PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Silver (ranked 3636 p4p, 176 weight class) and Sairanix Jr Lokren (ranked 7075 p4p, 257 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silver
vs
Jr Lokren

170 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

165 cm
25
130 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sairanix Jr Lokren !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silver misses with a body kick.
Lokren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lokren changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lokren has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lokren defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Lokren is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Lokren moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Lokren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silver scores with a punch to the head.
Silver throws a wild body kick that Lokren sees coming a mile off.
Lokren looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silver scores with the left hand. Lokren knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver cracks a nice hook into Lokren 's ribs.
Silver lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Silver misses.
Lokren tries to move into range but Silver moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lokren .
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLokren .
Lokren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver backing away here, and Lokren unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Lokren 's head but Lokren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lokren counters with a body kick.
Silver misses with the combination.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Lokren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lokren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Silver misses.
Lokren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lokren appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses the jab.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Lokren saw that one coming.
Lokren throws a counter combo.
Silver misses with the combination.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Lokren .
Lokren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lokren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silver with a body shot.
Lokren moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silver.
Lokren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Lokren defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Lokren misses.
Lokren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Lokren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lokren is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren blocks a low kick nicely.
Lokren let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lokren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Lokren tries a quick counter leg kick but Silver is wise to it.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Lokren appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silver misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lokren ! But no joy.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Lokren raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lokren slips under a jab from Silver.
Lokren avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lokren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lokren has time to react.
Silver darts in looking for a takedown but Lokren gets double underhooks and turns Silver into the cage.
Lokren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver fails to land with a series of punches.
John Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Lokren .
As Silver backs off Lokren throws a huge counter combo but Silver manages to avoid it all.

Lokren manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silver on his heels. He'll look to pass Silver's guard now, I'm sure.
Lokren makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lokren lands a couple of digs.
Lokren is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Silver dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silver throws a series of punches but Lokren moves out of range.
Lokren avoids a punch combination nicely.
John Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Lokren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Lokren responds with a good body kick, but Silver manages to step out the way in time.
Silver throws a one two combo.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lokren has time to react.
A head kick misses from Silver.
Lokren slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Lokren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses the jab.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lokren can do to turn this around?
Silver tries to bum rush Lokren with a series of wild strikes but Lokren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lokren counters with a body kick.
John Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silver.
Silver tries to bum rush Lokren with a series of wild strikes but Lokren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silver throws a jab when Lokren was well out of range.
Lokren looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silver misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lokren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lokren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Lokren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lokren moves out of range as Silver strikes.
A lazy left from Silver finds it's target.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lokren was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Lokren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lokren manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Lokren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lokren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silver throws a series of punches but Lokren moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lokren circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lokren .
Silver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silver slaps away a takedown attempt from Lokren , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silver throws a hook but Lokren blocks it.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lokren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lokren .
Lokren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver tries to score with a low kick but Lokren moves his leg out of the way.
Lokren lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokren is just out of range.
Silver misses with a series of wild punches.
Lokren flicks out a counter leg kick but Silver steps away.
Lokren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
It seemed like Lokren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silver lands with an uppercut that bounces Lokren off the cage and back into range.
Lokren dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Lokren replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Silver blocks it well.
Donk. Silver catches Lokren right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lokren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lokren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lokren is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lokren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver misses the jab.
Lokren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lokren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Silver dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lokren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lokren was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Silver finds it's way through Lokren 's defenses.
We've been told by Silver's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lokren takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silver fails to land with a series of punches.
Lokren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver lands with a nice combination. Lokren backs away looking to recover.
Lokren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Silver misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren moves away from the strike by Silver.
Silver misses with a takedown
letting Lokren counter with a right hand.
Lokren takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looks to land a combination but Lokren avoids it well.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lokren with the counter takedown but Silver avoids it easily.
Silver cracks the inside of Lokren 's front leg.
Lokren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLokren .
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Lokren ducks down to avoid it.
Lokren raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lokren .
Lokren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silver with a body shot.
Lokren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sairanix Jr Lokren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands with a straight right. Lokren didn't see that one coming.
Lokren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lokren throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
Lokren gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Lokren looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lokren shoots in looking for a takedown. Silver tries to sprawl out of it but Lokren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver connects with a right hand. Lokren shakes it off.
Lokren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLokren .
Silver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lokren slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Lokren raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Lokren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lokren slips a straight right by Silver.
Lokren doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silver looks to land a combination but Lokren avoids it well.
Lokren shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lokren with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
John Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lokren on the side of the head.
Silver throws a right and a left that Lokren avoids nicely.
Silver scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Lokren .
Lokren follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lokren manages to avoid it.
Silver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Lokren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Lokren tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Silver!
John Silver decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.