PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Koronowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koronowski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mig - Wymarzona. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koronowski
vs
Silva

181 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 London, Mariusz Koronowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva moves into the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koronowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Koronowski tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Silva.
Mariusz Koronowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Koronowski.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koronowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Koronowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koronowski tries to clinch up
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands with a hook. Koronowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koronowski slips under a jab from Silva.
Koronowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Koronowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koronowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Koronowski ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Koronowski seems unphased.
Koronowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Koronowski goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Juan Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koronowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koronowski misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koronowski tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koronowski misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Koronowski is breathing heavily.
Koronowski misses with a takedown
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Koronowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koronowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Koronowski closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Koronowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Koronowski off the cage and back into range.
Koronowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koronowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koronowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koronowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Koronowski shoots and misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koronowski walks into a jab.
Koronowski tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koronowski thinking.

Silva rushes Koronowski and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koronowski takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva lands with a hook. Koronowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A low kick from Koronowski misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koronowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koronowski on the side of the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Koronowski. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Silva cracks Koronowski with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koronowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koronowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koronowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva sizes up Koronowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koronowski throws a right hand that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koronowski misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koronowski tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Koronowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koronowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Koronowski clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva is working Koronowski over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koronowski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Koronowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Silva.
Silva is leaning against Koronowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Koronowski dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koronowski's brow.
A short right from Silva.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Koronowski's head.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koronowski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mariusz Koronowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koronowski has his takedown stuffed

and Silva counters by clinching up.
A short right from Silva.
Juan Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koronowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva has Koronowski pushed against the cage.
Koronowski has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
A short left from Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koronowski backwards.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koronowskis head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Silva on the inside.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koronowski fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva tests Koronowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juan Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Koronowski takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Silva lands.
Koronowski tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva dips to his left and cracks Koronowski with an uppercut!
Koronowski wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Koronowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Koronowski throws a head kick that misses.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Koronowski pushes him away.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Koronowski uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koronowski backwards.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Koronowski.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Koronowski's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koronowski is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koronowski has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Koronowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva connects with a body shot.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Silva.
Koronowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Koronowski's ribcage. Koronowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koronowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koronowski doesn't seem bothered though.
Koronowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.

Koronowski gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Koronowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koronowski moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab by Silva.
Koronowski moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Koronowski tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva scores with a jab.
Koronowski wants to clinch.
Koronowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Koronowski's head back.
Mariusz Koronowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Silva!