PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Belly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sloan
vs
Belly

195 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameron Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Belly!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan shoots for a double leg takedown but Belly sprawls well. He's pushed Sloan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sloan lands a front kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Belly has eaten all the pies!

Sloan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sloan is taking a breather. Belly 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sloan decides to return to a standing position.
Belly throws a right hand that misses
and Sloan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Belly looks winded!

Sloan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sloan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sloan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Belly!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan punching from mount but Belly doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sloan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sloan controlling the pace for now.

Sloan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Belly has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Belly!
Sloan striking off his back but it's not causing Belly any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sloan is looking for a triangle but Belly pushes his legs off easily.
Sloan is trying to control the position but Belly postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloan controlling Belly's posture.
Belly preventing the sweep.
Belly looking to sit in guard and control but Sloan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Belly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sloan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sloan scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly looking to control but Sloan passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belly is in trouble now - Sloan has advanced to mount!

Sloan looking for a guillotine from mount but Belly is having none of it.
Sloan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Belly because Sloan loaded up on that one.
Belly wants to control but Sloan is having none of it.
Sloan controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan avoids the attempt from Belly to control.
Sloan cracks Belly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sloan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sloan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Belly is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Sloan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Belly manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sloan works to advance to full mount. Belly defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Sloan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sloan instigates a clinch.
Belly trying to control the position but instead, Sloan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belly into the cage.

Sloan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belly throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Sloan counters by clinching up.

Sloan breaks from the clinch.
Belly misses with a left hand
letting Sloan counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Belly sprawls well. Belly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sloan gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloan shoots in and drives through. Belly sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan shoots in looking for a takedown but Belly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sloan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Sloan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cameron Sloan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sloan clinches up with Belly and pushes him back against the cage.

Sloan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belly misses with a looping left.
Big Belly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sloan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belly misses with the body kick

and Sloan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sloan slows down the pace here.
Sloan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Belly pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan closes the distance and clinches up with Belly, looking for a takedown. Sloan pushes Belly against the cage but Belly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sloan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belly defends it nicely.
Sloan has a takedown stuffed.
Belly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloan lands with a shot to the body.
Sloan shoots in but Belly avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sloan duly obliges.

Sloan forces Belly back against the cage and clinches.
Sloan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Belly prevents the takedown attempt.

Sloan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Big Belly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sloan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belly, pushing him back against the cage.
Sloan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Belly after a bit of a struggle.

Sloan breaks from the clinch.
Belly is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly misses with a hook
and Sloan counters with a thumping low kick.
Belly is breathing heavily.
Sloan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloan walks into a straight right hand from Belly.
Sloan fails to land the takedown.
Belly stuffs the takedown attempt from Sloan. Sloan gets slowly back to his feet.

Sloan dives in and scores a takedown into Belly's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloan trying to control but Belly is working from the bottom.
Sloan stays in close to Belly's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Sloan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sloan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belly.
Sloan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belly.
Belly misses with a hook
and Sloan counters with a left and a right that stings Belly.

It looks like Big Belly has been cut.
Belly swings widly with a right hand
and Sloan comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Belly stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Sloan is on him like rabid pit bull! Belly slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron Sloan!