PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silverton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverton comes into the arena with Seven blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silverton
vs
Fujimoto

175 cm
24
148 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
154 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Rōnin

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Silverton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronin Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverton misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Fujimoto.
Nice uppercut lands for Silverton. That snapped Fujimoto's head back.
Silverton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujimoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Silverton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fujimoto wants to clinch
and Silverton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up.
Silverton misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Silverton misses.
Fujimoto connects with a high kick.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the side of Silverton's head but Silverton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silverton lands an overhand right.
Ronin Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto swinging wildly here.
Fujimoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silverton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fujimoto scrambles back to his feet.
Silverton misses with a wild body shot.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Silverton moves away
and Silverton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujimoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fujimoto has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton leaning against his opponent.
Fujimoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fujimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Silverton is blocking nicely.
Fujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Silverton avoids the damage to the body.
Fujimoto is looking to control Silverton's arms but Silverton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fujimoto has his back to the cage.
Fujimoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silverton avoids the elbow strike from Fujimoto, against the cage.
Silverton blocks an elbow strike from Fujimoto.
Silverton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fujimoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silverton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silverton throws an overhand right that lands on Fujimoto's shoulder, as Fujimoto tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Fujimoto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fujimoto.
Fujimoto is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Silverton catches Fujimoto right on the button with a cross.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Silverton.

Silverton gets tackled into the cage by Fujimoto. Fujimoto maintains the clinch.
Silverton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silverton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fujimoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Silverton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fujimoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Silverton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fujimoto misses with a knee to the head.
Silverton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Silverton.
Silverton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto is trying to stall.
Come on Fujimoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silverton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fujimoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fujimoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silverton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fujimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silverton is defending well for now.
Silverton looking for a takedown.
Silverton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silverton is trying to pull guard but Fujimoto has him pressed against the cage.
Fujimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silverton is defending well for now.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silverton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silverton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silverton blocks an elbow strike from Fujimoto.
Silverton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silverton presses Fujimoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silverton blocks the elbow strike.

Silverton has clasped his hands together around Fujimoto's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujimoto is trying to control Silverton's posture but Silverton avoids it.
Fujimoto taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silverton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ronin Fujimoto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silverton misses with an uppercut.

Fujimoto drives through and clinches with Silverton against the cage.
Silverton tries a body shot but Fujimoto blocks it.
Fujimoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fujimoto misses with a knee strike.
Fujimoto looking to stall.
Fujimoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silverton misses with a body punch.
Fujimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silverton.
Fujimoto misses with a knee strike.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fujimoto missing with knees to the body.
Silverton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silverton misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimoto is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Silverton.
Silverton misses with a punch to the body.
Silverton tries to work over Fujimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silverton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto trying to land knees to the body.
Fujimoto prevents a body shot from Silverton.
Silverton misses with a punch to the body.
Ronin Fujimoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Silverton avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Fujimoto.
A hook to the body from Silverton.
Fujimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Silverton is blocking nicely.
Silverton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silverton blocks the elbow strike.
Fujimoto trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton blocks the elbow strike.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow.
Fujimoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Silverton is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fujimoto can't fight it off and eventually Silverton manages to take the fight to the floor. Fujimoto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fujimoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silverton wants to pass the guard but Fujimoto is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silverton 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronin Fujimoto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silverton throws a big shot that misses.

Silverton drives through with a takedown into Fujimoto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silverton looking to pass the guard.
Silverton passes into half guard.
Silverton wants to pass the guard but Fujimoto is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fujimoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fujimoto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silverton.
Fujimoto trying to control but Silverton postures up.
Silverton trying to advance position but Fujimoto counters by regaining guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silverton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Silverton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silverton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fujimoto wants to control but Silverton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fujimoto has his hands clasped together around Silverton's back. He's all about the action.
Fujimoto is trying to maintain the position but Silverton is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fujimoto is pressing down on Silverton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silverton slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton trying to control the pace.
Silverton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Joey Silverton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silverton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fujimoto keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silverton trying to mount his opponent but Fujimoto defends it.
Silverton stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joey Silverton.
Fujimoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up

and Silverton counters with a takedown into side control.

Silverton is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fujimoto is trying to escape and Silverton transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fujimoto is forced to tap! Nice work there by Silverton! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Silverton!
An out of breath and clearly excited Joey Silverton thanked Rōnin for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).