PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manual Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manual Gilbert has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gilbert
vs
Silver

225 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

179 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manual Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duke Silver!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silver jabs Gilbert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Silver bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Gilbert is rocked!
Silver remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Oh Gilbert is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silver gets to mount! Gilbert was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Silver controlling the position easily from mount.
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!
Gilbert seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilbert swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert tries to hold on but Silver pushes him away.
Silver controlling from mount.
Silver's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

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.
Gilbert tries to hold on but Silver pushes him away.
Gilbert really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silver content just to control the position here.
Gilbert is trying to escape the mount.
Silver avoids the attempt from Gilbert to control.
Gilbert is trying desperately to improve position.
Silver controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver avoids the attempt from Gilbert to control.
Silver controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilbert tries to reverse the position but Silver maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gilbert tries to hold on but Silver postures up.
Silver content just to control the position here.
Gilbert is looking to improve his position but Silver isn't that keen on the idea.
Silver controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gilbert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gilbert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gilbert circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Gilbert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
Gilbert went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Gilbert shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silver is trying to defend but Gilbert finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Silver makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Duke Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver connects with a stiff jab that staggers Gilbert - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duke Silver!