PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aggi Dilimanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silver
vs
Dilimanto

175 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aggi Dilimanto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver misses with a head kick.
Dilimanto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dilimanto looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Dilimanto. No joy for Silver on that attempt.
Dilimanto blocks a head kick by Silver.

Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Dilimanto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Dilimanto is trying to pull guard but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver is working for takedown but Dilimanto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silver tries to circle away but Dilimanto has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dilimanto prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver gets underhooks to prevent Dilimanto's takedown attempt.
Dilimanto avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Dilimanto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silver just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dilimanto's coach down at Sydney Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dilimanto's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver stalling in the clinch.

Silver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Silver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dilimanto is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.

Dilimanto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silver has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dilimanto has managed to get both his arms back between Silver's legs - danger averted.
Dilimanto stopping the sweep attempt from Silver.
Silver pulls Dilimanto in close to prevent any damage.
Silver wants to sweep here but Dilimanto controlling him for the moment.
Dilimanto throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Silver pushes Dilimanto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silver stuffs the takedown attempt from Dilimanto. Dilimanto gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Dilimanto. No joy for Silver on that attempt.
Dilimanto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dilimanto tries to avoid it but Silver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dilimanto to the ground. Dilimanto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dilimanto tries to avoid it but Silver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dilimanto to the ground. Dilimanto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It seemed like Dilimanto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dilimanto checks a leg kick.
Dilimanto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silver fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilimanto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silver defends it nicely.
Dilimanto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dilimanto blocks the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Dilimanto. No joy for Silver on that attempt.
Silver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilimanto.
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown. Dilimanto tries to sprawl out of it but Silver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dilimanto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dilimanto forces Silver back against the cage and clinches.
Silver tries for a takedown but Dilimanto manages to get underhooks.
Silver tries to pull guard but Dilimanto won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dilimanto looking for a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver is pressed up against the cage. Dilimanto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silver down to the mat. Silver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown. Dilimanto tries to sprawl out of it but Silver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dilimanto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Silver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silver clinches up with Dilimanto and pushes him back against the cage.

Silver jumps guard and drags Dilimanto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silver has Dilimanto pulled in close to control his posture.
Silver lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Silver stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilimanto throws a right hand that misses
and Silver counters with a left to the body.
Dilimanto is breathing heavily.
Dilimanto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dilimanto as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver shoots for a takedown but Dilimanto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dilimanto as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dilimanto is looking to clinch.

Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dilimanto is trying to pull guard but Silver turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dilimanto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silver pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dilimanto stops a takedown attempt from Silver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silver.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dilimanto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dilimanto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silver with a body shot.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dilimanto as he jumps to the side.

Dilimanto has closed the distance and engaged Silver in a clinch.

Dilimanto has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silver clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver can't escape the position.
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dilimanto on the ground.

Dilimanto is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silver defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control the hands but Dilimanto breaks the grip.

Dilimanto working for a choke but Silver is defending well.

Dilimanto is persistently looking for the submission but Silver is defending it well.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dilimanto can do to turn this around?
Silver is in bad spot here.

Dilimanto patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Dilimanto avoiding Silver 's attempts to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silver tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Dilimanto swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silver is now in Dilimanto's guard. A big mistake from Dilimanto there, giving up the dominant position!

Dilimanto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.

Dilimanto is working an open guard so Silver takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Joe Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dilimanto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Silver dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silver dives in and grabs Dilimanto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dilimanto pushes down on Silver's head and hops out.
Dilimanto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dilimanto swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Silver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dilimanto wants to counter the offense by Silver and move into the clinch position.
Dilimanto darts in looking for a takedown but Silver gets double underhooks and turns Dilimanto into the cage.
Silver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silver clinches up with Dilimanto and pushes him back against the cage.

Silver decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silver has his foot on Dilimanto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dilimanto works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilimanto trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Dilimanto throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dilimanto is stalling in the full guard.
Silver wants to sweep here but Dilimanto controlling him for the moment.
Silver looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dilimanto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dilimanto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dilimanto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silver will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Dilimanto drops back looking for a leg! Silver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silver manages to kick Dilimanto off! Dilimanto jumps back into Silver's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joe Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dilimanto or perhaps it was just good defense by Silver, which made it look bad.
Silver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dilimanto circles away.
Silver wants to clinch up but Dilimanto keeps it at a distance.
Dilimanto blocks a head kick by Silver.
Dilimanto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Dilimanto misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver dives in for a single leg takedown but Dilimanto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dilimanto is looking for the big counter here.

Silver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dilimanto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silver avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dilimanto is trying to pull guard but Silver turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dilimanto tries to pull guard but Silver holds him up against the cage and eventually Dilimanto drops back down to his feet.
Dilimanto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silver displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Silver closes the distance and pushes Dilimanto back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silver jumps guard and drags Dilimanto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dilimanto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joe Silver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dilimanto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Dilimanto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silver dives on top into guard.

Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Dilimanto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aggi Dilimanto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dilimanto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

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