PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fakhri El Hashem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Hashem comes into the arena with Kassaman blaring out of the sound system. Fakhri El Hashem has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

El Hashem
vs
Silver

179 cm
27
154 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

154 cm
21
151 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fakhri El Hashem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Hashem manages to avoid it.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver is looking to slow El Hashem down with leg kicks.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
El Hashem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
El Hashem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Hashem.
El Hashem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
El Hashem misses with a wild body shot.
Silver connects with a body shot that sends El Hashem's belly button to the back.
Silver throws a right and a left that El Hashem avoids nicely.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
El Hashem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches El Hashem on the side of the head.

It looks like Fakhri El Hashem has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from El Hashem finds it's way round the side to connect with Silver's head.

It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but El Hashem is just out of range.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver moves away from the strike by El Hashem.
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from El Hashem misses.
El Hashem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
El Hashem misses with a two punch combination.
El Hashem throws a series of punches but Silver moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. El Hashem does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Hashem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silver is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down El Hashem rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silver punishes El Hashem's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver swings for the body but El Hashem moves out of range.
El Hashem slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Silver lands a really nice looking cross but El Hashem seems unphased.
El Hashem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Hashem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silver digs a good hook to El Hashem's body.
Silver lands a nice hook to El Hashem's body. El Hashem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver misses with a hook to the body

and El Hashem counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
El Hashem trying to mount his opponent but Silver defends it.

El Hashem is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silver defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
El Hashem perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silver trying to hold on to El Hashem's head to control him but El Hashem postures up.

El Hashem is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

El Hashem wants to work for an arm triangle but Silver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
El Hashem uses his free foot to push down on Silver's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Hashem sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

El Hashem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Hashem moves away.
El Hashem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Silver finds it's way through El Hashem's defenses.
Silver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silver lands a body shot.
El Hashem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
El Hashem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.
El Hashem takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silver connects with a body shot that sends El Hashem's belly button to the back.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but El Hashem is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El Hashem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Hashem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
El Hashem scores with a decent looking hook.
Silver lands with a good body shot.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Hashem was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver lands a jab to El Hashem's midsection.
El Hashem throws a right and a left that Silver avoids nicely.
Silver cracks El Hashem with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silver misses with a shot to the body
and El Hashem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Hashem.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent El Hashem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping El Hashem at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver scores with a nice strike.
El Hashem misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
Silver lands with a good body shot.
Silver lands a jab to El Hashem's midsection.
El Hashem throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Silver there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
El Hashem avoids the body shot from Silver.
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
El Hashem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from El Hashem misses.
Silver lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nathan Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver scores with a nice strike.
Silver has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Hashem.
Fakhri El Hashem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. El Hashem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from El Hashem.
El Hashem throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silver counters with a series of strikes. El Hashem will be more careful next time no doubt.

El Hashem is rocked!
Silver lands a right hook to the body.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Hashem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
El Hashem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silver connects with a looping right hand.
Oh El Hashem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silver pounces like a tiger and cracks El Hashem with a vicious hook! El Hashem is down but not out! Silver follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nathan Silver!
Nathan Silver managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Damnfield clothing, into his post fight interview.