PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slice
vs
White

188 cm
18
234 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

201 cm
19
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank White!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Slice is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
White works his way into side control.
Slice knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
White misses with the ground and pound.
White happy to just control the position for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw White working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank White wasn't active enough on the ground.

White closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Slice to the mat! Slice manages to get full guard.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank White was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Slice steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White. That one must have hurt.
White lands a jab.

White closes the distance and pushes Slice back into the cage.
Slice jumps guard but White stands there with Slice around his waist. Slice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Slice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Slice tries to tie him up.
Slice can't break the clinch.

White jumps guard and drags Slice to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
White scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Slice scoring with punches to the head and body.

White is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slice is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White has Slice pulled in close to control his posture.

White is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slice defends well.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice throws a big elbow that misses.
Slice has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of White is proving hard to escape from.
Slice is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
White manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
White punching from mount but Slice doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank White dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
Slice fails with the takedown
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

White looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Slice being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank White wasn't active enough on the ground.

Slice gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White controlling from the top position.

White gets to his feet - Slice follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and White counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Slice!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

White stands up and we're back to a striking position.

White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
White tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White in side control, just content to control the action for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
White in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to stand but Slice is controlling his arm.
The referee asks White politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. White prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Frank White has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
White dodges the punch combination from Slice.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Slice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A punch combination from Slice misses.
Kimbo Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slice wants to clinch

and White moves into the clinch.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.

White looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank White wasn't active enough on the ground.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slice falls off balance throwing a combination

and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
White lands a couple of elbows.
White has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slice is proving hard to escape from.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.

Slice is working an open guard so White takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Slice looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

White looking to score a takedown here. Slice is defending well but White drives through and ends up in Slice's guard.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Frank White has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

White decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
White with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
White is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kimbo Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

White is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Slice is surviving well by controlling White's body position as best he can.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White goes for an armbar but Slice turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Slice.
White is pulling down on Slice's head. It's preventing any offense from Slice, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

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