PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 911 p4p, 241 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 113 p4p, 32 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dragneel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Come the Fire Dragon. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dragneel
vs
Slaissi

185 cm
22
180
8 - 4 - 1

180 cm
23
180
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragneel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slaissi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dragneel throws a shot from downtown. Slaissi moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Slaissi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Dragneel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slaissi, pushing him back against the cage.
Slaissi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dragneel has him pressed against the cage.
Dragneel lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Dragneel breaks from the clinch.
Slaissi dodges the punch combination from Dragneel.
Slaissi throws out a counter right but Dragneel avoids it with no problem.
Dragneel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Slaissi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dragneel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slaissi at a distance.
Slaissi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dragneel can pounce on him.
Dragneel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slaissi is out of range and Dragneel settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel looks to land a right hand but Slaissi moved out of range.
Slaissi feints a counter leg kick.
Dragneel blocks a jab.
Dragneel throws a sloppy head kick and Slaissi moves out of range easily.
Dragneel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragneel cracks Slaissi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Slaissi blocks the low kick.
Slaissi cracks Dragneel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dragneel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slaissi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slaissi! But no joy.
Dragneel pushes Slaissi away with a front kick.
A low kick from Dragneel is predictable there
and Slaissi counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws the kick towards the body but Slaissi avoids it.
Slaissi throws out a counter right but Dragneel avoids it with no problem.
Slaissi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dragneel, as that shot connected.
We've been told by Dragneel's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel throws a nice looking combination but Slaissi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragneel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dragneel throws a front kick aimed at Slaissi's knee but Slaissi avoids it well.
Dragneel looks for the body kick but Slaissi saw that one coming.
Dragneel throws a good cross that connects.
Slaissi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dragneel throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slaissi was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
Slaissi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dragneel throws a good cross that connects.
Dragneel looks to land a right hand but Slaissi moved out of range.
Dragneel throws a low kick but Slaissi avoids it.
Dragneel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slaissi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dragneel swings widly with a right hand
and Slaissi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragneel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dragneel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragneel misses with a straight left.
Slaissi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dragneel throws a low kick but Slaissi avoids it.
Dragneel moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lands with an uppercut that bounces Slaissi off the cage and back into range.
Dragneel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dragneel throws a leg kick
and Slaissi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slaissi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragneel.
Dragneel lands a leg kick that knocks Slaissi off balance momentarily.
Dragneel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dragneel misses with a double jab.
Dragneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Slaissi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dragneel misses with a body punch
and Slaissi counters with a nice uppercut.
Slaissi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slaissi moves away from the strike by Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Natsu Dragneel dominated that round.
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.

Dragneel throws a chopping leg kick but Slaissi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slaissi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slaissi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dragneel throws a chopping leg kick but Slaissi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slaissi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragneel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dragneel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slaissi is able to avoid easily.
Dragneel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Dragneel.
Dragneel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dragneel scores with a shot to the body.
Dragneel misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a hook but Slaissi avoids it easily.
Dragneel looks to throw the jab but Slaissi is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Dragneel.
Slaissi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slaissi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dragneel with a body shot.
A punch combination from Dragneel misses.
Slaissi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dragneel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slaissi.
Dragneel throws a right and a left that Slaissi avoids nicely.
Slaissi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dragneel on the side of the head.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slaissi lunges at Dragneel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dragneel's hand.
Slaissi throws a shot from downtown. Dragneel moves away and avoids it.
Dragneel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slaissi can do to turn this around?
Dragneel misses with a lunging right hand
and Slaissi counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel misses with a double jab
and Slaissi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragneel throws a combination that misses
and Slaissi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragneel takes a swing at Slaissi's ribcage but misses.
Dragneel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slaissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragneel throws a poor cross that misses
and Slaissi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragneel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dragneel.
Dragneel tries to work over Slaissi's front leg with a kick but Slaissi checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Slaissi misses.
Slaissi throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel lunges at Slaissi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slaissi's hand.
Slaissi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dragneel looks to land a left hand but Slaissi moved out of range nicely.
Slaissi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slaissi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Natsu Dragneel is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragneel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slaissi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dragneel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragneel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dragneel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dragneel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
Dragneel throws a hook but Slaissi blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel throws a poor cross that misses
letting Slaissi counter with a right hand.
Dragneel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slaissi is out of range.
Slaissi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaissi slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Slaissi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dragneel takes a swing at Slaissi's ribcage but misses.
Slaissi connects with a nice looking jab.
Slaissi lands a nice hook to Dragneel's body. Dragneel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dragneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slaissi was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragneel.
Dragneel falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Slaissi counter with a right hand.
Slaissi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dragneel swings widly with a right hand
and Slaissi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragneel misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slaissi! But no joy.
Dragneel misses the jab.
Slaissi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dragneel swings widly with a right hand
and Slaissi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragneel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slaissi.
Dragneel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Slaissi misses
letting Dragneel counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragneel connects with the punch.
Dragneel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slaissi.
It seemed like Slaissi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi lands a head shot.
Dragneel throws an overhand right that lands on Slaissi's shoulder, as Slaissi tries to avoid the shot.
Slaissi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dragneel missing with a left hand there. Slaissi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dragneel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slaissi looks to land a combination but Dragneel avoids it well.
Dragneel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slaissi is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheers as Dragneel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slaissi doesn't seem phased though.
Slaissi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragneel.
Dragneel swings for the body but Slaissi moves out of range.
Slaissi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slaissi ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dragneel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dragneel throws a combination that misses
and Slaissi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Dragneel misses.
Slaissi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dragneel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Dragneel.
Dragneel scores with a three punch combo!
Slaissi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slaissi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Slaissi lands with a right hand.
Dragneel throws a leg kick
and Slaissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slaissi misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slaissi doesn't seem bothered though.
Slaissi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dragneel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slaissi throws an off balance right hand
and Dragneel counters with a good low kick that Slaissi was not able to check.
Dragneel throws a hook to the side of Slaissi's head but Slaissi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slaissi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slaissi moves out of range of the strikes.
Natsu Dragneel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dragneel throws a leg kick
and Slaissi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slaissi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Slaissi as he checks the leg kick.
Dragneel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slaissi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dragneel avoids the head kick by Slaissi.
Jab by Slaissi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel cracks Slaissi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dragneel looks to throw the jab but Slaissi is out of range.
Dragneel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slaissi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Slaissi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Dragneel - just one landing.
Dragneel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slaissi's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slaissi.
Bimbo Slaissi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Natsu Dragneel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dragneel 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Natsu Dragneel!
Natsu Dragneel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.