PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skeng Man (ranked 795 p4p, 127 weight class) and Lolipo Slider (ranked 741 p4p, 120 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Man
vs
Slider

200 cm
34
215 lbs
21 - 19 - 1

187 cm
32
220 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$100)
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Skeng Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolipo Slider!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slider misses with a straight left.
Man feinted with a counter takedown.

Man feints and as Slider raises his hands in defense, Man changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Man is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Slider manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.

Slider must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slider's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slider got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slider has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.

Slider gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Slider changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slider.
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slider counters with a nice body shot.
Man fails to land the takedown.
Slider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lolipo Slider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slider slips under a jab from Man.
Slider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Man gets a takedown into half guard.

Man is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Slider has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Man is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Slider doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Man.

Man is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Man thows a huge punch but Slider dodges it nicely.
Man tries to pass to full mount but Slider defends it.
Man thows a huge punch but Slider dodges it nicely.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slider works his way to full guard. Good work.
Man won't allow Slider to sweep him here.
Slider wants to stand and escape but Man is having none of it.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Man drops back looking for a leg! Slider is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Slider manages to kick Man off! Man jumps back into Slider's guard.
Slider is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man landing some decent shots from guard.
Man won't allow Slider to sweep him here.
Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slider works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slider seems keen to control Man's posture.
Man postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Man drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Slider dives on top into guard.

Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Slider decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Slider chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lolipo Slider dominated that round.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Man clinches up against the cage.

Man manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Man has his foot on Slider's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slider works his way back into a safe position though.
Man 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.
Man wants to sweep here but Slider controlling him for the moment.

Man looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Slider passes into half guard.
Man wants to improve his position but Slider is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Slider controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider prevents Man from getting the reversal.
Slider content just to control the position here.
Slider tries to control but Man wriggling away.
Man is trying to escape the mount.
Man is working hard here to advance position.
Slider looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man regains half guard.

Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slider moves nicely into side control.
The referee asks Slider politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Slider prefers to stall for the moment though.
Man tries to buck Slider off but Slider is having none of it.
Slider taking a breather here.
Man throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Lolipo Slider has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man manages to work his way to half guard, despite Slider's best efforts.

Man looking for submissions off his back.
Slider sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Man tries to roll over but Slider keeps him under control.
Slider has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Slider trying to control but Man is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider controlling his opponent.
Slider is continuing to stall.
Man sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Slider is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Slider passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lolipo Slider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slider.
It looked like Man was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Slider.
Slider moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Slider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man misses with a hook.
Slider throws a sloppy body shot

and Man counters with a single leg into guard. Slider didn't expect that.

Slider has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Man is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slider.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man takes a shot to the head.

Man gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Slider is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slider has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Man off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Slider.
A counter left hand to the body from Man misses its target.
Slider misses with a straight right.

Man has closed the distance and engaged Slider in a clinch.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slider gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slider lands a shot to the body.
Slider lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slider misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Slider.

Man has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Slider uses from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slider doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slider manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Slider is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slider's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Man throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Slider is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Man looking for a guillotine here but Slider defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Man is looking for a triangle but Slider pushes his legs off easily.
Man keeping full guard, as Slider tries to pass.
Slider is looking to stand up but Man won't let him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Slider is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Slider throws a leg kick

and Man counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Slider wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Slider trying to control but Man postures up.

Man is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Slider still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Slider has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.
Slider controlling the position.
Man regains half guard.

Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Skeng Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lolipo Slider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slider 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lolipo Slider!
In his post fight interview, Lolipo Slider started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.