PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barron White (ranked 572 p4p, 390 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 95 p4p, 62 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

White
vs
Slice

194 cm
29
270
17 - 5 - 0

202 cm
45
270
48 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barron White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White throws a series of strikes that have Slice backpedaling.

It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Slice throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Slice lands with a cross.
Slice blocks a jab.
Slice is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
Slice takes one on the button.
White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at potato place in the buildup to the fight.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Slice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice misses with a body shot.
Slice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slice throws a leg kick
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left lands for White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slice appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whites jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Slice misses with a straight right.
Slice cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slice scores with a decent looking hook.
Slice slips a jab from White.
Slice jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Slice misses with a body punch
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a series of strikes. Slice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Slice's coach down at MONEY TEAM!!! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Slice's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A swing and a miss from White.
Slice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White ducks right into an uppercut from Slice.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slice lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Slice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slice jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slice has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slice throws a hook but White blocks it.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Slice.
Slice throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slice.
White misses the jab.
Slice misses with a body shot
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White scores with a nice strike.
White misses the body punch
and Slice counters with a nice uppercut.
Slice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Slice is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good standup being displayed there by Slice as he connects with a hook.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slice.
Slice misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Slice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slice.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slice.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Slice.
Nice straight punches there by Slice. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slice.
Slice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Slice.
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slice's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Slice jabs at White's body.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
White checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Slice in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slice. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Slice misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slice moves away.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses the shot to the body.
Slice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
White slips a straight right by Slice.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Slice misses with a right hand
letting White counter with a right hand.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slice tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
White throwing a counter right hand but Slice manages to avoid it.
Slice swings for the body but White moves out of range.
It looked like White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Slice.
Slice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kimbo Slice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

White waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Slice. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Slice to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Slice is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slice pushes White off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
White works Slice's body with a nice hook.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slice doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Oh, that's a big right hand from White and Slice goes tumbling to the canvas! White follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Slice kicks White off and gets back to his feet.
Slice misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws out a loose jab but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Slice.
Slice throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by White.
Slice lands a front kick.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slice throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slice sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the body shot from Slice.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
A slow jab from Slice misses its intended target.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Slice darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slice can pounce on him.
Slice lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barron White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A swing and a miss from Slice.
White slips under a jab.
Slice clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slice looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White walks into a straight right hand from Slice.
White works the jab nicely.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice misses with a looping right.
Slice 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.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Slice is predictable there
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

A jab-cross combination lands for White and sends Slice crashing to the mat! White follows him down to the mat - Slice regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Slice is looking to escape.
Slice is not content to let White control the position.
Slice looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slice manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White swings for the body but Slice moves out of range.
White swings for the body but Slice moves out of range.
Slice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slice finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Slice looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Slice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slice with the inside leg kick.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Slice counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Slice throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slice throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slice scores with a nice head shot.
Slice throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White punishes Slice's body with a nice straight punch.
Slice takes one to the chin there.
Slice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White drops his hands momentarily and Slice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slice. Slice obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice slips under a jab.
A low kick from Slice is predictable there
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slice throws a shot to the body.
Slice misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from White.
White takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Slice misses the target.
White looks to land a left hand but Slice moved out of range nicely.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slice.
A leg kick checked by White.

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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!