PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Big Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silverton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverton has chosen Seven as his entrance music. Joey Silverton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hurt
vs
Silverton

175 cm
23
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joey Silverton!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silverton backs up against the cage.
Hurt takes a swing at Silverton's ribcage but misses.
Silverton swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurt.
Silverton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silverton moves away from the strike by Hurt.
Hurt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silverton looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurt misses with a looping right.
Silverton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hurt to score with a decent uppercut.
Silverton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hurt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silverton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silverton misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton avoids a kick to the body.
Silverton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hurt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silverton blocks a jab.
Hurt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silverton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurt.
Silverton staying out of range there.
Hurt throws a right and a left that Silverton avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hurt.
Hurt misses with a combination

and Silverton moves into the clinch.

Hurt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silverton gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silverton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hurt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing Silverton from controlling successfully.
Hurt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hurt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silverton throws and elbow that misses. Hurt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silverton's guard. Nice move by Hurt!
Hurt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Silverton is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Silverton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hurt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverton throws a strike but Hurt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hurt looking to sit in guard and control but Silverton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silverton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hurt.

Silverton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hurt, pushing him back against the cage.

Hurt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurt throws a body kick that misses.
Hurt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silverton.
Hurt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hurt tries to clinch up.
Hurt throws a sloppy head kick

so Silverton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hurt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silverton.
Hurt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silverton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silverton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing Silverton from controlling successfully.
Silverton throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silverton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silverton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hurt's head.
Hurt is adopting a defensive guard.
Silverton trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silverton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silverton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silverton looks up at the clock and then as Hurt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silverton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silverton throwing strikes but Hurt manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Silverton is trying to work for a sweep but Hurt has mounted him!
Hurt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverton tries to hold on but Hurt pushes him away.

Hurt is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hurt misses with a leg kick
and Silverton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silverton closes the distance and clinches up with Hurt, looking for a takedown. Silverton pushes Hurt against the cage but Hurt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Big Hurt is winning the standup battle so far.
Silverton jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A punch combination from Hurt misses.
Silverton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silverton throws a looping overhand right but Hurt ducks down to avoid it.
Hurt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silverton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silverton is breathing heavily.
Hurt misses the shot to the body.
Big Hurt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silverton throws a hook but Hurt blocks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silverton.
Big Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Silverton.
Silverton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurt avoids the body shot from Silverton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joey Silverton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silverton misses with a straight right.
Hurt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silverton moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Hurt there.
Silverton throws a hook but Hurt blocks it.
Silverton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silverton wants to clinch but Hurt slips to the side

and Hurt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hurt lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hurt fails to land.
Hurt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silverton misses with a punch to the body.
Hurt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silverton backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hurt.

Silverton is rocked!
Hurt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silverton is still on wobbly legs! Can Hurt finish him?
Silverton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hurt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silverton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverton.
Silverton seems to have recovered his senses.
Hurt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silverton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hurt's guard now.
Silverton preventing the sweep.
Silverton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silverton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hurt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silverton throws a big right hand that misses.
Hurt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silverton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hurt swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton thows a big elbow that misses.
Silverton thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hurt is on top in guard.
Hurt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silverton keeping moving, preventing Hurt from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silverton holds on and takes a little breather.
Hurt trying to control the position from guard on top but Silverton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Big Hurt just wasn't active enough.
Crunch! Hurt slams his shin into Silverton's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hurt lands a big head kick that sends Silverton tumbling to the mat! Hurt takes a step backwards and waves Silverton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silverton 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.
Hurt throws a nice looking combination but Silverton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hurt slips under a jab.
Hurt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silverton.
Silverton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hurt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silverton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hurt as he jumps to the side.

Hurt has closed the distance and engaged Silverton in a clinch.
Hurt lands with a light punch inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Hurt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hurt 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Hurt!