PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chap Muay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Muay
vs
Sloane

196 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chap Muay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Sloane!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muay.
Muay looks for a takedown but Sloane sprawls well.
Muay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sloane pinned against the cage. Sloane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sloane unleashes a big counter combination but Muay bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chap Muay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muay misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sloane pushes Muay up against the cage in a clinch.
Muay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sloane is defending well.
Muay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Muay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay dives in for a single leg takedown but Sloane sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Muay pushes Sloane up against the cage in a clinch.
Sloane misses with some punches.
Sloane working hard to break the clinch.

Muay decides to pull guard.
Sloane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sloane trying to control the position from guard on top but Muay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muay throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sloane trying to control the position from guard on top but Muay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sloane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sloane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloane stays in close to Muay's body and controls the position.
Muay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Muay tries to get out of the position.
Muay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sloane on the ground.

Muay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sloane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Muay is breathing heavily.

Muay clinches with his opponent.
Sloane blocks an elbow strike from Muay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Sloane. No joy for Muay on that attempt.
Muay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sloane as he avoids it easily.

Sloane clinches.
Sloane is stalling here.
Sloane misses with a knee strike.
Muay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sloane prevents it.
Muay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Sloane breaks the clinch.
Sloane fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sloane rushes Muay and presses him up against the cage.
Sloane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sloane swings wildly with an uppercut but Muay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Muay breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sloane dominated that 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.

Muay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sloane counters with a two punch combo.
Sloane misses with a body kick.
Sloane tries to clinch but Muay moves out of range.

Sloane has taken the fight to the clinch.

Muay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sloane but Sloane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Muay rushes Sloane and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Muay or perhaps it was just good defense by Sloane, which made it look bad.
Despite the aggression on Sloane's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chap Muay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muay fails to land the takedown.

Muay gets tackled into the cage by Sloane. Sloane maintains the clinch.

Sloane jumps guard.
Muay looking to sit in guard and control but Sloane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sloane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sloane gets to his feet. Muay looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sloane tries to close the distance and clinch but Muay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muay tries to clinch up.
Sloane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muay with a body shot.
No luck for Muay with that takedown attempt.
Sloane raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sloane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muay but Muay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Muay. Those never looked like landing.
Sloane moves in looking to clinch but Muay pushes him off.
Muay went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chap Muay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloane is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sloane.
Muay is looking to counter the offense by Sloane and move into the clinch.
Sloane misses with a takedown attempt - Muay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloane moves in looking to clinch but Muay pushes him off.
Muay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sloane circles away.
Sloane shoots for a takedown but Muay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sloane scores with a four punch combination!
Muay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sloane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Muay somewhat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sloane. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Muay throws a leg kick
and Sloane counters with a left and a right that stings Muay.
Muay fails with the takedown.
Sloane has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloane is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sloane 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!

Sloane rushes Muay and presses him up against the cage.
Sloane fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Muay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank Sloane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muay shoots for a takedown but Sloane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Muay.
Muay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sloane but Sloane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chap Muay. 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.
Muay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sloane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muay blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck for Sloane with that takedown attempt.
Sloane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sloane wants it to stay on the feet.
As Muay backs off Sloane throws a huge counter combo but Muay manages to avoid it all.
Sloane moves in looking to clinch but Muay pushes him off.

Sloane closes the distance and clinches.
Sloane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muay fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloane tries to clinch up but Muay circles away and keeps his distance.
Muay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloane misses with the combination.
Sloane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muay closes the distance and clinches up with Sloane, looking for a takedown. Muay pushes Sloane against the cage but Sloane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Sloane's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sloane as he avoids it easily.
Muay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloane is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloane tries to clinch up but Muay circles away and keeps his distance.
Muay appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sloane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Sloane. No joy for Muay on that attempt.

Muay tries to keep at a distance but Sloane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sloane tries to stall but Muay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloane misses with a knee strike.

Sloane breaks the clinch.
Muay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Muay closes the distance and pushes Sloane back into the cage.
Sloane misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Muay manages to break the clinch.
Sloane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Muay clinches.
Chap Muay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Sloane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Muay tries to land knees in the clinch but Sloane avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sloane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sloane 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sloane!