PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Nazarett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Slice looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Slice
vs
Nazarett

194 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcello Nazarett!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nazarett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Slice.

It looks like Marcello Nazarett has been cut.
Slice lands with a right hand.
Nazarett misses with a two punch combination.
Nazarett tries to clinch up.
Slice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Slice waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Nazarett. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Nazarett to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Nazarett is rocked!

That has opened up Marcello Nazarett's cut even more.
Slice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slice trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nazarett's guard.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Nazarett wants to stand up but Slice is controlling him.

Nazarett has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Slice off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slice throws a head kick but Nazarett moves out of range.
Nazarett doesn't manage to clinch there - Slice circles away.
Slice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nazarett momentarily.
Slice lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

The cut above Marcello Nazarett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nazarett tries to clinch there but Slice circles away.
Slice lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazarett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Slice stuffs the takedown attempt from Nazarett. Nazarett gets slowly back to his feet.
Nazarett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nazarett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nazarett throws a lazy head kick
and Slice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slice lands with a kick to the temple. Nazarett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarett shoots and misses
and Slice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nazarett's knee momentarily.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Nazarett.
Slice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slice lands a two punch combo.
Nazarett throws a leg kick
and Slice counters with a solid body kick.
Nazarett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slice fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice lands a head shot.
Nazarett clinches but Slice breaks the clinch
and Slice counters with a nice kick to the body.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nazarett.
Nazarett closes the distance but Slice moves to the side
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
Nazarett clinches but Slice breaks the clinch
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarett misses with a takedown
and Slice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slice lands a nice shot to the body.

Nazarett forces Slice back against the cage and clinches.
Slice gets underhooks to prevent Nazarett's takedown attempt.

Slice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slice is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Slice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nazarett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Slice is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nazarett misses with a double jab
and Slice counters with a three punch combo that has Nazarett backing up. Nazarett nods at Slice to acknowledge the strikes.
Slice throws a head kick that half lands.
Nazarett wants to clinch
and Slice counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nazarett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nazarett tries to clinch up
and Slice counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nazarett is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.
Nazarett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slice circles away quickly and effectively.
Nazarett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slice but Slice pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nazarett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slice scores with a shot to the body.
Nazarett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slice counters with an outside leg kick.
Nazarett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Slice lands but Nazarett takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Nazarett misses
and Slice counters with a series of strikes. Nazarett will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Slice pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Nazarett clinches up against the cage.
Nazarett looking for a takedown.

Slice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nazarett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slice makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazarett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Slice throws a head kick but Nazarett moves out of range.
Nazarett tries to clinch up
and Slice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazarett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slice. Slice obviously looking to wear him down.
Nazarett misses with a few strikes there.
Nazarett is trying desperately to land a takedown but Slice is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nazarett.
Nazarett looks for a takedown but Slice sprawls well.
Slice stuffs the takedown.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Nazarett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nazarett backs up against the cage.
Nazarett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slice lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nazarett has his takedown stuffed
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
Nazarett with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nazarett tries to clinch up
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.
Slice looks to land a combination. Nazarett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marcello Nazarett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nazarett falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Slice to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slice counters with a big head kick but Nazarett shrugs it off.
Nazarett misses with a double jab
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazarett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazarett closes the distance but Slice moves to the side
and Slice counters with a straight right hand.
Slice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nazarett on the side of the head.
Nazarett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slice counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazarett tries to clinch but Slice moves away
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.
Nazarett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slice counters with a good low kick that Nazarett was not able to check.
Kimbo Slice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazarett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slice counters with a good, hard body kick but Nazarett shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarett misses with a combination
and Slice counters with a one-two to the body.
Nazarett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slice tries to avoid it but Nazarett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slice to the ground. Slice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nazarett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slice throws a series of strikes that have Nazarett backpedaling.
Nazarett tries to clinch
and Slice counters with a low kick, right behind Nazarett 's knee.
Slice lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slice counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nazarett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Nazarett.
Slice thumps Nazarett with a low kick.
Nazarett clinches but Slice breaks the clinch
and Slice counters with a good, hard body kick but Nazarett shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarett shoots and misses
and Slice counters with a nice body kick.
Nazarett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slice plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nazarett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slice throws a nice head kick!
Nazarett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Nazarett.
Nazarett misses with a combination
and Slice counters with a leg kick.
Nazarett tries to clinch
and Slice counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Slice dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Nazarett tries to clinch
and Slice counters with a body kick that stops Nazarett in his tracks momentarily.
Kimbo Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
Slice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kimbo Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice throws a sloppy head kick and Nazarett moves out of range easily.
Nazarett thumps Slice with a low kick.
Nazarett darts in trying to clinch
and Slice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slice is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nazarett throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Nazarett throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Nazarett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Slice.
Slice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nazarett closes the distance and clinches up with Slice, looking for a takedown. Nazarett pushes Slice against the cage but Slice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nazarett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nazarett tries to clinch up
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nazarett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slice counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nazarett misses with a double jab
and Slice counters with an outside leg kick.
Slice's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Slice duly obliges.
Nazarett shoots in but no luck this time.
Kimbo Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Nazarett.
Slice connects with a solid leg kick.
Slice misses with a head kick.
Slice throws a nice head kick!
Nazarett tries for a takedown but Slice circles away easily
and Slice counters with a series of strikes. Nazarett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nazarett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slice counters with an outside leg kick.
Nazarett clinches but Slice breaks the clinch
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Nazarett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nazarett looks to clinch
and Slice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jab, jab by Slice - just one landing.
Slice digs a good body shot into Nazarett's ribs.
Nazarett shoots and misses
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slice lands a high kick!
Nazarett clinches but Slice breaks the clinch
and Slice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nazarett wants to clinch but Slice slips to the side
and Slice counters with a good, hard body kick but Nazarett shrugs it off.
Nazarett closes the distance but Slice moves to the side
and Slice counters with a big head kick but Nazarett shrugs it off.
Nazarett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Nazarett.
Slice connects with a crisp jab.
Slice thumps Nazarett with a low kick.
Nazarett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slice counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice looks to land a combination. Nazarett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nazarett tries to clinch but Slice moves away
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.
Nazarett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marcello Nazarett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nazarett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Nazarett.
Nice uppercut lands for Slice. That snapped Nazarett's head back.
Nazarett wants to clinch
and Slice counters with a straight right hand.
Nazarett wants to clinch
and Slice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nazarett fails with the takedown
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nazarett wants to clinch
and Slice counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nazarett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slice counters with a two punch combo.
Slice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slice lands a jab-cross combination.
Slice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slice counters with a nice uppercut.
Slice misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Slice is predictable there
and Nazarett counters with a series of strikes. Slice will be more careful next time no doubt.
An inside leg kick lands from Slice.
Nazarett clinches but Slice breaks the clinch
and Slice counters with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Slice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slice, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Slice!