PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Six Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shooter has chosen DJ Antoine - Ma Cherie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Six Shooter enters the cage!

Slim
vs
Shooter

185 cm
34
220 lbs
24 - 12 - 2

187 cm
37
256 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 24 - 12 - 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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Six Shooter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slim lands a slapping body shot.
Shooter misses with a takedown attempt
and Slim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Slim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shooter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shooter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slim.
Slim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Slim seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slim uses his free foot to push down on Shooter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shooter.
Shooter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim is trying to control the action in half guard but Shooter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shooter wants to control but Slim is keeping busy.

Shooter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slim not doing much here.

Slim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shooter is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shooter is trying to maintain the position but Slim is very close to passing his half guard.
Shooter pushes Slim off looking to stand but Slim dives back in and keeps control.
Slim is looking to advance position but Shooter won't allow it.
Slim wants to take a breather but Shooter is having none of it.
Shooter manages to get to full guard.
Slim trying to control the position from guard on top but Shooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shooter is trying to keep Slim in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim wants to control from the top but Shooter keeps moving.
Slim postures up and lands a big shot to Shooter's brow.
Slim slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Slim trying to control the position from guard on top but Shooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shooter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Slim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shooter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slim has managed to get both his arms back between Shooter's legs - danger averted.
Slim trying to control the position from guard on top but Shooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shooter looking for a sweep. Not yet Shooter, not yet.
Slim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slim passes Shooter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shooter is looking to improve his position.
Shooter tries to kick Slim off but Slim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Slim is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shooter gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Shooter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slim won't allow Shooter to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barbados Slim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Slim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shooter on his heels. He'll look to pass Shooter's guard now, I'm sure.
Shooter keeping moving, preventing Slim from controlling successfully.

Shooter working for a triangle but Slim defends it easily.
Slim won't allow Shooter to sweep him here.
Slim looking to sit in guard and control but Shooter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Slim keeping full guard, as Shooter tries to pass.
Shooter with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shooter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slim is keeping the position for now.
Shooter is looking to work some ground and pound but Slim has wrist control.
Shooter throws a strike but Slim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shooter being controlled here, momentarily.
Slim trying to control but Shooter is working from the bottom.
Slim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim trying to control but Shooter is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Barbados Slim.
Shooter shoots in but no luck this time.
Slim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.

Shooter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slim trying to control but Shooter is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shooter is keeping the position for now.
Slim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slim pushes down on Shooter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barbados Slim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Slim wants to work for an arm triangle but Shooter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shooter is trying to stand back up but Slim is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shooter won't allow Slim to pass to mount.
Shooter wants to improve his position but Slim is controlling well.
Slim controlling the action here.
Slim wants to take a breather but Shooter is having none of it.
Slim controlling the action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Barbados Slim wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Slim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barbados Slim dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Slim scores with a four punch combination!
Slim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Slim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shooter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shooter tries to close the distance and clinch but Slim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shooter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim throws a nice looking combination but Shooter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Slim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slim wants to pass the guard but Shooter is defending well.
Shooter is looking to escape.
Shooter is looking to improve his position.
Shooter keeps trying to improve his position.
Slim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Six Shooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shooter wants to control but Slim is keeping busy.
Slim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Slim trying to control from half guard but Shooter is working away.
Slim prevents Shooter from improving his position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shooter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shooter tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Slim to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim just misses with a punch to the body.
Slim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shooter.
Shooter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shooter tries to clinch up.
Slim connects with a body shot that sends Shooter's belly button to the back.
Shooter tries to clinch up but Slim circles away and keeps his distance.

Slim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shooter's guard.
Shooter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shooter is trying to control the position but Slim postures up.
Barbados Slim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Slim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shooter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Slim. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Slim shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shooter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shooter wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barbados Slim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slim 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barbados Slim!
Barbados Slim took some time post fight to say the following; 'get on your knees and suck it while i smoke this skunky bong mother FUCKERS!'.