PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Che De Fries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Fries
vs
Sliva

170 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

167 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Che De Fries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Sliva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sliva scores with a one two! De Fries had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sliva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Fries motions for Sliva to come forward. De Fries throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fries slips a jab and a cross from Sliva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Fries, right into the meat.
De Fries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sliva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Sliva scores with a four punch combination!
Sliva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sliva tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Fries swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Fries looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Fries cracks the inside of Sliva's front leg.
Good leg kick by De Fries there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sliva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Fries swivels and escapes.
Che De Fries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sliva.
Sliva looks to land a combination but De Fries avoids it well.
De Fries misses with the combination.
De Fries fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sliva.
A good leg kick by De Fries.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Fries misses with a double jab.
Sliva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sliva shoots in looking for a takedown. De Fries tries to sprawl out of it but Sliva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Fries manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Fries connects with an inside leg kick.
De Fries misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sliva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Fries backs up against the cage.
Sliva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sliva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fries.
Some wild striking there from Sliva.
Che De Fries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sliva looks gassed!
Sliva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fries.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fries throws a nice looking combination but Sliva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sliva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sliva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fries. De Fries obviously looking to wear him down.
De Fries throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sliva.
Sliva fails with a takedown attempt.
Sliva fails with a takedown attempt.
Sliva misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sliva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sliva throws a series of punches but De Fries moves out of range.
De Fries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sliva throws a nice looking combination but De Fries bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Fries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fries. De Fries obviously looking to wear him down.
Sliva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fries.
De Fries scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sliva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from De Fries.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Fries.
Sliva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sliva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Fries but De Fries pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Fries lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Fries rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sliva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Fries misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Fries. That's going to slow Sliva down.
A right-left combo lands from De Fries.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fries lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sliva circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from De Fries.
Sliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Fries moves away.
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!
De Fries scores with a sloppy right hand. Sliva should have avoided that one.
Sliva throws a head kick that misses.
De Fries looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sliva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sliva fails with the takedown.
De Fries lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sliva's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fries lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Che De Fries dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Fries lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sliva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Fries as he avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Sliva scores with a four punch combination!
De Fries throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sliva dodges the punch combination from De Fries.
De Fries feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sliva's calf.
De Fries misses with a wild combination.
Sliva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sliva shoots in and drives through. De Fries sprawls well.
Che De Fries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sliva.
De Fries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sliva looks to land a combination but De Fries avoids it well.
Che De Fries is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sliva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliva moves out of range as De Fries strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Fries.
A right-left combo lands from De Fries.
A combination from De Fries does no damage.
Sliva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sliva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Fries.
Sliva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fries.
De Fries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch combination from De Fries misses.
Sliva shoots for a takedown but De Fries saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Sliva or perhaps it was just good defense by De Fries which made him look bad.
Sliva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fries.
De Fries connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fries feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sliva's calf.
De Fries misses with a series of wild punches.
Sliva is trying desperately to land a takedown but De Fries is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sliva.
De Fries looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sliva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Fries counters with a nice leg kick.
De Fries lands a jab to the nose.
Sliva misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fries.
Sliva looks to land a combination but De Fries avoids it well.
De Fries lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sliva circles away quickly and effectively.
De Fries misses with a few strikes there.
Sliva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fries. De Fries obviously looking to wear him down.
De Fries lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fries connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Sliva.
De Fries misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sliva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fries.
De Fries rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sliva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sliva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Fries tries to avoid it but Sliva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Fries to the ground. De Fries escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good leg kick by De Fries there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Fries throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sliva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Fries scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Fries scores with a jab.
Sliva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fries throws a leg kick which misses Sliva's front leg but catches the back leg as Sliva tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fries misses with a few strikes there.
Sliva shoots in looking for a takedown but De Fries manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sliva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Fries throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Fries throws a series of punches but Sliva avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Sliva.
Sliva fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Fries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sliva dodges the punch combination from De Fries.
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!
De Fries throws a nice looking combination but Sliva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fries slips a jab and a cross from Sliva.
De Fries slaps away a takedown attempt from Sliva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Fries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Che De Fries dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

De Fries pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sliva back to the cage. De Fries follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sliva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Fries swivels and escapes.
De Fries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sliva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fries. De Fries obviously looking to wear him down.
De Fries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Fries.
De Fries cracks the inside of Sliva's front leg.
Sliva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sliva tries a head kick but it misses.
Sliva misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fries.
De Fries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from De Fries.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Fries slaps away a takedown attempt from Sliva, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Fries swivels and escapes.
Che De Fries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sliva.
De Fries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sliva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Fries.
Sliva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Fries.
De Fries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fries throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Fries lands the left hand.
No joy there for De Fries, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Fries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Fries throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sliva counters with a one-two to the body.
De Fries lands a two punch combo.
Sliva is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliva has a takedown stuffed.
De Fries scores with a sloppy right hand. Sliva should have avoided that one.
De Fries misses with a combination
and Sliva counters with a one-two to the body.
Sliva throws a series of punches but De Fries moves out of range.
That kick from De Fries tenderised Sliva's leg. Sliva is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Fries lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fries throws a right and a left that Sliva avoids nicely.
De Fries misses with a series of wild punches.
Sliva throws a series of strikes that have De Fries backpedaling.
De Fries tries to bum rush Sliva with a series of wild strikes but Sliva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Fries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Fries eats them both and turns towards Sliva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sliva works over De Fries's head and body with a nice combination.
De Fries connects with a solid leg kick.
Che De Fries is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fries connects with a leg kick. Sliva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Fries.
De Fries throws a leg kick which misses Sliva's front leg but catches the back leg as Sliva tries to avoid it.
Matt Sliva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sliva dives in and grabs De Fries's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Fries pushes down on Sliva's head and hops out.
De Fries throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sliva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Fries can pounce on him.
De Fries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Fries lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sliva's sensitive parts.
De Fries throws a series of punches but Sliva moves out of range.
De Fries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fries rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sliva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sliva throws a combination. De Fries tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sliva fails with the takedown.
Sliva throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fries swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fries thumps Sliva with a low kick.
Sliva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Fries.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sliva fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by De Fries.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Fries. That's going to slow Sliva down.
Sliva shoots in looking for a takedown. De Fries tries to sprawl out of it but Sliva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Fries manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Che De Fries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Fries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Che De Fries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Fries has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Che De Fries!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Che De Fries!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Che De Fries!

Che De Fries wins by unanimous decision!