PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Franck Robbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arjen Franck Robbery has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Franck Robbery
vs
Silver

174 cm
38
145 lbs
28 - 17 - 2

154 cm
35
147 lbs
27 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Arjen Franck Robbery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Robbery.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robbery can pounce on him.
Robbery bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silver throws a lazy body kick
and Robbery counters with a body kick.
Silver lands a leg kick that knocks Robbery off balance momentarily.
Silver scores with a body shot.
Robbery misses with the combination.
A cross from Robbery lands.
Silver looks to throw a body kick
enabling Robbery to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Robbery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robbery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbery lands a leg kick that knocks Silver off balance momentarily.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robbery's sensitive parts.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robbery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Robbery digs a good body shot into Silver's ribs.
Nice body punch from Silver.
Silver lands a right hook to the body.
Silver dips to his left and cracks Robbery with an uppercut!
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robbery.
Silver scores with a kick to the body.
Robbery doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver avoids the head kick by Robbery.
Silver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver misses with a leg kick
and Robbery counters with a head kick.
Silver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Robbery's shoulder, as Robbery tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Robbery avoids the head kick by Silver.
Robbery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver is looking to slow Robbery down with leg kicks.
Silver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silver connects with a body shot.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Robbery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver throws out a leg kick but Robbery moves out of range and Silver only half commits.
Robbery throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silver lands a jab to Robbery's midsection.
Robbery works Silver's body with a nice hook.
Robbery misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Robbery checks a leg kick.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robbery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robbery's sensitive parts.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robbery moves away.
Robbery blocks a low kick nicely.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robbery.
Robbery fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silver just manages to avoid it.

Robbery pushes Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver is working Robbery over against the cage.

Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robbery scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robbery throws a body kick that misses.
Robbery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robbery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRobbery.
Silver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbery with a jab.
Silver throws a leg kick but Robbery sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silver tries to land a front kick but Robbery steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It appears Robbery was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big right from Silver misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
It appears Robbery was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Robbery!
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbery was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Robbery is just out of range.
Robbery wants to clinch.
Silver is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Robbery rather than just go for the knockout.
Robbery throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silver takes a swing at Robbery's ribcage but misses.
Robbery is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Robbery looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbery throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Robbery moves out of range easily.
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver swings for the body but Robbery moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Silver dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Robbery lands a glancing blow to the side of Silver's head.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robbery looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robbery bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robbery thinks about countering with a head kick.
Robbery misses with a low kick.
Robbery is looking to land body kicks.

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

Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Robbery is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robbery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robbery misses with a straight left.
Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver misses with a hook to the body
and Robbery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbery was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Robbery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Robbery on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silver. Silver obviously looking to wear him down.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robbery throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver walks into a straight right hand from Robbery.
Robbery takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silver lands a jab to Robbery's midsection.
Robbery throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silver throws a wild body kick that Robbery sees coming a mile off.
Silver thuds a left hand into Robbery's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Robbery throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Silver stuns Robbery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silver throws a hook but Robbery avoids it easily.
Robbery throws a wild body kick that Silver sees coming a mile off.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robbery manages to avoid it.
Robbery quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Robbery throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Robbery lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silver takes a step back to recover.
Robbery fails with the takedown
and Silver counters with an outside leg kick.
Robbery is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robbery checks a leg kick.
Silver swings for the body but Robbery moves out of range.
Robbery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Robbery takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silver delivers a nice body kick.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Robbery tries to clinch up.
Silver misses with a hook to the body
and Robbery counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robbery manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Robbery works the jab nicely.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robbery.
Robbery wants to clinch.
Silver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robbery with a body shot.
Silver misses with a body shot
and Robbery makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silver really felt that one!
Silver goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Arjen Franck Robbery has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbery swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver. That's going to slow Robbery down.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Robbery is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robbery chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silver can pounce on him.
Silver throws a body punch but Robbery moves out of range.
Silver throws an off balance right hand
letting Robbery counter with a right hand.
Silver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robbery lands with a cross.

Robbery darts in and clinches Silver up against the cage.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robbery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver avoiding damage as Robbery throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbery.
Silver tries to work over Robbery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbery is trying to drag Silver to the mat but Silver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arjen Franck Robbery's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Robbery sizes up Silver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silver explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Robbery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robbery attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silver appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silver scores with a nice body kick.
Robbery misses with a wild combination.
Silver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robbery with a body shot.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Robbery is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver stuns Robbery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robbery bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.
Robbery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robbery tries to clinch up
and Silver counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbery throws the kick towards the body but Silver avoids it.
Silver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Robbery misses.
Silver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silver throws a shot to the body.
Robbery throws a sloppy head kick
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver looks for the body kick but Robbery saw that one coming.
Silver lands with a good body shot.
Silver swings for the body but Robbery moves out of range.
Silver throws a front kick that sends Robbery stumbling back into the cage.
Silver lands a jab to Robbery's midsection.
Robbery takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Good leg kick by Silver there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Arjen Franck Robbery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robbery will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Silver misses
and Robbery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - Robbery finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robbery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robbery throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Silver misses the body punch
and Robbery counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver slips a straight right by Robbery.
Nathan Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver scores with a jab to the body.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robbery moves away.
Robbery swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Robbery motions for Silver to come forward. Robbery throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Silver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robbery throws a hook but Silver avoids it easily.
Robbery takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Silver appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robbery at a distance.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robbery misses with an uppercut.
Robbery takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robbery slips under a jab.
Robbery is looking to counter punch.
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Robbery takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Nathan Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robbery takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbery closes the distance and clinches up with Silver, looking for a takedown. Robbery pushes Silver against the cage but Silver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robbery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Silver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbery jabs Silver right on the nose. Silver blinks but takes it well.
Silver connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver digs a good hook to Robbery's body.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robbery looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver thumps Robbery with a low kick.
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Robbery looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robbery stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silver.
Robbery lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nathan Silver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robbery jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silver winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
Nathan Silver took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.