PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genesuis Silverkush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manly McManliness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genesuis Silverkush has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silverkush
vs
McManliness

195 cm
24
200 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

225 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genesuis Silverkush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manly McManliness!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McManliness tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silverkush lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McManliness digs a good hook to Silverkush's body.
Silverkush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silverkush lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silverkush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McManliness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silverkush manages to avoid it.

McManliness clinches.
McManliness is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McManliness is trying to break the clinch but Silverkush is controlling him.
McManliness has Silverkush pushed against the cage.
McManliness looking to stall.
McManliness trying to land knees to the body.
McManliness tries to stall but Silverkush uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McManliness goes for a takedown attempt but Silverkush pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silverkush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McManliness tries to clinch up.
Silverkush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McManliness circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McManliness lands a nice shot to the body.
Silverkush is breathing heavily.
McManliness tries to close the distance and clinch but Silverkush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McManliness tries to clinch but Silverkush is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - McManliness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McManliness shoots for a double leg takedown but Silverkush sprawls well. He's pushed McManliness's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

McManliness gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silverkush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

McManliness breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Silverkush misses.
Silverkush closes the distance looking to clinch
and McManliness counters with a right hand to the body.
McManliness shoots for a double leg takedown but Silverkush sprawls well. He's pushed McManliness's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Genesuis Silverkush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manly McManliness.
McManliness shoots in and drives through. Silverkush sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - McManliness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silverkush cracks McManliness with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McManliness lands a nice shot to the body.
Silverkush leaves McManliness with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McManliness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McManliness tries to clinch but Silverkush is having none of it.
McManliness takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McManliness is defended easily by Silverkush.
Silverkush throws a series of punches but McManliness avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McManliness shoots for a double leg takedown but Silverkush sprawls well. He's pushed McManliness's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silverkush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silverkush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McManliness circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Silverkush blocks the leg kick.
Silverkush misses with a series of wild punches.
McManliness throws a leg kick but Silverkush checks it.

Silverkush moves into range and clinches up with McManliness.
McManliness is trying to drag Silverkush to the mat but Silverkush just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Silverkush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silverkush catches McManliness with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silverkush throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silverkush is looking to clinch but McManliness is avoiding it.
McManliness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silverkush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McManliness avoids the head kick by Silverkush.
McManliness throws a leg kick but Silverkush checks it.
Silverkush throws a combination that misses
and McManliness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McManliness changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silverkush tries to avoid it but McManliness manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silverkush to the ground. Silverkush escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Silverkush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McManliness is defended easily by Silverkush.
Silverkush misses with a head kick.
McManliness takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McManliness tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manly McManliness dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silverkush stuffs the takedown attempt from McManliness. McManliness gets slowly back to his feet.
McManliness is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silverkush rather than just go for the knockout.

Silverkush shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

McManliness looking for a guillotine here but Silverkush defends easily.

McManliness looking for subs off his back but Silverkush has passed one foot through into half guard.
McManliness wants to get back to his feet.

McManliness looking for a kimura from the bottom but Silverkush passes into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McManliness is looking to regain half guard here but Silverkush keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McManliness is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McManliness is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silverkush asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Silverkush decides to stand up, so the ref orders McManliness to his feet.
Silverkush throws a sloppy head kick and McManliness moves out of range easily.
McManliness fails in his attempt to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Silverkush.
McManliness tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McManliness wants to get back to his feet but Silverkush drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McManliness is trying to get back to half guard.

McManliness throws Silverkush to one side and escapes!
Silverkush wants to clinch up but McManliness keeps it at a distance.
McManliness throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silverkush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silverkush keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McManliness works Silverkush's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverkush closes the distance and clinches up with McManliness, looking for a takedown. Silverkush pushes McManliness against the cage but McManliness circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McManliness has his takedown stuffed
and Silverkush counters with a one-two to the body.
Genesuis Silverkush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manly McManliness.

Silverkush drives through and clinches with McManliness against the cage.
Nice body punch from McManliness.
Silverkush has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McManliness avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McManliness wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silverkush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Silverkush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silverkush misses with a wild combination.
McManliness shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silverkush counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McManliness is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McManliness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silverkush tries to clinch but McManliness moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McManliness walks into a left hand.
McManliness misses with a hook. Silverkush ducked under it nicely.
McManliness fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McManliness shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silverkush but Silverkush pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Genesuis Silverkush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McManliness avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silverkush swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and McManliness counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

McManliness is looking for a kimura but Silverkush is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McManliness to get the leverage.
McManliness stops Silverkush from getting back to his feet.
McManliness is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

McManliness drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says McManliness as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Silverkush screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with McManliness! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Manly McManliness!