PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okin Slavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slavas comes to the cage accompanied by WolfMother. Okin Slavas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Slavas
vs
Julio

184 cm
29
188 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

186 cm
27
175 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Okin Slavas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Julio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Julio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slavas.
Julio lands a nice looking body shot.
Slavas swings for the body but Julio moves out of range.
Slavas darts in looking for a takedown but Julio gets double underhooks and turns Slavas into the cage.
Slavas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Julio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slavas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Julio.
Julio scores with a nice strike.
Slavas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Julio counters with a left to the body.
Slavas staying out of range there.
Slavas has been working on his balance at Farrell Pikey Camp, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Julio.
Slavas misses the shot to the body.
Julio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slavas.
A telegraphed right hand from Julio misses the target.
Slavas fails with the takedown.
Slavas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Julio blocks a jab.
Slavas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Julio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slavas throws a body shot but no joy.
Don Julio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slavas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Julio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Julio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Julio.
Julio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slavas.
Slavas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Julio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okin Slavas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slavas throws a hook but Julio avoids it easily.
Slavas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Slavas.
Slavas looks to throw the jab but Julio is out of range.
Slavas takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julio misses with an uppercut. Slavas saw that one coming.
It looked like Slavas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Julio.
Slavas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Julio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slavas takes one on the button.
Julio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slavas manages to avoid it.
Julio throws a body shot but no joy.
Slavas misses with a wild body shot.
Julio cracks Slavas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slavas walks into a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Julio.
Slavas misses with a takedown attempt
and Julio counters with a nice uppercut.
Slavas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Julio throws out a loose jab but Slavas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slavas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Julio sprawls and moves away.
Julio lands with a nice body punch.

Slavas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Julio's guard.
Slavas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slavas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slavas prevents Julio from getting back to his feet.
Slavas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slavas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slavas wants to control from the top but Julio keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slavas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Julio's hands.
Julio scores with a nice strike.
Slavas misses the body punch
enabling Julio to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Slavas.
Julio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Julio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Julio wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Julio does it's job there.
A punch lands to the side of Julio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slavas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Julio clobbers Slavas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slavas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Slavas is just out of range.
Slavas misses with the combination.
Slavas looks to throw the jab but Julio is out of range.
Slavas shoots in for a takedown but Julio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Julio misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Slavas misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Julio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Julio throws a head kick that misses.
Slavas misses with a jab to the body
and Julio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Slavas shoots in and bounces Julio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Slavas postures up in Julio's guard and throws a big left but Julio blocks it.
Slavas trying to control the position from guard on top but Julio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slavas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slavas postures up in Julio's guard and throws a big left but Julio blocks it.
Slavas trying to control the position from guard on top but Julio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slavas 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.
Slavas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slavas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Julio misses with a head kick.
Julio cracks Slavas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Slavas lands a really nice looking cross but Julio seems unphased.

Slavas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Slavas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The strikes coming from Slavas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Slavas throws a strike aimed at the side of Julio's head but Julio avoids it well.
Okin Slavas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slavas throws an elbow but Julio slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavas wants to control but Julio is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Slavas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Slavas working the head with strikes.
Slavas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Julio is trying to buck Slavas off.
Slavas is looking to take a break and control but Julio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Julio is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Slavas is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas working the ground and pound but Julio is defending the strikes.
Slavas tries to move to mount but Julio blocks the move with his legs.
Slavas in side control, throwing shots but Julio defends.
Julio taking a bit of punishment here - Slavas scoring with strikes.

Slavas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Slavas working the strikes but Julio uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Julio is not content to let Slavas control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavas trying to control from Julio's half guard. Julio has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Slavas postures up in Julio's guard and throws a big left but Julio blocks it.
Slavas tries to free his leg and advance position but Julio is retaining full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slavas slips a jab from Julio.
The fighters circling - Julio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Julio scores with a decent looking hook.
Slavas thows a leg kick but Julio checks it
and Julio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Julio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slavas on the side of the head.
Slavas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slavas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Julio avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okin Slavas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Slavas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Julio defends it nicely.
Julio slips a jab from Slavas.
Julio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Julio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slavas.
A chopping leg kick lands by Julio.
Julio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Julio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slavas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Julio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slavas somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okin Slavas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slavas throws an overhand right that lands on Julio's shoulder, as Julio tries to avoid the shot.
Slavas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Julio.
Slavas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Julio to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slavas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Julio takes one on the button.
Slavas shoots in and drives through. Julio sprawls well.
Julio misses with a head kick.
Julio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slavas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slavas moves out of range as Julio throws a body kick.
Julio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Slavas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Slavas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slavas connects with a looping right hand.
Julio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slavas throws a looping overhand right but Julio ducks down to avoid it.
Slavas looks to throw the jab but Julio is out of range.
Julio throws a sloppy head kick and Slavas moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Slavas misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio loads up on a big right hand but Slavas slips the punch.
Slavas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Julio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Julio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slavas throws out the jab.
Okin Slavas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slavas walks into a left hand.
Slavas swings widly with a right hand
and Julio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Julio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slavas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Slavas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slavas.
Slavas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Slavas misses with a combination
and Julio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Julio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slavas scores with a nice strike.
Slavas misses with an uppercut.
Julio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slavas throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio lands with an uppercut that bounces Slavas off the cage and back into range.
Julio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Julio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slavas is defended easily by Julio.
A head kick misses from Julio.
Slavas feinted with a counter takedown.
Slavas shoots in but Julio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Slavas.
Slavas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Julio. Julio obviously looking to wear him down.
Julio throws a looping overhand right but Slavas ducks down to avoid it.
Julio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slavas.
Julio cracks a nice hook into Slavas's ribs.
Okin Slavas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Julio.

Julio gets caught flat footed, as Slavas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julio can't keep his opponent in guard - Slavas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Julio is trying to stand up here but Slavas is controlling him well.
Julio felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Slavas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slavas thows a huge punch but Julio dodges it nicely.
Slavas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Slavas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Don Julio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slavas thows a huge punch but Julio dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Julio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Julio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Don Julio!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Don Julio!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Don Julio!

Don Julio wins by unanimous decision!
Don Julio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.