PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selfie Lord has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kron Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Lord

160 cm
23
145 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

171 cm
23
147 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER
MayheM sportswear

Arcticus University: London

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 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Lord slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Lord. That snapped Silva's head back.
Lord throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Lord fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lord lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva checks a low kick from Lord.
Lord throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva takes one on the button.
Lord is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Lord forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Lord scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Lord prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lord displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Lord lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Lord looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lord moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lord keeping control of the position.
Silva thows a huge punch but Lord dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lord to regain full guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lord works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lord working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lord works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lord seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Lord blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pushing down on Lord's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lord is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lord is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Lord is defending the position.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lord's head.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva thows a huge punch but Lord dodges it nicely.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva throws a strike but Lord avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva wants to control from the top but Lord keeps moving.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lord preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kron Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lord feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lord stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Lord does it's job there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lord.

Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Lord has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lord preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Lord trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Lord has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Kron Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Lord blocks nicely.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lord's head.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Lord is blocking nicely.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lord can do to turn this around?
Lord wants to get back to full guard.
Lord keeping hold of Silva's head, controlling as best he can.
Lord is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord controlling well, preventing Silva from escaping the position.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lord's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Lord utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lord works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lord utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Lord has wrist control.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Lord blocks nicely.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lord is keeping the position for now.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kron Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A big right from Silva misses.
Selfie Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Lord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lord stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lord.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lord defending well though.
Silva throwing shots but Lord is blocking nicely.
Silva passes to side control.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Lord controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lord taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Lord parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lord to escape.
Silva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lord works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lord's head.
Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lord keeps working.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva wants to take a breather but Lord is having none of it.
Lord keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lord tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva winds up and cracks Lord with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but Lord is having none of it.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva passes to full mount!
Lord is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lord wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lord is looking to escape.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Silva!
Kron Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.