PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yallen Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the ring accompanied by Like Light to the Flies - Trivium. Ace Ventura has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Silver
vs
Ventura

167 cm
25
167 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Einherjer RAW Nutrition * Recovery 156 : 45$ *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yallen Silver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Silver misses.
Silver scores with a jab to the body.
Silver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ventura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver tries for a takedown but Ventura sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ventura misses with a straight right.
Silver falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ventura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ventura stops Silver from standing up.
Ventura passes Silver's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silver wants to get back to full guard but Ventura has mounted him!
Ventura landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura dominating with strikes here.
Silver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ventura lands a big shot there that rocks Silver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silver is desperately trying to improve his position but Ventura has a good base and remains in mount.
Ventura with good strikes from the mount here!
Ventura working the ground and pound effectively.
Silver is in a horrible position here. Ventura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silver is in a horrible position here. Ventura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ventura working the ground and pound effectively.
Ventura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ventura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silver manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking for a sweep. Not yet Silver, not yet.
Ventura wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
Silver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ventura's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Ventura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ventura wants to sweep but no luck.
Silver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silver trying to control but Ventura is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura looking for a sweep. Not yet Ventura, not yet.
Ventura keeping full guard, as Silver tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Ventura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver misses with a double jab

and Ventura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ventura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ventura won't allow Silver to sweep him here.
Silver is working hard here to advance position.
Ventura postures up.
Ventura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silver tries to roll over but Ventura keeps him under control.
Ventura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ventura.
Silver slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ventura preventing the sweep.
Silver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silver keeping full guard, as Ventura tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver wants to sweep here but Ventura controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ventura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Ventura dominated that round.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ventura.
Silver shoots in but no luck this time.
Ventura looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ventura counters with a nice body shot.
Silver misses the body punch
enabling Ventura to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Silver as Ventura shoots in.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Ventura's shoulder, as Ventura tries to avoid the shot.
Silver throws a shot to the body.
Ventura throws a one two combo.
Ventura slips a straight right by Silver.
Nice takedown defense from Silver. No joy for Ventura on that attempt.
Silver thuds his right hand into Ventura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ventura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silver swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ventura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silver closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ventura lands a body shot.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver tries to clinch there but Ventura circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ventura counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silver's guard now.
Ace Ventura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ventura looking to pass the guard.
Ventura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ventura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ventura's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver trying to control but Ventura is working from the bottom.
Silver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ventura wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
Ventura wants to sweep here but Silver controlling him for the moment.
Ventura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silver wants to control but Ventura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ventura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silver manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ventura won't allow Silver to sweep him here.
Ventura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ventura throwing strikes but missing.

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
and Ventura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Silver misses.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot

and Ventura counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Silver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silver gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ventura is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Ventura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silver misses with a hook to the body
and Ventura counters with a three punch combo that has Silver backing up. Silver nods at Ventura to acknowledge the strikes.
Silver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ventura misses with an uppercut.
Silver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ventura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ventura has his takedown stuffed

and Silver counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ventura's guard now.
Silver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silver trying to control but Ventura is working from the bottom.
Silver stopping the sweep attempt from Ventura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silver!
Silver holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ventura tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ventura unloading with bombs!
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silver tries to hold on but Ventura pushes him away.
Silver gets back to half guard.
Ventura wants to free his trapped foot but Silver is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silver trying to hold on to Ventura's head to control him but Ventura postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silver is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ventura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ventura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ventura!
Silver lands a heavy elbow.
Silver lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silver lands with some strikes.
Ventura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Ventura that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ventura throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ventura is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ventura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ventura is trying to escape the mount.
Silver lands a big shot there that rocks Ventura but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ventura taking shots to the head.
Silver postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ventura looks a forlorn figure.
Silver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silver blocks Ventura's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ventura swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silver prevents Ventura from getting the reversal.
Silver lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silver cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ventura taking shots to the head.
Ventura tries to reverse the position but Silver maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yallen Silver clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silver misses with a straight right.
Ventura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Silver throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ventura was covering up waiting for the punch and Silver finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silver is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silver wants to control from the top but Ventura keeps moving.
Silver sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ventura's guard.
Ventura wants to improve his position but Silver is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ventura defending well though.
Ground and pound from Silver.
Silver not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ventura moves into full guard.
Ventura is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silver won't allow Ventura to sweep him here.
Silver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but Ventura blocks nicely.
Silver throws and elbow that misses. Ventura uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silver's guard. Nice move by Ventura!
Silver working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ventura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ventura scoring with some ground and pound.
Ventura throws and elbow that misses. Silver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ventura's guard. Nice move by Silver!
Silver slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ventura tries to buck Silver off but Silver is having none of it.
Ventura takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ventura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ventura takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura being controlled for a moment.
Ventura tries to improve position but can't.
Ventura gets back to half guard.
Silver trying to advance position but Ventura counters by regaining guard.
Silver postures up in Ventura's guard and throws a big left but Ventura blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ventura manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Ventura.
Ventura dominating with strikes here.
Silver manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ventura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silver manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yallen Silver had his way with Ace Ventura in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Silver.
Silver misses the jab.
Silver fails to land with a series of punches.
Ventura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver is looking to wear down Ventura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silver closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ventura is pressing down on Silver's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ventura wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ventura is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ventura winds up and cracks Silver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silver is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ventura's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ventura's back!
Ventura looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silver.
Ventura grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Silver is hanging on to Ventura's back as he tries to escape.
Ventura is taking damage to the body and head.
Silver tries to keep control of the position but Ventura is staying busy.
Silver punishes Ventura with strikes from the back mount.
Silver wants to control but Ventura is keeping busy.
Ventura tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ventura hold on?!
Silver has the hooks in. Ventura is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ventura is trapped and Silver is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Silver. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Silver punishes Ventura with strikes from the back mount.
Ventura manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silver's guard. Nice work there by Ventura.
Silver keeping full guard, as Ventura tries to pass.
Silver looking for a sweep. Not yet Silver, not yet.
Ventura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to control the position but Ventura postures up.
Ventura postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.
Ventura is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ventura ducks right into an uppercut from Silver.
Ventura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ventura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Ventura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ventura throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
Ace Ventura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ventura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver misses with a takedown attempt
and Ventura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Ventura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silver manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ventura is one step ahead there.
Ventura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silver is keeping the position for now.
Silver is trying to control the position but Ventura postures up.
Silver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ventura is one step ahead there.
Silver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ventura gets back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yallen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yallen Silver!
Yallen Silver retains his welterweight title!