PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quick Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Silver
vs
Justice

189 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quick Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seth Justice!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Justice throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silver throwing strikes from guard but Justice blocks nicely.
Silver chips away with some ground and pound.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Justice manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Silver changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Justice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Justice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silver sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silver lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quick Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice scores with a nice right hand.

Silver shoots in and bounces Justice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silver won't allow Justice to get back to his feet.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
Justice wants to stand but Silver is controlling the position.
Silver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silver postures up in Justice's guard and throws a big left but Justice blocks it.

Silver is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Justice is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Justice has escaped and now he's on top!
Silver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws an elbow that misses. Silver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Justice's guard. Nice move by Silver!
Silver wants to pass the guard but Justice is keeping the position.
Silver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Silver gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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 misses with a takedown attempt
and Justice counters with a good low kick that Silver was not able to check.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Justice pinned against the cage. Justice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silver gets a double leg takedown into Justice's guard.
Silver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Justice's head.

Justice pushes Silver off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Justice pinned against the cage. Justice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silver closes the distance and clinches up with Justice, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes Justice against the cage but Justice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Silver tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
Justice connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silver closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silver lands in his opponent's guard.
Justice wants to stand up but Silver is controlling him.
Justice trying to control the position.
Silver has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quick Silver dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Justice wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Justice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silver.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Justice tries to avoid it but Silver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Justice to the ground. Justice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Justice is defended easily by Silver.
Justice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver shoots in for a takedown but Justice shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silver shoots in for a takedown but Justice shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Justice is fending him off so far but Silver persists. Nope, Justice circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Justice clinches up with Silver and pushes him back against the cage.
Silver is looking for a takedown.
Silver is looking for a takedown.

Justice manages to break the clinch.
Justice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silver.
Justice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Justice.
Silver's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silver duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silver shoots for a takedown but Justice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Justice tries to clinch up.
No luck for Silver with that takedown attempt.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Justice clinches.

Justice turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Justice lands some shots froms side control.
Justice working the body and head with strikes.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Silver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Justice in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Silver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Justice stands up and beckons Silver to his feet.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Justice avoids it really well and circles away.
Silver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Justice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silver avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Justice clobbers Silver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silver shoots for a double leg takedown but Justice sprawls well. He's pushed Silver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Silver looking to score a takedown here. Justice is defending well but Silver drives through and ends up in Justice's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Justice kicks Silver off and gets to his feet.
Justice slaps away a takedown attempt from Silver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice tries to clinch up but Silver circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silver misses with a takedown attempt - Justice sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Justice as he avoids it easily.
Quick Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justice tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
Silver shoots for a takedown but Justice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justice shoots in for a takedown but Silver shows good takedown defense.

Silver closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Justice's guard.
Silver with a nice head shot there.
Silver stops Justice from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Justice is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silver is aware though and is defending well.
Silver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Justice manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Justice jumps guard.

Justice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silver scoring with some ground and pound.
Silver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justice looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silver puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silver trying to control the action but Justice is working from the bottom.
Justice is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silver scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silver works his way into full mount!
Silver landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silver cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silver working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silver working Justice over with strikes here.

Silver jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Justice is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Justice and Silver has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands some shots froms side control.
Justice takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silver scoring with punches and elbows.

Silver goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Justice rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silver's guard! Nice work there by Justice!
Silver keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silver is working an open guard so Justice takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.

Silver closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silver lands in his opponent's guard.
Justice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Justice working for a triangle but Silver defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quick 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quick Silver!
Quick Silver decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.