PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Kellerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellerman comes into the arena with When Darkness Falls blaring out of the sound system. Jakob Kellerman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kellerman
vs
Silva

180 cm
22
154 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

155 cm
25
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Steel Penn's Exchange Extravaganza

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakob Kellerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellerman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva stuns Kellerman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva stalks Kellerman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kellerman's face. Kellerman staggers backwards, shaken.
Kellerman fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Kellerman. Kellerman gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva misses with a wild combination.

Silva rushes Kellerman and presses him up against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kellerman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Kellerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kellerman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Kellerman won't allow it.
Kellerman tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Kellerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kellerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Silva.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Kellerman tries to tie him up.
A bit of stalling here from Kellerman.
Kellerman is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Kellerman into the cage.
Kellerman tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kellerman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Kellerman is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jakob Kellerman.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Kellerman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kellerman moves into the clinch.
Kellerman is looking for a takedown.
Kellerman tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kellerman looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kellerman tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva stalling.
Kellerman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kellerman goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kellerman counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kellerman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kellerman tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kellerman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kellerman is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kellerman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Kellerman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kellerman tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellerman trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Kellerman tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva tries to break free but Kellerman pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Kellerman is controlling the position.
Kellerman tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Kellerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kellerman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Kellerman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Kellerman's head and hops out.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kellerman misses with a punch to the body.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Kellerman.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Kellerman is controlling him.
Kellerman misses with a body punch.
Kellerman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kellerman has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman stalls.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Kellerman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva throws a series of punches but Kellerman avoids them all with ease.
Luiz Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kellerman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kellerman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luiz Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kellerman takes the fight into the clinch.
Kellerman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kellerman tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kellerman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kellerman takes one on the button.
Silva swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kellerman.
Jakob Kellerman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Kellerman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Kellerman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kellerman shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kellerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Kellerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kellerman on the side of the head.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kellerman shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Kellerman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Kellerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva feints a jab promting Kellerman to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kellerman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Jakob Kellerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Kellerman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Kellerman keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kellerman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kellerman is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Kellerman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kellerman not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Kellerman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Kellerman seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kellerman is working away from the top position though.
Silva tries to kick Kellerman off but Kellerman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luiz Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve his position but Kellerman is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kellerman controlling the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kellerman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jakob Kellerman.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Silva!
Luiz Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's Exchange Extravaganza logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.