PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monty Schill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbados Slim has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Slim
vs
Schill

185 cm
26
220 lbs
9 - 3 - 2

182 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barbados Slim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Monty Schill!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schill shoots and misses

and Slim counters with a shoot takedown. Schill fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Slim tries to free his leg and advance position but Schill is retaining full guard.
Schill wants to stand and escape but Slim is having none of it.
Slim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schill tries to strike from the bottom.
Schill is trying to hold Slim in close to prevent damage but Slim has managed to pass into half guard.
Schill wants to control but Slim passes into side.
Schill is looking to reverse the position.
Slim controlling the position from side mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schill is not content to let Slim control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Schill is looking to regain half guard here but Slim keeps moving and retains side control.
Schill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schill taking a bit of punishment here - Slim scoring with strikes.
Schill is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Slim controlling the position from side mount.
Slim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schill is looking to regain half guard here but Slim keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Slim politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Slim prefers to stall for the moment though.
Schill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schill sneaks back into half guard.
Schill wants to improve his position but Slim is controlling well.
Slim is looking to take a break and control but Schill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Slim is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Schill trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Barbados Slim wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Schill throws a leg kick
and Slim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schill manages to avoid it.
Schill clobbers Slim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schill misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Slim there.
Slim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schill fails with the takedown
and Slim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schill moves out of range of the strikes.
Slim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schill throws a head kick that misses.
Schill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slim counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbados Slim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monty Schill.
Slim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schill manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slim moves away.
Slim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slim but Slim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Schill.
Monty Schill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schill lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Slim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Barbados Slim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Slim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Schill gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Schill stalls from top position.
Slim is looking for a sweep.
Slim manages to get back to half guard.
Schill trying to control the pace.
Barbados Slim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schill looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Slim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Slim.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schill drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Slim manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Schill has Slim in his guard.
Slim trying to control the position from guard on top but Schill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schill trying to control the position.
Slim wants to pass the guard but Schill is keeping the position.
Slim won't allow Schill to sweep him here.
Slim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slim sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schill's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim is thwarting Schill's attempts to control the position.
Schill is refusing to be controlled, as Slim sits in half guard.
Schill trying to hold on to Slim's head to control him but Slim postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Schill can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slim trying to pass the guard but Schill defending well.
Slim is taking a breather. Schill says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Slim wants to free his trapped foot but Schill is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schill misses with a low kick as Slim jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Schill gets caught flat footed, as Slim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schill keeping moving, preventing Slim from controlling successfully.
Slim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slim is one step ahead there.
Slim controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schill is looking to stand up but Slim isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Barbados Slim.
Schill misses with the combination.
Schill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slim counters with a right hand to the body.

Slim gets caught flat footed, as Schill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schill won't allow Slim to sweep him here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Slim looking for a guillotine here but Schill defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slim keeping moving, preventing Schill from controlling successfully.
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 Barbados Slim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Schill tries to land a leg kick but Slim saw it coming and moves away.
Slim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schill tries for a takedown but Slim circles away easily

and Slim counters with a shoot takedown. Schill fights it but they end up in guard.
Slim trying to control the position from guard on top but Schill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schill throwing short punches from the bottom.
Schill is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Schill wants to sweep here but Slim controlling him for the moment.
Slim distracts Schill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schill looking for a sweep. Not yet Schill, not yet.
Slim tries to free his leg and advance position but Schill is retaining full guard.
Schill keeping moving, preventing Slim from controlling successfully.
Schill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Slim drops back looking for a leg! Schill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schill manages to kick Slim off! Slim jumps back into Schill's guard.
Slim trying to control the position from guard on top but Schill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slim blocks a head kick by Schill.
Slim walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schill throws a right hand that misses
and Slim counters with a left and a right that stings Schill.

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.
Slim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schill seems keen to control Slim's posture.
Schill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slim postures up.
Slim won't allow Schill to sweep him here.
Slim wants to control from the top but Schill keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Monty Schill wasn't active enough on the ground.
Slim blocks a head kick by Schill.
Schill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slim closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Schill quickly recovers to half guard.
Slim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Slim is thwarting Schill's attempts to control the position.
Slim slows the pace down in half guard.
Slim trying to mount his opponent but Schill defends it.
Slim is trying to control. Schill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slim is pressing down on Schill's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schill is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Barbados Slim just wasn't active enough.
Schill misses with a head kick.
Barbados Slim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Slim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Schill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schill striking off his back but it's not causing Slim any problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slim is stalling in the full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Monty Schill wasn't active enough on the ground.

Slim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barbados Slim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slim, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barbados Slim!
Post fight, Barbados Slim stared into the camera and said 'get on your knees and suck it while i smoke this skunky bong mother FUCKERS!'.