PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
Beltran

170 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Beltran!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beltran tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Beltran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beltran gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Beltran misses with some punches.
Beltran wants to stall.
Silva is trying to drag Beltran to the mat but Beltran just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beltran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Beltran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beltran closes the distance looking to clinch

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Beltran didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Beltran keeps moving.
Beltran wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beltran is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

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.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beltran is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beltran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beltran can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beltran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beltran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beltran preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Beltran manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva closes the distance but Beltran moves to the side
and Beltran counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva tries to work over Beltran's front leg with a kick but Beltran checks it.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Beltran counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beltran.
Beltran gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beltran pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Silva 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.

A nice combination there by Silva.

Beltran moves into the clinch successfully.

Beltran manages to break the clinch.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Beltran is blocking nicely.
Silva throwing shots but Beltran is blocking nicely.
Silva prevents Beltran from standing back up.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva misses with a head shot. Beltran uses the momentum to regain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Beltran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Beltran managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beltran is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.

Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva 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.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Beltran defending against the ground and pound.
Silva is working Beltran over with some ground and pound from side control.

Beltran sneaks out the side door and pushes Silva away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Beltran is breathing heavily.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beltran moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beltran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Beltran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Beltran counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Beltran tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Beltran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Junior Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Beltran closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Beltran will be more careful next time no doubt.

Beltran is rocked!
Beltran tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beltran is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Junior Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva works over Beltran with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Beltran blocks nicely.
Beltran seems to have recovered his senses.
Beltran is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Beltran keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva lands with a big left! Beltran is wobbled badly! Silva comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Beltran to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Junior Silva!