What Happened Kimbo?

Last Wednesday all eyes were on SpikeTV for the third episode of Season 10's Ultimate Fighter. If you watched the second episode, you knew the third episode would feature Kimbo Slice's debut fight as an Ultimate Fighter contender. The last 20 minutes of Wednesday's episode was focused on the two-round bout between Kimbo Slice and his opponent Roy Nelson.

At a first glance, Roy Nelson looks like a fat, out of shape bum, leaving you to assume Kimbo would most likely knock him out. But if you know anything about Roy Nelson, you know he is very skilled and has a lot more MMA experience than Kimbo.

Prior to the fight, Nelson said he would fight Kimbo standing up, but if he felt the fight shift to Kimbo's favor, he would take him down. He held true to his word. Kimbo showed a slight advantage when they were standing, so Nelson took him to the ground. Immediately Kimbo's inexperience was exposed, as Nelson used his size, specifically his weight, to pin Slice down in side control. Once in side control, Nelson had complete control of the fight and he repeatedly punched a defenseless Kimbo until the ref eventually stopped the fight.

While most were probably disappointed with Kimbo's performance, I saw a little potential. He appeared to be listening to his coaches and showed a solid stand up game, as expected. It's no secret that his weakness is his ground game, but with time, he can improve that enough to get him through fights. I don't think Kimbo will win this season’s Ultimate Fighter, but I do think he will have better success in his future fights.