PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderman Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dayton Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the cage accompanied by RENEGADE MASTER. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silver
vs
Kain

188 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderman Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dayton Kain!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Kain lands.

It looks like Anderman Silver has been cut.
Dayton Kain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kain throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Kain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kain fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Kain. No joy for Silver on that attempt.
Kain throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.
Kain swinging wilding here.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Kain moves out of range easily.
Silver fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderman Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Kain misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kain as Silver shoots in.
Kain throws a leg kick but Silver moved away.
Kain stuffs the takedown attempt from Silver. Silver gets slowly back to his feet.
Kain fails to land with a series of punches.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Kain throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain throws a series of punches but Silver moves out of range.
A combination from Kain does no damage.
Kain misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt.
Silver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kain can't break the clinch.

Silver gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Silver is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silver thows a huge punch but Kain dodges it nicely.
Kain wants to get back to his feet.
Silver 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silver lands a nice short elbow.
Silver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Silver is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silver.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver stops Kain from getting back to his feet.

Silver is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kain tries to roll over but Silver keeps him under control.
Silver slips a nice elbow through Kain's hands, connecting with Kain's forehead.

Silver is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kain is trying to stand back up but Silver is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silver is looking for a kimura here.

Silver is looking for a kimura but Kain is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silver to get the leverage.
Silver misses with a head shot. Kain uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silver stops Kain from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silver's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kain is looking to stand up but Silver isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kain as he jumps to the side.
Kain misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kain circles away.
Kain throws a right and a left that Silver avoids nicely.

Silver drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Kain kicks Silver off and gets to his feet.
Silver fails to land the takedown.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick by Kain misses

and Silver counters by clinching up.

Silver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Silver had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kain is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silver Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kain's back instead.
Kain trying to get back to his feet but Silver is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dayton Kain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anderman Silver's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderman Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kain throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silver counters by moving into the clinch.
Silver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kain walks away with a smile on his face. Silver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderman Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kain as he jumps to the side.
Kain throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Silver shoots in but no luck this time.
Kain swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Kain.
Silver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kain but Kain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kain takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silver has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kain regains guard immediately.

Kain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Silver drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silver jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silver postures up in Kain's guard and throws a big left but Kain blocks it.
Silver postures up in Kain's guard and throws a big left but Kain blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kain can do anything to dispel that myth.

Kain uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Silver shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silver showed some decent athleticism there.

Silver is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silver.
Kain moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silver is pushing down on Kain's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kain is fighting to maintain full guard but Silver has managed to sneak the leg through.

Kain is defending against the submission attempts here by Silver.
Silver sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kain defending well though.
Kain trying to control here.
Silver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kain is looking to improve his position.

Silver wants to work for an arm triangle but Kain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Silver is looking for a kimura here.

Silver is working for a kimura but Kain is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Silver is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kain has managed to free his arm - good work.

Silver is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silver prevents Kain from standing back up.
Silver sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kain defending well though.
Kain tries to get to full guard but Silver has control of the leg.

Silver is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kain has managed to free his arm - good work.

Silver is trying to work for a kimura but Kain is defending well.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kain's head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kain throws a series of punches but Silver moves out of range.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kain as he jumps to the side.
Kain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderman Silver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderman Silver's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kain is fending him off so far but Silver persists. Nope, Kain circles away and we're back to standing.
Silver tries to clinch but Kain is having none of it.
Silver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kain.
Silver shoots in but Kain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver shoots for a double leg takedown but Kain sprawls well. He's pushed Silver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderman Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kain misses with a head kick.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Kain does no damage.
Kain is looking to clinch.
Kain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silver pinned against the cage. Silver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kain as he jumps to the side.
Kain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kain but Kain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silver wants to clinch.
Kain misses with a head kick.

Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silver can't get the takedown.
Silver keeps control of Kain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kain jumps guard and drags Silver to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silver passes Kain's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Silver is trying to work for a kimura but Kain is defending well.
Silver drops an elbow to the side of Kain's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kain tries to roll over but Silver keeps him under control.

Silver is working for a submission of some sort.
Anderman Silver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silver is looking for a kimura but Kain is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silver to get the leverage.

Kain is defending against the submission attempts here by Silver.
Kain tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kain striking from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silver lands a nice short elbow.
Silver works his way into full mount!
Kain takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kain swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kain is bucking up trying to escape but Silver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kain throwing hammer fists to the chest of Silver. What's that going to do exactly?
Silver lands a heavy elbow.
Silver breaks from Kain's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silver looking to finish Kain with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kain!

Silver is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kain is surviving well by controlling Silver's body position as best he can.

Silver is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kain has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Silver looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kain really wants to buck Silver off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Silver has control of Kain's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kain regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silver cracks Kain with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kain is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silver lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silver landing strikes from the mount and Kain is in trouble!

Silver is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kain can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kain tries to hold on but Silver pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderman Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silver 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderman Silver!