PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Troublesome '96. Silver is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Natural Born Killaz by Dr Dre & Ice Cube. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Benny Silver was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cuenca
vs
Silver

189 cm
37
210 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

190 cm
31
203 lbs
26 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Hellbent

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 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
A combination from Cuenca does no damage.
Cuenca missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cuenca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cuenca swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Cuenca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silver walks into a straight right hand from Cuenca.
Cuenca misses with a hook
and Silver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cuenca thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca cracks Silver with an open hand slap.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuenca is just out of range.
Cuenca tries to land a front kick but Silver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silver tries to clinch but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Cuenca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver jabs Cuenca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuenca. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cuenca throws a right hand that misses
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Silver misses.
Cuenca looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
Cuenca sets himself, and Silver steps forward looking for the clinch! Cuenca avoids it this time.
Silver slips under a jab from Cuenca.
Silver tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuenca.
Nice shot by Silver.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuenca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuenca was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Ricard Cuenca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cuenca with a body shot.
Cuenca throws a head kick that misses.
Silver swings for the body but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cuenca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cuenca.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cuenca.
Cuenca swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuenca thows a leg kick but Silver checks it
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cuenca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuenca throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cuenca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Cuenca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Silver misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cuenca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver moves out of range of the body kick from Cuenca.
A countering left hand to the body from Silver misses.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuenca.
Cuenca slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Cuenca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silver in his tracks.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuenca circles away quickly and effectively.
As Silver backs away, Cuenca returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cuenca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver avoids the head kick by Cuenca.
Cuenca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silver. Silver obviously looking to wear him down.
Silver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cuenca counters with a right hand to the body.
Cuenca lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuenca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuenca avoids the body shot from Silver.
A quick step to the side and Cuenca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuenca pushes Silver away with a front kick.
Silver looks winded!
Cuenca scores with a leg kick.
Silver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cuenca to score with a decent uppercut.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Cuenca pushes him off.
Cuenca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It looks like Cuenca has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cuenca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cuenca lands a glancing blow to the side of Silver's head.
Silver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cuenca throws a leg kick which misses Silver's front leg but catches the back leg as Silver tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuenca misses with a straight left.
Cuenca is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuenca is just out of range.

Cuenca lands a big head kick that sends Silver tumbling to the mat! Cuenca takes a step backwards and waves Silver back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Silver is rocked!
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricard Cuenca dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silver throws a one two combo.
Cuenca swings widly with a right hand
and Silver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cuenca thinking.
Cuenca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Silver misses with a hook.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuenca scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Silver is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cuenca rather than just go for the knockout.
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
Cuenca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cuenca.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Cuenca moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuenca.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuenca lands an overhand right.
Cuenca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a hook but Cuenca avoids it easily.
Cuenca looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
Silver is looking for the big counter here.
Cuenca lands with a hook. Silver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silver swings for the body but Cuenca moves out of range.
A big right from Silver misses.
Cuenca checks a leg kick nicely.
Cuenca misses the shot to the body.
Silver appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silver might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cuenca has got the better of the exchanges.
Cuenca scoring well with a low kick there.
Silver misses the jab.
Silver checks a low kick from Cuenca.
Silver tried to score with a low kick but Cuenca checks it.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Cuenca moved out of range nicely.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to land a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range.
Silver defending well as Cuenca loads up on a big left hand.
Cuenca cracks Silver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuenca.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cuenca.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuenca moves away.
Silver throws a jab when Cuenca was well out of range.
Cuenca looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Cuenca - just one landing.
Cuenca cracks Silver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cuenca scores with a hook to the body. Silver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuenca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuenca finish him?
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver seems to have recovered his senses.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuenca was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver throws a hook but Cuenca avoids it easily.
Silver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cuenca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuenca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cuenca avoids the body shot from Silver.
Silver lands with a nice body punch.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuenca.
Silver clobbers Cuenca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
Cuenca scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuenca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Cuenca.
Cuenca misses with a hook.
Cuenca misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuenca. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cuenca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Cuenca misses.
Silver misses with a low kick as Cuenca jumps back.
Cuenca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cuenca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silver if he has to take too many more of those.
Cuenca thuds his right hand into Silver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricard Cuenca dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuenca manages to avoid it.
Silver slips under a jab from Cuenca.
Silver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cuenca scores with a hook to the body. Silver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cuenca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cuenca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silver wants to counter with a clinch but Cuenca pushes him away.
Silver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cuenca connects with a single shot there.
Cuenca's corner calls for a 1-2. Cuenca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Cuenca misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuenca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Cuenca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cuenca defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca works the jab nicely.
A jab from Cuenca does it's job there.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Cuenca scores with a counter punch that sends Silver to the canvas! Cuenca smells blood - he's punishing Silver with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Silver has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricard Cuenca!
Ricard Cuenca decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.