PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Perote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rampage Slice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Slice
vs
Perote

190 cm
26
273 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
250 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rampage Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Perote!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perote fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Slice closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Perote to the mat! Perote manages to get full guard.
Perote wants to get back to his feet but Slice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slice postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perote looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perote is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Perote wants to stand up but Slice is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perote thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt.
Slice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perote fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slice looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Slice working some strikes from top position.
Perote preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slice throwing strikes but missing.
Slice chips away with some ground and pound.
Perote working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slice.
Perote looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slice is one step ahead there.
Slice throwing strikes from guard but Perote blocks nicely.
Perote avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perote is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slice working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slice throwing strikes but missing.
Perote is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perote throws a nice looking combination but Slice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perote will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perote looks gassed!
Perote looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Slice looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Perote throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Perote taking some punishment here, with Slice in his half guard.
Perote has hold of Slice's hands but Slice slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perote is pressing down on Slice's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Slice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Perote's head.
Perote is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perote thows a huge punch but Slice dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice has hold of Perote's hands but Perote slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slice has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slice punching from the bottom.
Slice punching from the bottom.
Slice misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Slice missing with punches from the bottom.
Perote sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slice defending well though.
Perote throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Perote stuffs the takedown attempt from Slice. Slice gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perote misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slice.
Slice slips a jab and a cross from Perote.
Perote keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miguel Perote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perote throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
Perote fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perote is fending him off so far but Slice persists. Nope, Perote circles away and we're back to standing.
Perote throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Slice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Slice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Perote working to try and regain half guard.
Slice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Perote is looking to improve his position but Slice isn't that keen on the idea.
Slice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Slice breaks from Perote's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Slice misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rampage Slice dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Slice slips a jab and a cross from Perote.
No joy there for Perote, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perote misses with a two punch combination.
Perote pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Perote - just one landing.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perote.
Perote throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but Perote shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perote cracks Slice with an open hand slap.

Perote gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Slice to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slice cracks Perote with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice cracks Perote with a solid left hand.
Slice with a nice head shot there.
Perote looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slice is one step ahead there.
Slice is working Perote over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slice lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slice makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Perote wants to sweep here but Slice controlling him for the moment.
Slice working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slice lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Perote working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Slice connects with a couple of short punches.
Slice preventing the sweep.
Slice postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice throwing strikes but missing.
Perote looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slice is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slice's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slice distracts Perote with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Perote utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perote throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perote.
Slice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perote.
Rampage Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perote misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slice closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Perote is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slice working the head and body with strikes.
Slice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slice throwing shots but Perote is blocking nicely.
Slice missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slice not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perote scores with a jab. Slice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perote throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Perote throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perote lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slice backs up against the cage.
Perote throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slice.
Perote misses with an uppercut.
Perote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slice circles away quickly and effectively.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but Perote shows good takedown defense.
Perote misses with a series of wild punches.
Perote throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
Miguel Perote is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perote circles away.
Perote displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Perote stalks Slice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Slice's face. Slice staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rampage Slice will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Slice closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Perote keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slice prevents Perote from standing back up.
Perote is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rampage Slice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perote has hold of Slice's hands but Slice slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perote is looking to escape.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Slice drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Perote looking for a guillotine here but Slice defends easily.
Perote trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perote wants to sweep here but Slice controlling him for the moment.
Perote is looking to stand up but Slice isn't so interested in that idea.
Slice cracks Perote with a solid left hand.
Slice postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perote preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perote will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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 changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perote tries to avoid it but Slice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perote to the ground. Perote escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perote fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perote tries to bum rush Slice with a series of wild strikes but Slice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perote misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Slice with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perote cracks Slice with an open hand slap.
Perote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slice circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slice.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Perote!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Perote!
Perote is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Slice with shots to the head and body - Perote looks very uncomfortable down there.
Perote is trying desperately to improve position.
Miguel Perote has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slice is landing with some decent strikes but Perote is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Slice has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Perote's face.
Slice lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Perote keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perote gets back to half guard.
Perote pushes Slice off looking to stand but Slice dives back in and keeps control.
Slice lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Slice looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Perote with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Perote looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice drops an elbow to the side of Perote's head.
Perote is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slice working the head and body with strikes.
Perote is looking for a sweep. Slice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Perote looks to land a combination but Slice avoids it well.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perote.
Slice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perote sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slice misses with a takedown attempt - Perote sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perote defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rampage 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28

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