PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes into the arena with Mobb Deep - Shook Ones blaring out of the sound system. Shane Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Benson
vs
Silva

180 cm
29
192 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

185 cm
34
196 lbs
11 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Benson avoids it.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva moves to clinch but Benson breaks away
and Benson counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva darts in trying to clinch

and Benson counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Benson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson working the ground and pound.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Benson.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Benson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Benson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Benson cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Benson tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson just content to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Benson prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Benson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Benson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Benson 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.
Benson prevents Silva from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control Benson's posture but Benson avoids it.
Benson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Benson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Benson.
Benson looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Benson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Benson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Benson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Benson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
Silva is trying to work for a sweep but Benson has mounted him!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Benson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva taking shots to the head.

Silva is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Benson! Silva is hurt baaadly! Benson is firing away with more strikes - Silva is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Benson!
Dan Benson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.