PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Bobbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobbick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Indestructable. Slice has chosen All I Do is Win as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bobbick
vs
Slice

195 cm
32
273 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

185 cm
32
240 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

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 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Bobbick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Slice.
Bobbick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slice connects with the punch.
Bobbick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice throws out a loose jab but Bobbick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobbick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bobbick misses with a looping right.
Bobbick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bobbick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bobbick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Slice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bobbick lands a really nice looking cross but Slice seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbick misses with a wild combination.
Bobbick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slice was well out of range. Poor timing from Bobbick.
Bobbick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Slice lands a jab to Bobbick's midsection.
Bobbick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slice.
Slice connects with a leg kick. Bobbick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slice misses with a lunging right hand
and Bobbick counters with a left to the body.
Slice missing with a left hand there. Bobbick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slice connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bobbick. Bobbick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice catches Bobbick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Slice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slice blocks a jab.
Bobbick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slice.
Duane Bobbick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Bobbick misses.
Slice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bobbick swings widly with a right hand
letting Slice counter with a right hand.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slice throws the kick towards the body but Bobbick avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a left hand
and Bobbick counters with a series of strikes. Slice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Slice.
Bobbick misses with a straight right.
Slice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bobbick misses with a combination
and Slice counters with a leg kick.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Bobbick ducks down to avoid it.
Bobbick lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab lands there for Bobbick.
Bobbick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bobbick. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice swings for the body but Bobbick moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Slice or perhaps it was just good defense by Bobbick which made him look bad.
Bobbick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slice lands the left hand.
Slice explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bobbick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
A lazy left from Slice finds it's target.
Slice lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bobbick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kimbo Slice 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.

Bobbick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bobbick scrambles back to his feet.
Bobbick misses with a double jab.
Bobbick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slice.
Kimbo Slice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bobbick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slice.
Bobbick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bobbick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slice connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slice connects with the punch.
Slice swings widly with a right hand
and Bobbick counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Slice misses the target.
Slice misses with a left hand
and Slice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bobbick takes one to the side of the head.
Bobbick just misses with a punch to the body.
Slice missing with a left hand there. Bobbick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slice throws out a leg kick but Bobbick moves out of range and Slice only half commits.
Slice lands with an uppercut that bounces Bobbick off the cage and back into range.
Bobbick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slice slips under a jab from Bobbick.
Slice throws a lazy uppercut
and Bobbick counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice cracks Bobbick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slice misses with a combination
and Bobbick counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobbick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slice throws a jab but it's blocked by Bobbick.
Bobbick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bobbick.
Bobbick blocks the body kick.
Slice looks to land a right hand but Bobbick moved out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Slice. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A jab from Slice misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bobbick if he has to take too many more of those.
Slice connects with a jab.
Bobbick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bobbick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slice throws a lazy right hand but Bobbick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slice throws a big shot that misses.
Slice scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bobbick throws a sloppy body shot
and Slice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but Bobbick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobbick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bobbick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slice.
A swing and a miss from Slice.
Duane Bobbick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bobbick throws a right and a left that Slice avoids nicely.
Bobbick misses with a hook.

Slice closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bobbick did well to prevent Slice getting side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slice not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobbick is trying to stand up here but Slice is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bobbick throws a leg kick but Slice sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bobbick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bobbick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slice manages to avoid it.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobbick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slice.
Slice avoids the body shot from Bobbick.
Bobbick just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobbick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bobbick looks to land a right hand but Slice moved out of range.
Slice misses with a combination
enabling Bobbick to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbick swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slice counters with a series of strikes. Bobbick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bobbick looks to land a right hand but Slice moved out of range.
Bobbick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bobbick misses with an uppercut. Slice saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Slice.
Slice fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bobbick just misses with a punch to the body.
Slice's corner calls for a 1-2. Slice obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Slice scores with a jab.
Slice takes a swing at Bobbick's ribcage but misses.
Bobbick moves forwards but Slice connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Slice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bobbick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bobbick, as that shot connected.
Bobbick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bobbick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slice counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobbick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bobbick missing with a left hand there. Slice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slice misses the jab.
Bobbick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bobbick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobbick defending well as Slice loads up on a big left hand.
Bobbick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slice loads up on a big right hand but Bobbick slips the punch.
Slice digs a good body shot into Bobbick's ribs.
Slice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bobbick 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.
Slice misses with a straight right.
Slice ducks under a wild hook from Bobbick.
Slice misses with a looping right.
Slice moves out of range of the leg kick from Bobbick.
Kimbo Slice is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobbick loads up on a big right hand but Slice slips the punch.
Slice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bobbick misses with a hook
and Slice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bobbick's knee momentarily.
Bobbick moves out of range as Slice throws a body kick.
Bobbick throws a nice looking combination but Slice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bobbick moves away.
Slice looks to land a left hand but Bobbick moved out of range nicely.
Bobbick thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bobbick scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice connects with a crisp jab.
Duane Bobbick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Slice.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kimbo Slice.
Well Slice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Slice!
In his post fight interview, Kimbo Slice started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.