PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kimo Ovaska enters the cage!

Silver
vs
Ovaska

190 cm
24
221 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

195 cm
23
217 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

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Great elbows
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Ovaska!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver tries to clinch up.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ovaska finds it's way round the side to connect with Silver's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Ovaska.
Silver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ovaska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ovaska lands with a good body shot.
Ovaska has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silver is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ovaska throws a front kick aimed at Silver's knee but Silver avoids it well.
Ovaska throws a big shot that misses.
Ovaska scores with the left hand. Silver knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Silver's head coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A good leg kick by Silver.
Ovaska lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Ovaska looks to land a left hand but Silver moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ovaska.
Silver takes a swing at Ovaska's ribcage but misses.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovaska.
Kimo Ovaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovaska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovaska.
Ovaska missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver with a jab.

Ovaska gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska misses with a punch to the body.
Ovaska lands a shoulder strike.
Ovaska avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Ovaska blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver stalls.
Ovaska can't break the clinch.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ovaska tries to circle away but Silver has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver keeps control of Ovaska as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Ovaska wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ovaska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ovaska avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Ovaska wants to break free but Silver has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Silver just leaning against Ovaska, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ovaska creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Ovaska shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Kimo Ovaska has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ovaska as Silver tries to tie him up.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Ovaska dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Ovaska tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska takes an elbow to the temple.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ovaska's efforts to push away.
Silver keeps control of Ovaska as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ovaska's brow.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Ovaska looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ovaska blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ovaska can't break the clinch.
Silver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ovaska up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kimo Ovaska will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimo Ovaska's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ovaska misses with a low kick.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Silver throws a right hand that Ovaska ducks under and follows up with a left that Ovaska also avoids with ease.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ovaska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ovaska throws a leg kick but Silver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silver is looking to clinch but Ovaska is avoiding it.
Silver throws a jab when Ovaska was well out of range.
Silver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ovaska lands with an uppercut that bounces Silver off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ovaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver is looking to wear down Ovaska with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Ovaska pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Silver. Those never looked like landing.
Ovaska misses with a straight right.
Ovaska lands a lovely overhand right.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Ovaska swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Ovaska misses with a body kick.
Ovaska throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ovaska throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver walks into a left hand.
Ovaska scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Ovaska lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silver doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ovaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Ovaska circles away.
Silver moves out of range of the body kick from Ovaska.
Ovaska throws a leg kick but Silver moved away.
Silver checks a low kick from Ovaska.
Silver checks a low kick from Ovaska.

Silver moves into range and clinches up with Ovaska.
Silver is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ovaska blocks the elbow strike.
Ovaska is struggling to control the position.
Silver is stalling here.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver wants to stall.
Ovaska can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ovaska's defenses.

Ovaska's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ovaska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver avoids the body shot from Ovaska.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ovaska was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver looks to land a combination but Ovaska avoids it well.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ovaska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ovaska lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ovaska motions for Silver to come forward. Ovaska throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Ovaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ovaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimo Ovaska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kimo Ovaska's cut.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silver misses the shot to the body.
Ovaska is looking to score with low kicks.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver cracks the inside of Ovaska's front leg.
Ovaska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Silver clinches.

Ovaska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ovaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Ovaska gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch.
Ovaska is looking to break free of the clinch but Silver has double underhooks.
Ovaska tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver avoids the damage to the body.

Ovaska breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Ovaska tries to land a leg kick but Silver saw it coming and moves away.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Ovaska misses with a hook

and Silver counters by clinching up.
Silver lands an elbow just above Ovaska 's eye.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ovaska looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ovaska blocks an elbow strike.
Silver stalling in the clinch.
Ovaska 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ovaska.
Ovaska is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ovaska is trying to maintain a safe position but Silver gets an underhook and turns Ovaska into the cage.
Silver prevents Ovaska from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Ovaska is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.

Ovaska breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ovaska.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Ovaska.
Ovaska throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ovaska cracks Silver with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Ovaska.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ovaska throws out a leg kick but Silver moves out of range and Ovaska only half commits.
Kimo Ovaska is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ovaska misses with a low kick.
Silver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silver throws a series of strikes that have Ovaska backpedaling.
Ovaska swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska misses with a looping right.
Ovaska moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ovaska tries to score with a low kick but Silver moves his leg out of the way.
Ovaska scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ovaska throws a low kick, looking for Silver's leg but Silver calmly moves out of range.
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!
A big right from Ovaska misses.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimo Ovaska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ovaska throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ovaska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ovaska misses with a looping left.
Benny Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver swings for the body but Ovaska moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimo Ovaska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ovaska winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimo Ovaska!