PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the cage accompanied by Natural Born Killaz by Dr Dre & Ice Cube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silver
vs
Talley

190 cm
31
203 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

186 cm
38
191 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
Spartan Nutrition

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 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, KJ Talley!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley works Silver's body with a nice hook.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Talley moved out of range.
Talley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Talley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silver scrambles back to his feet.
Talley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Talley.
Silver blocks a low kick nicely.
Talley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Talley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Silver instigates a clinch.
Silver tries a body shot but Talley blocks it.

Talley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talley jabs at Silver's body.
Talley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silver defending well as Talley loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talley manages to avoid it.
Talley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talley moves out of range of the leg kick from Silver.
Talley feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
Silver lands with a nice body punch.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talley.
Talley looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Talley has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Talley pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Talley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Talley blocks the elbow strike.
Talley can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Talley has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Talley tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Talley has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Talley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Talley's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Talley is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Talley avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Talley lands a left hand.
Silver is leaning against Talley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Talley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Talley is trying to break free.
Talley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Talley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Talley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Talley's brow.
Talley avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Talley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Talley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Silver.
KJ Talley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Talley to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Talley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Talley drops Silver with a nice combination! Talley dives into Silver's guard, looking to finish!

Silver is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talley trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silver manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Oh Silver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley trying to control the position.
Silver seems to have got his legs back now.

Silver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Talley is pulling down on Silver's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Talley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but KJ Talley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Talley. Talley obviously looking to wear him down.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
We've been told by Silver's head coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Talley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Talley with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Talley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Talley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver lands with a shot to the body.

Silver closes the distance and clinches.
Silver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talley up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talley avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Talley is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver is stalling here.
Talley blocking some punches.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver scores with a hook to the body.
Talley working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Talley blocks the elbow strike.

Talley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver misses with a straight right.
Talley cracks Silver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talley swings widly with a right hand
and Silver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley misses with a double jab
and Silver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Talley checks a low kick from Silver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver lands a right hook to the body.
Talley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silver swings for the body but Talley moves out of range.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talley scoring well with a low kick there.
Silver jabs Talley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Talley throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Talley saw that one coming.
Talley takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver throws a body kick that misses.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talley was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
And Talley responds with a good body kick, but Silver manages to step out the way in time.
Talley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Talley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talley.
Talley misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
Talley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Silver clinches up with Talley and pushes him back against the cage.
Talley tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Talley working aggressively here.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Talley shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talley avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Talley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver is looking to wear down Talley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Talley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silver's hands.

Silver pushes Talley up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silver.
Talley has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Talley shrugs off.

Talley breaks from the clinch.
Talley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talley throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Silver dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Talley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Talley tries to land a body kick
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver avoids the body shot from Talley.
Silver swings for the body but Talley moves out of range.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talley.
Talley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Silver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Talley blocks the elbow strike.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley can't break the clinch.
Talley avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver lands an uppercut.
Silver lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Talley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Talley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver wants to clinch up but Talley keeps it at a distance.
Talley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Talley misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
Silver closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Talley misses.
Talley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talley keeps the fight on the outside.
Talley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver swings for the body but Talley moves out of range.
KJ Talley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talley slips a straight right by Silver.
Talley lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver tries to clinch there but Talley circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Talley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver tries to clinch up
and Talley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver staying out of range there.
Silver was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silver lands with a straight right. Talley didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talley.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Talley manages to avoid it.
Talley throws a body kick that misses
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Talley moved out of range.
Talley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Talley throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
Talley jabs Silver right on the nose. Silver blinks but takes it well.
Talley lands a right hook to the body.
Talley lands a body shot.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Talley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talley misses with a low kick.
Talley checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talley loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
Silver takes a jab right on the kisser.
Talley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talley throws a sloppy body shot
and Silver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Talley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Talley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Talley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silver 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Silver!
Benny Silver gave a mention to Modern Wear Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).