PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Idle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idle comes into the arena with Always Look on the Bright Side of Life blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Idle
vs
Slim

170 cm
24
206 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

185 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eric Idle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Idle. Slim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slim lands a jab to Idle's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Idle. Beautiful body shot.
Slim misses with a takedown
and Idle counters with a stiff right hand.
Slim takes a swing at Idle's ribcage but misses.
Idle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Idle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Idle looks to score with a jab to the body but Slim is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Idle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Idle digs a good body shot into Slim's ribs.
Idle lands with a nice combination. Slim backs away looking to recover.
Eric Idle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Idle just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Idle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slim looks for a takedown but Idle sprawls well.
Idle is looking to wear down Slim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Slim throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idle avoids the body shot from Slim.
A shot to the liver by Idle. Beautiful body shot.
Idle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Idle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slim.
Slim swinging wildly here.
Slim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Idle's waist but Idle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slim off to one side.
Eric Idle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barbados Slim.
Slim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Idle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idle misses with a body shot.
Idle misses with a body shot.
Idle misses with a hook to the body
and Slim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Slim.
Idle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slim lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Idle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Idle takes a swing at Slim's ribcage but misses.
Idle digs a good body shot into Slim's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slim tries to bum rush Idle with a series of wild strikes but Idle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Idle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Idle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Idle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slim.
Idle tries to clinch there but Slim circles away.
Idle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slim misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slim misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Idle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Idle lands with a good body shot.
Slim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Idle.
Idle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Idle misses with a wild combination.
Slim lunges at Idle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Idle's hand.
Slim lands with a good body shot.
Idle lands an overhand right.
Idle misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Idle looks to score with a jab to the body but Slim is just out of range.
Slim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Idle under the eye.
Eric Idle is winning the standup battle so far.

Idle tries to sprawl but Slim drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Idle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Idle is controlling Slim's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Idle is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Idle has his hands clasped together around Slim's back. He's all about the action.

Slim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Idle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idle is trying to control but can't.
Idle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slim.
Idle trying to control here.
Idle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slim prevents Idle from improving his position.
Idle is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slim trying to control the action but Idle is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idle wants to get back to full guard.
Slim is trying to control. Idle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Idle pushes Slim off looking to stand but Slim dives back in and keeps control.
Idle tries to get to full guard but Slim has control of the leg.

Slim looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ground and pound from Slim.
Slim wants to pass to mount but Idle is defending the position.
Idle regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slim thows a big elbow that misses.
Idle pulls Slim in close to prevent any damage.
Idle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Slim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slim stops Idle from standing up.
Idle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Idle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Idle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slim controls the pace.
Idle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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 Eric Idle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Idle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Slim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slim lands with a right hand.
Slim shoots in for a takedown but Idle shows good takedown defense.
Slim walks into a left hand.
Idle leaves Slim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Idle takes a swing at Slim's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim looks to land a left hand but Idle moved out of range nicely.
Idle misses with a body shot.
Idle scores with a shot to the body.
Eric Idle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Idle takes a swing at Slim's ribcage but misses.
Idle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slim's head.
Slim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Slim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Idle controlling the position.
Idle wants to sweep here but Slim controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idle is pulling down on Slim's head to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Idle just wasn't active enough.
Idle just misses with a punch to the body.
Idle thows a body shot but no joy.
Idle misses with a body shot.
Idle thuds a left hand into Slim's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Idle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idle throws a lazy right hand but Slim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Idle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slim moves away.
Barbados Slim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Idle as he jumps to the side.
Eric Idle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barbados Slim.
Slim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slim drops his hands momentarily and Idle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Idle. Slim does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Idle misses
and Idle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Idle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Idle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Idle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slim moves away.
Idle slips under a jab from Slim.
A looping hook to the body misses from Idle. Slim does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Idle scores with a shot to the body.
Idle misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Idle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Idle, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Idle!