PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Robinson
vs
Silver

195 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glen Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benny Silver!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silver.
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silver thinking.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Robinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Robinson is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Silver effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silver.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silver has double underhooks.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Robinson tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silver - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robinson up against the cage.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Robinson tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the cage.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Come on Silver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robinson's efforts to push away.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Silver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.

Silver rushes Robinson and presses him up against the cage.
Benny Silver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Robinson shrugs off.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Silver stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Silver has Robinson pushed against the cage.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Silver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robinson up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silver is pushing Robinson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Robinson tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver has Robinson pressed against the cage, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silver - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Robinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Silver 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!

A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silver tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silver looks to clinch
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silver tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Silver wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glen Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silver clinches.
Silver keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Silver to work.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Robinson is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robinson's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
Robinson working hard to break the clinch.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Silver has Robinson pressed against the cage, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Silver leaning his opponent against the cage.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.
Silver has Robinson pressed against the cage, preventing Robinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robinson's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silver.
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson takes an elbow to the temple.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson tries to circle away but Silver has him pinned against the cage.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silver continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Silver!
A very excited looking Benny Silver rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.