PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silver's choice of entrance music: Natural Born Killaz by Dr Dre & Ice Cube. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pick
vs
Silver

185 cm
28
210 lbs
8 - 5 - 2

190 cm
28
221 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Pick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pick.
Silver digs a good body shot into Pick's ribs.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Pick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pick throws a combination. Silver tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silver blocks the body kick.
Silver wants to clinch up but Pick keeps it at a distance.
Pick throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver works Pick's body with a nice hook.
Pick drops his hands momentarily and Silver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benny Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pick misses with a head kick.
Silver connects with a body shot that sends Pick's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver defending well as Pick loads up on a big left hand.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pick cracks Silver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silver checks a leg kick nicely.
Pick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick.
Pick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Pick looks to land a combination. Silver sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silver throws an off balance right hand
and Pick counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Pick counters with a right hand to the body.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pick.
Silver blocks a head kick by Pick.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pick.
Silver lands with an uppercut that bounces Pick off the cage and back into range.
Pick throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Pick.
Pick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silver lands a really nice looking cross but Pick seems unphased.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pick.
Silver lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick misses the shot to the body.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Pick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pick misses with a body shot.
Silver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pick throws the kick towards the body but Silver avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Pick.
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Silver has managed to clinch.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Pick misses with the head strike.

Pick manages to break the clinch.
Pick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Pick's head but Pick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silver misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Silver lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pick doesn't seem phased though.
Pick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
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!
Pick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silver throws a hook but Pick avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Pick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver throws out a counter right but Pick avoids it with no problem.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Pick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver checks the leg kick.
Pick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pick.
Silver misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pick tries to move into range but Silver moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silver thuds his right hand into Pick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silver moves out of range of the body kick.
Pick lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steve Pick will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silver sizes up Pick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silver swivels and escapes.
Pick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pick is able to avoid easily.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pick jabs Silver right on the nose. Silver blinks but takes it well.
Pick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Pick finds it's way through Silver's defenses.
Silver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silver throws a hook but Pick blocks it.
Silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver blocks a jab.
Pick throws a push kick but Silver slaps the foot to one side.
Pick looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Pick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Pick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Picks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Pick lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silver misses with a hook to the body
enabling Pick to counter with a crisp jab.
Pick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steve Pick is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver connects with a single shot there.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Silver.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Pick.
Pick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silver tries to clinch but Pick moves away
and Pick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pick throws a big shot that misses.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and Pick counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pick misses with a wild body shot.
Pick takes one to the chin there.
Pick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice jab there from Silver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silver throws a jab when Pick was well out of range.
Pick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pick slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Pick clobbers Silver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pick blocks a jab.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pick.
Pick throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
Benny Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pick throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
Pick connects with a looping right hand.
Pick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silver misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pick feinted with a counter takedown.
Pick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Silver.
Silver avoids the head kick by Pick.
Pick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Pick misses the target.
Silver scores with a jab. Pick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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 Steve Pick will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pick keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Pick misses the target.
Silver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pick feints and then cracks Silver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silver down.
Pick throws a push kick but Silver slaps the foot to one side.
Silver misses with a hook.
Pick defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Pick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silver looks to land a combination. Pick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pick tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Pick moves away and avoids it.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pick is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Pick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pick motions for Silver to come forward. Pick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Pick throws a low kick, looking for Silver's leg but Silver calmly moves out of range.
Silver looks to clinch
and Pick counters with a left and a right that stings Silver.
Pick throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver throws out a counter right but Pick avoids it with no problem.
Silver tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pick.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Pick moves away and avoids it.
Silver tries to clinch up but Pick circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pick connects with an inside leg kick.
Pick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pick.
Pick misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Pick feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pick moves out of range of the leg kick from Silver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick tries to score with a low kick but Silver moves his leg out of the way.
Pick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pick.
Both fighters circling a little - Pick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pick misses with a body kick.
Pick throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Pick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Pick throws a leg kick

and Silver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Pick breaks from the clinch.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Pick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pick quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Silver scores with a shot to the body.
Silver dips to his left and cracks Pick with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Pick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver moves out of range of the body kick.
Pick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver lands a nice hook to Pick's body. Pick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Pick's shoulder, as Pick tries to avoid the shot.
Pick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pick misses with an uppercut.
Silver checks a low kick from Pick.
Silver wants to counter with a clinch but Pick pushes him away.
Benny Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Pick misses its target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benny Silver.
I think Pick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!