PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Silver
vs
Williams

185 cm
21
194 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

197 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Billy Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Silver throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Silver lands a head shot.
Williams misses with a low kick as Silver jumps back.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silver really felt that one!
Williams misses with a low kick.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
A big right from Silver misses.
Williams tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silver moves away from the strike by Williams.
Silver scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Silver's leg but Silver calmly moves out of range.
Silver throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silver.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Silver misses.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Silver throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Silver only half commits.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Williams avoids the head kick by Silver.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver scores with a kick to the midsection.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Silver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Silver counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Silver throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Silver throws a leg kick that misses.
Silver fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
An inside leg kick from Silver misses.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silver.
Silver tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Silver keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Silver tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Silver's leg but Silver calmly moves out of range.
Silver scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silver.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silver.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silver. Silver obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Silver slams his shin into Williams's torso.
Silver lands a nice looking body kick.
That kick from Silver tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams looks winded!
Silver throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silver throws a head kick that half lands.
Silver fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams is looking to chop away at Silver's legs.
Silver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Silver goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Silver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Silver dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Silver is predictable there
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Williams throws a low kick but Silver avoids it.
Silver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silver avoids the body shot from Williams.
Silver feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Silver throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silver.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silver rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver checks a low kick from Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silver.
Billy Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Williams clinches.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
Silver tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams is stalling here.

Williams breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver connects with an inside leg kick.
Silver does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Silver is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Silver throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.

Williams moves into the clinch.
Silver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Our sources have told us that Silver has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Silver is trying to stall.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Billy Silver.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams throws a right and a left that Silver avoids nicely.
Silver lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Silver.
Silver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Silver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Silver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Silver will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Silver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Silver scores with a nice right hand.
Silver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Williams checks a low kick from Silver.
Silver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Silver moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silver, right into the meat.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silver is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Franco Williams has been cut.
Silver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver. That's going to slow Williams down.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Silver tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silver throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silver misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Williams moves into range and clinches up with Silver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Silver tries to tie him up.
Silver can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Silver gets an underhook and turns Williams into the ropes.
The referee calls for Silver to work.
Silver trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Billy Silver.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silver pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Silver settles back down.
Silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silver lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Silver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Silver throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Silver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silver avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver wants to land a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Silver connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Silver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silver. Silver obviously looking to wear him down.
Silver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silver.
Silver throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Silver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Franco Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Silver!
After winning the bout, Billy Silver thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.