PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 1165 p4p, 903 weight class) and Terry Silver (ranked 154 p4p, 117 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.

Rose
vs
Silver

184 cm
26
175
9 - 4 - 1

177 cm
28
172
18 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rose throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Berloga in the buildup to the fight.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver stalks Rose and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rose's face. Rose staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Silver drops his hands momentarily and Rose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a nice body shot.
Silver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rose lands an overhand right.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Adrian Rose's cut is getting worse.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Silver.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with the punch.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Rose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Silver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Rose with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Rose. That snapped Silver's head back.
Rose is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Silver's defenses.
Rose works Silver's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Rose there.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rose.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Silver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose wants to slow Silver down by chopping away at his legs.
Silver tries to clinch
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Rose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Silver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Silver connects with a jab.
A cross from Rose lands.
Rose throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose blocks a jab.
As Silver backs away, Rose returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.
Silver blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silver if he has to take too many more of those.
Silver moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Silver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Silver counters with a one-two to the body.

Adrian Rose's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silver moves forwards but Rose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

That kick from Silver tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.
Rose throws an off balance right hand

and Silver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Silver tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Silver prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Rose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rose's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver misses with some punches.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver being controlled against the cage.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silver.
Rose prevents a body shot from Silver.
Rose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rose tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose stalling against the cage.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
Silver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Silver as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silver gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A body shot lands from Silver.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Rose avoiding damage.
Rose's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silver misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
A short right from Silver on the inside.
Rose just leaning against Silver, taking a breather.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Silver.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose lands a hook that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rose.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver lands with a left to the head.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Rose trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Silver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Rose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silver is defending well.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver throws out a counter right but Rose avoids it with no problem.
Rose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Silver lands a two punch combo.
Rose moves away from the strike by Silver.
Rose throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silver. Silver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Silver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.

Oooh a lovely combination from Silver sends Rose down but not out. Silver dives into side control looking to finish.

Rose is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Oh Rose is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silver looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rose is avoiding damage well.
Silver tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rose defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rose is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silver sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rose is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Silver tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silver has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silver throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rose can't do much from the bottom here.
Silver looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rose is avoiding damage well.
Rose seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose wants to control but Silver postures up.
Rose tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silver wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver is trying to ground and pound but Rose uses the momentary lack of control by Silver to regain half guard.
Silver thows a huge punch but Rose dodges it nicely.
Silver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rose's head.
Silver throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rose to regain full guard.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rose frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silver tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silver felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rose can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silver is looking to escape.
Silver can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looking to control but Silver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rose postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.
Silver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silver is squirming around, avoiding Rose's attempts to control the action.
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
BOOM! Rose connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rose avoids the attempt from Silver to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a big shot there that rocks Silver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silver is trying desperately to improve position.
Silver is in a horrible position here. Rose smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silver is looking to improve his position but Rose isn't that keen on the idea.
Rose fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silver tries to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
Rose looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silver tries to reverse the position but Rose maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adrian Rose.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adrian Rose!
After winning the bout, Adrian Rose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.