PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Wonha
vs
Silver

161 cm
27
142 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

154 cm
27
147 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha 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.
Wonha avoids the body shot from Silver.
Silver checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silver is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver. That's going to slow Wonha down.
Wonha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver throws a hook but Wonha avoids it easily.
Wonha connects with a single shot there.
Wonha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Stray Dogs in the buildup to the fight.
Silver fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wonha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wonha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silver throws a jab when Wonha was well out of range.

Wonha moves into the clinch.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Wonha won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Silver.
Wonha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver leaning against his opponent.
Wonha with a knee to the head.
Silver is looking to break free of the clinch but Wonha has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Silver avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Silver looking to stall.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Silver stalling.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Silver shrugs off.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wonha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Silver.
Wonha throws an elbow that misses.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but Silver blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling him.

Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wonha lands a nice shot to the body.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wonha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silver fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wonha is out of range.
Wonha is looking to counter the offense by Silver and move into the clinch.

Wonha takes the fight into the clinch.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but Silver blocks with his arms.
Wonha looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Wonha blocks an uppercut.
Wonha 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Silver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Silver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Silver avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Wonha landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Silver breaks from the clinch.
Wonha blocks a leg kick.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wonha.
Wonha slips under a jab from Silver.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Wonha saw that one coming.
Silver staying out of range there.
Silver turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wonha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Wonha.

Wonha moves into the clinch successfully.
Wonha scores a nice knee to the body.
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 can't break the clinch.
Wonha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver blocks it with crossed arms.
Wonha crunches a lovely knee into Silver's ribcage.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonha.
Silver has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wonha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silver can turn it around.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Silver shrugs off.
Silver leaning against his opponent.
Wonha lands a good knee to the midsection. Silver won't want to take too many of those.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Wonha is controlling the position.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silver dips to his left and cracks Wonha with an uppercut!
Wonha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wonha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wonha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wonha misses with a leg kick.
Silver throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Wonha lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wonha.
Wonha tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver defending well as Wonha loads up on a big left hand.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Wonha ducks down to avoid it.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Wonha slips a straight right by Silver.
Wonha ducks under a wild hook from Silver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha takes one on the button.
Wonha catches Silver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silver takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy body kick from Silver

and Wonha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Silver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silver lands with a light punch inside.
Wonha lands a knee to the body.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Wonha has the dominant position.
Silver wants to break free but Wonha has control.
Wonha with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Silver breaks the clinch.
Silver lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wonha takes a step back to recover.
Wonha throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver throws a series of punches but Wonha avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha slips a jab from Silver.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver throws a series of punches but Wonha moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wonha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wonha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wonha will feel that in the morning.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Wonha slips the punch.
Silver connects with a leg kick. Wonha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Wonha closes the distance and pushes Silver back into the cage.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Wonha has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silver lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to circle away but Wonha has him pinned against the cage.
Wonha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wonha lands an elbow just above Silver 's eye.
Wonha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Wonha.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Silver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wonha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wonha.

That has opened up Nathan Silver's cut even more.
Silver takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wonha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silver's face.
Silver takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wonha misses with a knee strike.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Silver tries to break free but Wonha pushes him back against the cage.
Silver takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Incheol Wonha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Wonha won't allow it.
Wonha misses with an elbow strike.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Wonha.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Wonha lands a knee to the body.
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Nathan Silver's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wonha misses with a wild body shot.
Silver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wonha checks a low kick from Silver.
A leg kick checked by Silver.
Silver throws a head kick but Wonha moves out of range.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Incheol Wonha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wonha moves into the clinch.
Wonha looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Wonha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.

Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Wonha is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Wonha backing away here, and Silver unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wonha tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silver manages to circle out of the way.
Wonha cracks Silver with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
Silver looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wonha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wonha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silver throws a series of punches but Wonha avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silver throws the kick towards the body but Wonha avoids it.
Wonha misses with a left hand
and Silver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Silver gets tackled into the cage by Wonha. Wonha maintains the clinch.
Silver avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wonha.
Knees to the body from Wonha.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Wonha missing with knees to the body.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silver avoids it.
Wonha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silver's face.
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!
Wonha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha lands a nice elbow.
Wonha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Wonha landing knees to the body.
Silver is trying to stall.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Wonha has the dominant position.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.

Silver breaks from the clinch.
Silver throws the left hand but Wonha avoids the punch easily.
Wonha staying out of range there.
Silver throws a series of punches but Wonha avoids them all with ease.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Wonha tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silver manages to circle out of the way.
Wonha lunges at Silver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silver's hand.

Nathan Silver's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wonha walks into a left hand.
Wonha catches Silver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wonha wants to clinch but Silver slips to the side
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Wonha lands with a right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathan Silver's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Incheol Wonha!