PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Heartbreak Kid as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jeff Adams enters the cage!

Silver
vs
Adams

190 cm
19
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Fight Night Nutrition

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Adams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silver forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Adams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silver stops a takedown attempt from Adams.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Adams shrugs off.

It looks like Jeff Adams has been cut.
Adams fails to pull guard.
Benny Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Adams.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver stalling.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adams up against the cage.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Adams blocks an elbow strike from Silver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silver.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adams's efforts to push away.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Adams blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Silver leaning against his opponent.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Adams blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silver - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adams takes an elbow to the temple.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Adams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silver fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Silver gets tackled into the cage by Adams. Adams maintains the clinch.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
Adams avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Adams avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Silver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silver is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benny Silver.
Silver tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Adams drives through and clinches with Silver against the cage.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adams's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Adams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Adams.

Silver forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
Adams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Adams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adams blocks an elbow strike.
Adams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silver avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Benny Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Adams.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
Adams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adams avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adams up against the cage.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Adams shrugs off.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver stalls.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries for a takedown but Silver manages to get underhooks.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silver stalling in the clinch.
Silver gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adams.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Silver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adams takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Silver.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Silver lands a nice elbow.

Adams has hold of one of Silver's legs. Silver is fighting the takedown attempt but Adams gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silver looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Adams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silver on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silver tries to get out of the position.
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adams winds up and cracks Silver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Adams is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silver!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams tries to control but Silver wriggling away.
Adams thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Adams has control of Silver's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silver regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Silver that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Silver that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeff Adams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jeff Adams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Adams lands with a shot to the body.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Silver closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silver wants to clinch
and Adams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams throws a shot to the body.
Adams closes the distance and clinches up with Silver, looking for a takedown. Adams pushes Silver against the cage but Silver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Adams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silver tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silver to the ground. Silver escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benny Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Adams.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Benny Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams digs a good hook to Silver's body.
Silver scoring well with a low kick there.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silver rather than just go for the knockout.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Adams clinches up against the cage.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
Silver lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Adams in his tracks for a moment.
Silver just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Adams looking for a takedown.
Silver slows down the pace here.
Silver gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Adams's brow.
Adams jumps guard but Silver stands there with Adams around his waist. Adams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adams's defenses.
Adams takes an elbow to the temple.
Silver leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silver stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benny Silver.
Adams shoots in but no luck this time.
Jeff Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adams paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Silver rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adams avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
The referee calls for Silver to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Silver!
Benny Silver made sure to mention his sponsor, Fight Night Nutrition in his post fight interview.