PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Keller
vs
Silva

190 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronan Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Silva!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva slips a jab from Keller.

Keller feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Keller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Keller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Keller is controlling him.
Keller preventing the sweep.
Silva is looking to stand up but Keller isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva is trying to control the position but Keller postures up.
Keller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Keller with a flurry of punches that miss.

Keller drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Keller manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva pushes Keller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva misses with a takedown

and Keller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Keller lands a few punches from side control.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Keller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Keller.
Keller misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Keller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Keller lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Silva tries to buck Keller off but Keller is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pushing Keller's head away, looking to escape. Keller manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva looks gassed!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Keller drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Keller slips an elbow through the middle.
Keller preventing the sweep.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Keller stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Silva has an active guard here but Keller has managed to pass into half guard.
Keller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Keller lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva has hold of Keller's hands but Keller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Keller is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva wants to stand back up but Keller manages to pass into side control.
Keller advances to mount.
Keller landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Keller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Keller lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Keller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Keller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Keller wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Keller is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Keller breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Keller cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Keller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Keller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Keller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Keller lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Keller misses with a looping right.
Keller lands with a shot to the body.
Keller throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Keller throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva wants to clinch
and Keller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Keller feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Keller lands a couple of digs.
Keller throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Keller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Keller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keller is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva trying to control but Keller is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Keller is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.

Keller manages to escape and get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.

Keller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
Keller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to stand up but Keller isn't so interested in that idea.
Keller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Keller looking to pass the guard.
Keller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Keller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Keller rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keller wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Keller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Keller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Keller has taken the fight into the clinch.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Keller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Ronan Keller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Silva.
Keller with the ground and pound from mount.
Keller working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Keller dominated that second round.
That's time! Keller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Keller throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Keller's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Keller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Keller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Keller keeps moving.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Keller crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Keller gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Keller manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Keller scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.

Keller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Keller postures up.
Keller drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva tries to kick Keller off but Keller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Keller blocks the strikes from Silva.
Keller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Keller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Nice strikes from Keller there.
Keller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva trying to control but Keller postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Keller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Keller gets the takedown into side control.
Keller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Keller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Keller in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Keller trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva is pushing Keller's head away, looking to escape. Keller manages to hold on to the position though.
Keller looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Keller smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ronan Keller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keller looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Keller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.

Keller drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Keller off! Keller jumps back into Silva's guard.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Keller defends it easily.
Keller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kim Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Keller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Keller, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Keller!