Slice misses with a hook.
Puno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puno manages to avoid it.
Puno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puno moves away from the strike by Slice.
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puno.
Puno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Puno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puno connects with a solid leg kick.
Puno with a lazy takedown attempt
and Slice counters with a nice uppercut.
Puno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Puno finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Puno is predictable there
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puno tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Slice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Puno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slice.
Puno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Puno ducks down to avoid it.
Puno throws a wild body kick that Slice sees coming a mile off.
Puno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slice slips a straight right by Puno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puno wants to land a leg kick but Slice is out of range.
Slice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puno throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Slice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kajun Puno's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Slice throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good leg kick by Puno there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slice is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slice swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Puno digs a good body shot into Slice's ribs.
Puno looks to land a body kick but Slice moved away.
A big right from Slice misses.
Puno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kimbo Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
Slice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puno misses with a leg kick.
Slice half committed to a counter leg kick.
Puno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slice misses with a kick to the body
and Puno counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno walks into a left hand.
Slice throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Puno scores with a hook.
Slice thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puno if he has to take too many more of those.
Puno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puno tries to clinch
and Slice counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno throws the left hand but Slice avoids the punch easily.
Slice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Puno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice throws out the jab.
Slice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puno.
Puno throws a push kick but Slice slaps the foot to one side.
Slice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puno tries to counter with a clinch but Slice shakes him off and moves away.
Puno throws a poor cross that misses
and Slice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slice's calf.
A leg kick checked by Slice.
Puno throws a push kick but Slice slaps the foot to one side.
Puno cracks Slice with a good jab.
Slice lands a jab to the nose.
Puno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice misses with a shot to the body
and Puno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slice moves away from the strike by Puno.
An attempted straight right counter from Slice misses the target.
Puno walks forward, straight into a front kick from Slice.
Puno just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slice catches Puno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Puno - just one landing.
Puno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Slice feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Puno sprawling to the canvas! Puno rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Slice finish him?!
Puno is still on wobbly legs! Can Slice finish him?
Slice moves in close and cracks Puno with a massive right hand! Puno, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Slice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Kimbo Slice, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.