PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kym Sloucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sloucher
vs
Vera

170 cm
19
247 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kym Sloucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Vera!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera circles away from the clinch attempt.

Vera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vera throws some wild stikes that Sloucher manages to avoid easily.
Vera lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sloucher hang on?

It looks like Kym Sloucher has been cut.
Vera throwing strikes here but Sloucher is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vera cracks Sloucher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Kym Sloucher's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vera misses with a head shot.
Vera thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vera in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sloucher is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sloucher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vera throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sloucher because Vera loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sloucher slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vera slips a nice elbow through Sloucher's hands, connecting with Sloucher's forehead.
Vera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sloucher defending well though.
Vera drops an elbow to the side of Sloucher's head.
Sloucher might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vera stalling away here and it's allowed Sloucher to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sloucher looking for a sweep. Not yet Sloucher, not yet.
Vera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vera throws and elbow that misses. Sloucher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vera's guard. Nice move by Sloucher!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloucher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vera looking for a sweep. Not yet Vera, not yet.
Sloucher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera is controlling Sloucher's posture.
Sloucher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sloucher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sloucher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sloucher is breathing heavily.
Vera wants to stand and escape but Sloucher is having none of it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vera is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vera postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sloucher is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vera, into his guard.
Sloucher stops Vera from standing up.
Sloucher landing some decent shots from guard.
Sloucher thows a big elbow that misses.
Vera looking for a sweep. Not yet Vera, not yet.
Sloucher postures up in Vera's guard and throws a big left but Vera blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vera is on top in guard.
Vera chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera pushes down on Sloucher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vera trying to pass the guard but Sloucher defending well.

Vera is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Vera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kym Sloucher'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.

Sloucher moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
Sloucher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloucher tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Vera closes the distance and clinches up with Sloucher, looking for a takedown. Vera pushes Sloucher against the cage but Sloucher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Sloucher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vera, pushing him back against the cage.
Vera tries to break the clinch but Sloucher is controlling the position.
Sloucher misses with some punches.
Vera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sloucher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sloucher gets through Vera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vera blocking some punches.
Vera blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vera.
Sloucher swings wildly with an uppercut but Vera uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloucher misses with a punch on the inside.
Vera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vera wants a takedown but no success here.
Kym Sloucher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Vera.
Sloucher swings wildly with an uppercut but Vera uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sloucher.
Sloucher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloucher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vera blocks an uppercut.
Vera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sloucher just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Sloucher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sloucher.
Sloucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sloucher fails to land.
Sloucher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sloucher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vera tries to pull guard but Sloucher won't allow it.
Vera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vera.
Sloucher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sloucher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

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.
Vera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sloucher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vera tries to break free but Sloucher pushes him back against the cage.
Vera is trying to break the clinch but Sloucher is controlling him.
Vera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sloucher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sloucher swings wildly with an uppercut but Vera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vera takes a shot to the head.

Vera gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Vera scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Daniel Vera has got the better of the ground game so far.

Vera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sloucher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vera.
Vera throwing strikes from guard but Sloucher blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a big right hand that misses.
Vera advances position into side control!
Sloucher takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vera working the body and head with strikes.
Vera has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Vera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sloucher?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera lands a heavy elbow.
Vera is landing with some decent strikes but Sloucher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vera lands a big elbow.
Vera has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sloucher's face.

Kym Sloucher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Sloucher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vera working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloucher is in a horrible position here. Vera smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Jeez, Kym Sloucher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Vera lands a big shot there that rocks Sloucher but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Vera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kym Sloucher'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Vera shoots in looking for a takedown. Sloucher tries to sprawl out of it but Vera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sloucher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloucher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera throws a series of punches but Sloucher avoids them all with ease.
Sloucher shoots in for a double leg but Vera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloucher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sloucher tries to avoid it but Vera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sloucher to the ground. Sloucher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloucher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vera's waist but Vera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sloucher off to one side.
Vera shoots in looking for a takedown. Sloucher tries to sprawl out of it but Vera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sloucher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kym Sloucher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Vera.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vera.

Vera decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloucher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vera's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Vera duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloucher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Vera looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sloucher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sloucher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sloucher tries to get out of the position.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Sloucher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sloucher has his foot on Vera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vera works his way back into a safe position though.
Daniel Vera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera landing some decent shots from guard.

Vera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vera thows a big elbow that misses.
Vera slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vera slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

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.
Vera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sloucher wants to get back to his feet but Vera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Sloucher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kym Sloucher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vera postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Vera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vera 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Vera!