PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Silverstien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silverstien
vs
Mayfield

170 cm
26
152 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

179 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshall Silverstien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mayfield has managed to clinch.
Mayfield pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mayfield is leaning against Silverstien and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silverstien is trying to break the clinch but Mayfield is controlling him.
Mayfield tries to throw a body punch but Silverstien avoids it by throwing Mayfield back against the cage.
Silverstien jumps guard but Mayfield turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Mayfield as the two fighters clinch.
Silverstien is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mayfield cracks Silverstien with a nice body shot.
Mayfield digs a right hand underneath Silverstien's ribcage. Silverstien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silverstien backwards.
Mayfield misses with a body punch.
Mayfield tries a body shot but Silverstien blocks it.
Good body shot from Mayfield.
Mayfield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mayfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silverstien's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Silverstien fails to pull guard.
Silverstien wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Silverstien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayfield digs a right hand into Silverstien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silverstien's gas tank.
Mayfield prevents the takedown attempt.
Mayfield cracks Silverstien with a nice body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mayfield has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mayfield tries a body shot but Silverstien blocks it.

Mayfield decides to pull guard.

Mayfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Mayfield escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silverstien gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mayfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverstien makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silverstien scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silverstien is looking to pass into half guard but Mayfield pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mayfield is in guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayfield trying to control but Silverstien is working from the bottom.

Mayfield is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mayfield controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield landing with the ground and pound.
Mayfield wants to control from the top but Silverstien keeps moving.
Silverstien lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silverstien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverstien throws an elbow that misses. Mayfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silverstien's guard. Nice move by Mayfield!

Mayfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Silverstien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silverstien manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayfield manages to get himself to full guard.

Silverstien looking to sit in guard and control but Mayfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayfield wants to control from the top but Silverstien keeps moving.
Mayfield pushing down on Silverstien's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Mayfield dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silverstien takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marshall Silverstien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silverstien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Silverstien gets tackled into the cage by Mayfield. Mayfield maintains the clinch.
Mayfield cracks Silverstien with a nice body shot.
Mayfield tries to work over Silverstien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayfield.
Mayfield can't find room to land a body shot as Silverstien controls the action.
Mayfield has Silverstien pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayfield pushes Silverstien back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curtis Mayfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mayfield tries to throw a body punch but Silverstien avoids it by throwing Mayfield back against the cage.
Mayfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silverstien working hard to break the clinch.
Silverstien drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mayfield lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silverstien blocks a body shot from Mayfield.
Mayfield tries a body shot but Silverstien blocks it.
Silverstien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mayfield lands a shot to the body.
Silverstien is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silverstien wants to get back to striking at distance but Mayfield won't allow it.
Mayfield is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Silverstien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silverstien.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayfield presses Silverstien against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Mayfield.
Mayfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silverstien up against the cage.
Silverstien takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverstien takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Mayfield - that landed with a thud.
Mayfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Mayfield - that landed with a thud.
Mayfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayfield.
Mayfield works on Silverstien's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayfield lands with a right to the head.
Mayfield presses Silverstien against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayfield.
A short body shot lands from Mayfield as the two fighters clinch.
Mayfield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mayfield misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mayfield.
Mayfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Mayfield.
Mayfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silverstien up against the cage.
Good body shot from Mayfield.
Mayfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Silverstien backwards.
Mayfield is working Silverstien over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mayfield.

Mayfield jumps into guard, dragging Silverstien to the mat.
Mayfield bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silverstien's guard.

Mayfield works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield slips a nice elbow through Silverstien's hands, connecting with Silverstien's forehead.
Silverstien has hold of Mayfield's hands but Mayfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Silverstien is defending against the submission attempts here by Mayfield.
Mayfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silverstien defending well though.
Mayfield seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Mayfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mayfield darts in and clinches Silverstien up against the cage.
Mayfield can't find room to land a body shot as Silverstien controls the action.
Mayfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Mayfield.
Mayfield digs a right hand into Silverstien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silverstien's gas tank.

Mayfield manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mayfield is on top in guard.

Mayfield passes Silverstien's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayfield trying to control from half guard but Silverstien is working away.
Silverstien knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayfield on the ground.
Mayfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silverstien keeps working.
Well, if Mayfield is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mayfield moves nicely into side control.
Mayfield blocks the strikes from Silverstien.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Mayfield is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silverstien knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mayfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silverstien keeps working.
Curtis Mayfield has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mayfield is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silverstien has escaped the position, nice work there.

Mayfield thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silverstien keeps working.
Mayfield tries to score with some ground and pound. Silverstien controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Curtis Mayfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mayfield moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mayfield advances nicely into full mount.
Mayfield controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marshall Silverstien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Mayfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mayfield has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Mayfield!