PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wedlock. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ass
vs
Silvera

180 cm
33
196 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

185 cm
30
193 lbs
18 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute

Perkele!

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 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera avoids the head kick by Ass.
Silvera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ass. Ass circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ass misses with a wild body shot.
Ass misses with a double jab.
Silvera throws a leg kick that misses.
Silvera connects with an inside leg kick.
Silvera staying out of range there.
Ass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silvera is fending him off so far but Ass persists. Nope, Silvera circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silvera.
Silvera dodges the punch combination from Ass.
Ass misses with a leg kick
and Silvera counters with an inside leg kick.
Ass throws a head kick that misses
and Silvera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ass. Silvera does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ass fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silvera checks it well.
Ass fails to land the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Silvera 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Silvera has Ass up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silvera is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ass tries to circle away but Silvera has him pinned against the cage.
Ass lands a left hand.
Silvera avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvera.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera pushes off an throws an elbow but Ass leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silvera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvera looking to slow down the pace here.
Ass is looking for a takedown.
Silvera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Ass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ass throws a lazy uppercut
and Silvera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Silvera darts in and clinches Ass up against the cage.
Good body shot from Silvera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera throws an elbow but it misses.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Ass.
Silvera lands an elbow inside that Ass shrugs off.

It looks like Jack Ass has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Silvera.
Silvera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ass wants to stall.
Silvera just leaning against Ass, taking a breather.
Silvera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ass wants to stall.
Silvera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ass up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silvera is defending well.
Ass is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silvera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silvera lands with a short shot to the head.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Silvera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Silvera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silvera lands a body shot.
Silvera controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Silvera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ass's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Ass misses.
Silvera lands with an overhand left.
Ass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ass moves away.

Ass shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ass was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ass sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silvera is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silvera struggling a bit here.
Silvera wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera being controlled for a moment.
Silvera tries to buck Ass off but Ass is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Ass.
Ass tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silvera tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass laying and praying for a moment but Silvera takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ass is trying to control the action in half guard but Silvera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silvera is trying to stand up here but Ass is controlling him well.
Ass thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silvera's head.
Ass throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silvera to regain full guard.
Ass trying to control but Silvera is working from the bottom.
Ass throwing strikes from guard but Silvera blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ass working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ass is working Silvera over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ass looking to sit in guard and control but Silvera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ass wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ass pulls Silvera in close to prevent any damage.
Ass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silvera would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ass has control of Silvera's left arm, preventing Silvera from doing any damage.

We're going to have a standup here because Jack Ass wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ass misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Ass's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ass throws a poor cross that misses

and Silvera counters by clinching up.
Ass takes a shot to the head.
Silvera misses with an elbow strike.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Silvera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Silvera tries a body shot but Ass blocks it.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike.
Silvera lands a body punch in the clinch.

Ass gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ass.
Silvera holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Ass wants to work for an arm triangle but Silvera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silvera wants to get back to his feet.
Ass with the ground and pound but Silvera uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Silvera wriggles free and stands up.
Joey Silvera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvera tries to clinch but Ass is having none of it.
Jack Ass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ass.
Silvera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ass falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silvera counters by clinching up.
Ass goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silvera prevents it.
Ass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ass drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silvera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ass wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera letting Ass take a breather here.
Ass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joey Silvera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ass has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silvera after a bit of a struggle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvera.
Silvera is working Ass over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ass blocks a body shot from Silvera.
Ass dodges an elbow strike from Silvera.
Silvera has Ass pressed against the cage.
Silvera is looking to control Ass's arms but Ass gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silvera has his back to the cage.
Silvera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ass's elbow.
Silvera lands a knee to the head.
Ass prevents a body shot from Silvera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silvera is defending well.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Ass blocks a body shot from Silvera.
Ass takes a shot to the head.
Silvera slowing the pace effectively.
Silvera keeps control of Ass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvera digs a right hand into Ass's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ass's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Silvera.
Silvera landing knees to the head.
Silvera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asss head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera lands an elbow that stopped Ass in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvera as Ass tries to tie him up.
Ass takes an elbow to the forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Silvera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silvera 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Silvera!
A less than humble Joey Silvera misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.