PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phan Benjawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Silverstien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjawan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It Comes and It Goes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benjawan
vs
Silverstien

170 cm
22
145 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

170 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Phan Benjawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshall Silverstien!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjawan works Silverstien's body with a nice hook.
Benjawan misses with a two punch combination.
Benjawan misses with a series of wild punches.
Benjawan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Benjawan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silverstien on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Benjawan scores with a jab to the body.
Silverstien tries to clinch but Benjawan moves away
and Benjawan counters with a series of strikes. Silverstien will be more careful next time no doubt.
Benjawan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silverstien circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Benjawan.
Silverstien dodges the punch combination from Benjawan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverstien avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benjawan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benjawan misses with the combination.
A combination from Benjawan does no damage.
Silverstien moves in looking to clinch but Benjawan pushes him off.
Silverstien wants to clinch but Benjawan slips to the side
and Benjawan counters with an outside leg kick.
Benjawan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silverstien takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silverstien has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Benjawan.
Benjawan misses with a few strikes there.
Silverstien avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benjawan throws a series of punches but Silverstien avoids them all with ease.
Silverstien fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phan Benjawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjawan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silverstien avoids the head kick by Benjawan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverstien tries to clinch there but Benjawan circles away.
Benjawan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benjawan misses with a body shot.
Silverstien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benjawan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benjawan throws a combination. Silverstien tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benjawan is looking to wear down Silverstien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benjawan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silverstien has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Benjawan fakes the leg kick and cracks Silverstien in the body.
Benjawan scores with a three punch combo!
Phan Benjawan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjawan throws a front kick that sends Silverstien stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjawan swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan works over Silverstien's head and body with a nice combination.
Benjawan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benjawan duly obliges.
Benjawan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silverstien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benjawan.
A punch combination from Benjawan misses.
Benjawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benjawan lands with a nice combination. Silverstien backs away looking to recover.
Benjawan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benjawan scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phan Benjawan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silverstien avoids the head kick by Benjawan.
A jab lands there for Benjawan.
Benjawan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silverstien moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Benjawan.
Benjawan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silverstien circles away quickly and effectively.
Benjawan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phan Benjawan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benjawan lands a two punch combo.
Silverstien tries to clinch there but Benjawan circles away.
Benjawan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silverstien.
Silverstien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjawan lands a leg kick that knocks Silverstien off balance momentarily.
Benjawan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Silverstien is rocked!
Benjawan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benjawan throws a nice looking combination but Silverstien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benjawan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benjawan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benjawan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benjawan throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benjawan misses with a two punch combination.
Benjawan lands a nice hook to Silverstien's body. Silverstien takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benjawan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Benjawan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silverstien eats them both and turns towards Benjawan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Silverstien forces Benjawan back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silverstien gets control of Benjawan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silverstien will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Benjawan stands up from Silverstien's guard - Benjawan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Benjawan throws a sloppy head kick and Silverstien moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Benjawan. Those never looked like landing.
Benjawan stuffs the takedown.
Benjawan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silverstien. That did some damage!
Phan Benjawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Benjawan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benjawan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silverstien can do to turn this around?
Benjawan fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Benjawan.
Silverstien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benjawan chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan tries to bum rush Silverstien with a series of wild strikes but Silverstien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benjawan misses with a few strikes there.
Benjawan throws a shot to the body.
Silverstien tries to clinch but Benjawan is having none of it.
Benjawan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benjawan.
Both fighters circling a little - Benjawan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benjawan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverstien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benjawan misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phan Benjawan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Benjawan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Benjawan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benjawan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Silverstien takes the fight into the clinch.
Benjawan can't break the clinch.
Benjawan leaning against his opponent.
Silverstien has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Benjawan breaks the clinch.
Silverstien doesn't manage to clinch there - Benjawan circles away.
Benjawan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silverstien tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benjawan counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjawan connects with a solid leg kick.
Silverstien takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benjawan scores with a head kick.
Silverstien takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Benjawan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silverstien.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silverstien misses with a double jab
letting Benjawan counter with a right hand.
Benjawan misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan lands with a kick to the temple. Silverstien shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silverstien takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left and a right from Benjawan both land. Nice combination.

Silverstien closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silverstien lands in his opponent's guard.

Silverstien drops back, looking for a kneebar! Benjawan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Benjawan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Benjawan!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silverstien is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan wants to stand but Silverstien is controlling his arm.
Silverstien tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benjawan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Benjawan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silverstien to his feet.
Benjawan works the jab nicely.
Benjawan lands a leg kick that knocks Silverstien off balance momentarily.
Benjawan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benjawan scores with a punch to the head.
Benjawan looks to land a body kick but Silverstien moved away.
Phan Benjawan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverstien throws a lazy right hand but Benjawan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Benjawan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silverstien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benjawan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silverstien's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some wild striking there from Benjawan.
A solid body kick from Benjawan.
Marshall Silverstien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silverstien wants to clinch
and Benjawan counters with a three punch combo that has Silverstien backing up. Silverstien nods at Benjawan to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phan Benjawan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benjawan, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phan Benjawan!
Our winner, Phan Benjawan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.