PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cas Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Silver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maverick
vs
Silver

194 cm
20
203 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

194 cm
19
222 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Zipp Zapp

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cas Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Silver!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maverick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silver on the side of the head.
Maverick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Maverick - just one landing.
Maverick wants to slow Silver down by chopping away at his legs.
Maverick 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.

Maverick rushes Silver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maverick stalls.
Maverick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maverick as Silver tries to tie him up.
Maverick digs a right hand underneath Silver's ribcage. Silver let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maverick slowing the pace effectively.
Maverick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maverick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Maverick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silver up against the cage.
Maverick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maverick lands a shoulder strike.
Maverick has Silver pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to stall.
Maverick lands a left hand.
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maverick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silver taking a breather.
Come on Maverick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Maverick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick leaning against his opponent.
Maverick works on Silver's body with a couple of short punches.
Maverick digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Maverick lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Maverick.
Maverick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maverick is keeping busy.
Maverick will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silver up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick lands with a right to the head.
Maverick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Maverick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Maverick.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maverick lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silver is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Maverick has denied him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cas Maverick dominated that round.
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 lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maverick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maverick lands a jab to the nose.
Maverick throws a hook to the side of Silver's head but Silver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maverick.
Maverick misses with a body shot.
Maverick scores with a jab to the body.
Silver blocks a head kick by Maverick.
Maverick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silver on the side of the head.
Maverick checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Maverick misses its intended target.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maverick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Maverick throws a combination. Silver tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver checks a low kick from Maverick.
Silver tries to work over Maverick's front leg with a kick but Maverick checks it.
The crowd cheers as Maverick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silver doesn't seem phased though.
Maverick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maverick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maverick misses with a low kick as Silver jumps back.
Cas Maverick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver checks a low kick from Maverick.
Silver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maverick.
Maverick connects with a jab.
Maverick checks a leg kick.
Maverick stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maverick is out of range and Silver settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Maverick. That snapped Silver's head back.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maverick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Maverick finds it's way through Silver's defenses.
Maverick digs a good hook to Silver's body.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Maverick moves out of range easily.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silver avoids a kick to the body.
Maverick lands with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Silver. Those never looked like landing.
Cas Maverick is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver checks a leg kick nicely.
Silver throws a leg kick but Maverick sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maverick digs a good body shot into Silver's ribs.
Maverick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A clash of legs there as Maverick blocks the low kick.

Maverick closes the distance and clinches.
Silver wants to stall.
Maverick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maverick.
A short left from Maverick.
Maverick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maverick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Maverick.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maverick is keeping busy.
A short left from Maverick.
Maverick stalls.
Maverick lands a hook that snaps the head of Silver backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maverick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Maverick.
Maverick pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Maverick.
Maverick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maverick works on Silver's body with a couple of short punches.
Maverick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cas Maverick dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Maverick scores with a shot to the body.
Maverick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maverick cracks Silver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maverick lands a two punch combo.
Silver connects with a leg kick. Maverick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silver moves forwards but Maverick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silver looks to land a body kick but Maverick moved away.
Silver fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maverick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silver misses with a body kick.
Maverick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silver finds it's way round the side to connect with Maverick's head.
Silver throws a leg kick but Maverick moved away.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Maverick is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Maverick moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver throws a front kick aimed at Maverick's knee but Maverick avoids it well.
Silver walks into a stiff left hand from Maverick.
Silver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maverick's head backwards.

Maverick has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Maverick.
Maverick lands a nice uppercut.
Maverick pushes Silver back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maverick stalls.
Maverick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maverick lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Maverick - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maverick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Maverick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maverick lands a right hand.
Maverick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cas Maverick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maverick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Cas Maverick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Maverick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maverick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maverick leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Maverick for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cas Maverick.
Silver misses with a looping left.

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

Maverick has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Maverick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
A short uppercut from Maverick.
Maverick slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Maverick on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maverick'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.
Jack Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cas Maverick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maverick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cas Maverick!