PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dustin Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silver
vs
Johnson

190 cm
21
198 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silver circles away.
Silver darts in trying to clinch

so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
Silver trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Silver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Silver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.

Silver pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back 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.
Johnson is trying to drag Silver to the mat but Silver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benny Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Johnson.
Silver lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Silver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Dustin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Our sources have told us that Silver has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Silver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silver trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Silver is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silver avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Silver lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Dustin Johnson's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.

Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
Silver tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Johnson'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.

Silver is looking to clinch.
Johnson misses the jab.
Silver wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Silver tries to clinch but Johnson moves away

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silver!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control the position but Silver is working away.
Johnson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silver is trying to escape the mount.
Silver in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson looking to finish with strikes here!
Silver tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silver blocking the ground and pound.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dustin Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Silver is rocked!
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silver is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silver holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is working to get back to half guard.
Silver tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silver's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dustin Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Silver's body.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

Silver has managed to clinch.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silver seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson wants to break free but Silver has control.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver blocks it with crossed arms.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silver is defending well.
Johnson tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver prevents the takedown attempt.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Dustin Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Silver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Benny Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Johnson.

Silver moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson 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'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.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Dustin Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Silver has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Silver looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Silver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dustin Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Benny Silver!
Benny Silver gave a mention to Divinity 160Q for $150 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Dustin Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'If you're seeing this my next fight will be for my job.'.