PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderman Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Aldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silver
vs
Aldridge

188 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderman Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Aldridge!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silver.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aldridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldridge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldridge tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
Aldridge fails in his attempt to clinch.

Aldridge clinches up against the cage.

Silver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Aldridge is looking to stand up but Silver won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldridge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aldridge throws a strike but Silver rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silver wants to control from the top but Aldridge keeps moving.
Aldridge working a defensive guard but Silver manages to pass into side control anyway.
Silver takes a little break here. Aldridge wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Aldridge tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silver wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aldridge wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aldridge is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aldridge can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aldridge throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldridge is looking to clinch.
Aldridge tries to clinch up.
Silver shoots in for a double leg but Aldridge sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aldridge keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Gabriel Aldridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldridge clinches but Silver breaks the clinch
and Silver counters with an inside leg kick.
Silver tries to clinch but Aldridge is having none of it.
Aldridge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldridge closes the distance but Silver moves to the side
and Silver counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aldridge is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aldridge wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Aldridge darts in trying to clinch

so Silver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silver wanted to stand there but Aldridge had control of the position.
Aldridge working a defensive guard here.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldridge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aldridge throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to pass the guard but Aldridge is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aldridge throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Aldridge keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.

Aldridge kicks Silver off and gets to his feet.
Aldridge darts in trying to clinch
and Silver counters with a good, hard body kick but Aldridge shrugs it off.
Aldridge tries to clinch
and Silver counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aldridge is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aldridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Silver looks for a takedown but Aldridge sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderman Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aldridge tries to clinch
and Silver counters with a head kick.

Silver scores with a takedown into Aldridge's guard.
Aldridge strikes from his own guard.
Aldridge wants to stand and escape but Silver is having none of it.
Aldridge will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Silver trying to control but Aldridge is working from the bottom.
Aldridge throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silver won't allow Aldridge to sweep him here.

Aldridge manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silver throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aldridge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldridge is breathing heavily.
Aldridge on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aldridge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Aldridge.
A head punch on the inside from Aldridge fails to land.
Aldridge working aggressively here.
Aldridge gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silver.
Silver is looking to break free of the clinch but Aldridge has double underhooks.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aldridge has him pressed against the cage.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aldridge has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Aldridge.
Aldridge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Aldridge is controlling the position.
Aldridge misses with a punch to the body.
Aldridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldridge is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Aldridge fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aldridge trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Aldridge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Silver being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Aldridge.
Aldridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge wants to clinch

and Silver counters by clinching up.
Aldridge tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Aldridge keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldridge has Silver pressed against the cage.
Aldridge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldridge looking to slow down the pace here.
Aldridge keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aldridge misses with the head strike.
Aldridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Aldridge.
Silver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aldridge pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderman Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldridge is looking to control Silver's arms but Silver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aldridge has his back to the cage.

Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Aldridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderman Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silver scores with a shot to the body.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silver counters with a good low kick that Aldridge was not able to check.
Aldridge has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silver.
Silver tries for a takedown but Aldridge sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Silver clinches.
Aldridge is pressed up against the cage. Silver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aldridge down to the mat. Aldridge avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aldridge tries to clinch but Silver moves away
and Silver counters with an inside leg kick.
Aldridge wants to clinch but Silver slips to the side
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Aldridge wants to clinch but Silver slips to the side
and Silver counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silver.
Aldridge darts in trying to clinch

and Silver moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderman Silver dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Aldridge clinches but Silver breaks the clinch

and Silver counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silver.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Aldridge has him pressed against the cage.
Aldridge keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Silver decides to pull guard.
Aldridge wanted to stand there but Silver had control of the position.
Silver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aldridge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldridge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aldridge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aldridge's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silver gets to his feet - Aldridge follows without any prompting.
Aldridge looks to clinch
and Silver counters with a series of strikes. Aldridge will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aldridge wants to clinch
and Silver counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldridge clinches but Silver breaks the clinch
and Silver counters with a good low kick that Aldridge was not able to check.
Aldridge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldridge wants to clinch but Silver slips to the side
and Silver counters with a right hand to the body.
Silver cracks Aldridge with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silver, right into the meat.
Aldridge clinches but Silver breaks the clinch
and Silver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aldridge thinking.
Aldridge wants to clinch
and Silver counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silver closes the distance and clinches up with Aldridge, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes Aldridge against the cage but Aldridge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silver tries to clinch there but Aldridge circles away.

Silver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Aldridge throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Aldridge doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silver is standing up over Aldridge. Aldridge looks to escape but Silver dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Aldridge's face as Silver controls the position.
Silver trying to control the action but Aldridge is working from the bottom.
Aldridge throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldridge striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Aldridge tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silver wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aldridge pinned against the cage. Aldridge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Silver clinches up against the cage.
Aldridge lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aldridge struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver wants to break free but Aldridge has control.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Aldridge keeps him there for the moment.
Aldridge leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silver tries for a takedown but Aldridge manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderman Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Aldridge is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Aldridge.
Aldridge gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aldridge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderman Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldridge.
Aldridge throws a head punch that misses.
Aldridge holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aldridge working aggressively here.
A short right from Aldridge.
Silver letting Aldridge take a breather here.
Aldridge lands a shot to the body.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldridge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gabriel Aldridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldridge digs a right hand underneath Silver's ribcage. Silver let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderman Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silver, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderman Silver!