PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riessig Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Slade's choice of entrance music: Conan The Destroyer. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

King
vs
Slade

191 cm
29
215 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

182 cm
29
219 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Riessig Slade!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Slade misses.

Slade closes the distance and clinches.
Slade misses with some punches.
Slade lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Slade clinches up against the cage.
Slade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Slade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Slade has double underhooks.
King looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Slade misses with a hook from the clinch.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Slade backwards.
Slade working aggressively here.
Slade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
King blocks an uppercut.

King manages to break the clinch.
A big right from King misses.
King checks a leg kick.
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!

Slade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.

King manages to break the clinch.

King forces Slade back against the cage and clinches.
Slade lands a shot to the body.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slade backwards.
King lands an elbow just above Slade 's eye.
Slade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Slade controls the action.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
King blocks a body shot from Slade.
Slade lands with a right to the head.
Slade has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Slade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Slade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King blocks a body shot from Slade.
Slade dodges an elbow strike from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries a knee to the head but Slade blocks it.
King takes a shot to the head.
Slade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Slade moves into range and clinches up with King.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slade backwards.
Slade throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King missing with knees to the body.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slade lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Slade.
A short uppercut from King.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Slade.
A nice left hand lands by Slade.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slade.
Slade lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slade working aggressively here.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Slade won't allow it.
Slade misses with a punch on the inside.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slade tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Slade back against the cage.
Slade swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slade tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Slade back against the cage.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Slade gets a clinch.
Slade lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Slade scores with a shoulder strike.
Slade is working King over against the cage.
King is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slade tries a body shot but King blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Slade tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Slade back against the cage.
Slade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Slade.
Slade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Slade keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slade misses with a punch on the inside.
Slade has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Slade.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Slade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slade gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slade can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Slade lands a nice uppercut.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Slade.
A short right from Slade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Slade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by King.
Slade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King misses with an elbow strike.
King is trying to break the clinch but Slade has him pressed against the cage.
Slade tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Slade back against the cage.
Slade is trying to maintain a safe position but King gets an underhook and turns Slade into the cage.

King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a right and a left that Slade avoids nicely.

Slade moves into the clinch.
Slade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slade.
Slade throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Slade misses with a short punch on the inside.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Slade scores with a nice short uppercut.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Slade leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slade blocks an uppercut.
Slade misses with a punch to the body.
Slade scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Slade.
Slade looking to slow down the pace here.
Slade misses with the head strike.
Slade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slade blocks an elbow strike from King.
Slade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slade.

King manages to break the clinch.

Slade drops King with a left right combo! Slade follows him down to the ground into side control.

King is rocked!
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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Slade prevents King from escaping the position.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Slade is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. King knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slade tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slade has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Slade is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
King struggling a bit here.

Slade looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
King regains half guard.
King is trying to stand.
King trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slade wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
King is controlling Slade's position as best he can from this difficult position.
King is pressing down on Slade's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Slade has passed into side control.
King is trying to control Slade's posture but Slade avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King pushes Slade off looking to stand but Slade dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riessig Slade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Slade.

Slade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slade has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slades head.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slade.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Riessig Slade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Slade fails to land.
King is trying to break the clinch but Slade is controlling him.
Slade has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Slade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Slade as King tries to tie him up.
Slade misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slade.

King manages to break the clinch.

Slade pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Slade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Slade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Slade.
Slade tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Slade back against the cage.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slade has him pressed against the cage.
King lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slade gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Slade.
King tries a knee to the head but Slade blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slade can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King blocks a body shot from Slade.
Slade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slade struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Slade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Slade swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

King breaks the clinch.
Slade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slade takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

King feints and as Slade raises his hands in defense, King changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slade is on top in guard.
Slade tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to stand and escape but Slade is having none of it.
King seems keen to control Slade's posture.
King wants to stand and escape but Slade is having none of it.

Jacob King has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Slade clinches up against the cage.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

King breaks the clinch.
Jacob King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Slade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Slade prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Slade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slade lands a shot to the body.
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!
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slade tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Slade back against the cage.
King is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riessig Slade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Slade moves into range and clinches up with King.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Riessig Slade.
I've got Slade 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riessig Slade!