PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finkle John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the cage accompanied by Natural Born Killaz by Dr Dre & Ice Cube. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silver
vs
John

190 cm
36
203 lbs
31 - 20 - 2

185 cm
30
190 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

RAGS of a RONIN

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 31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Finkle John!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John with a hook.
Silver slips a straight right by John.

Silver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the cage.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped John in his tracks for a moment.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Silver stalls.
John tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver holding his opponent close, against the cage.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silver.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.

John manages to break the clinch.
Silver avoids a kick to the body.
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that John has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
Silver has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare Academy in the buildup to the fight.
John takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Silver tries to counter by moving into the clinch but John manages to circle out of the way.
Silver tries to clinch there but John circles away.
John cracks Silver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver throws a shot to the body.
John misses with an uppercut.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.

Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silver just leaning against John, taking a breather.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver blocking some punches.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
John is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
John throws a head punch that misses.
Silver prevents a body shot from John.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
John wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Silver digs a right hand underneath John's ribcage. John let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to clinch but John moves away
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Silver clinches up against the cage.
John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Silver.
John misses with some punches.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
John presses Silver against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John takes an elbow to the temple.
Silver just leaning against John, taking a breather.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
John is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

John breaks the clinch.
Silver is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
Benny Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
Silver tries to clinch up.
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silver wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Finkle John will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

John throws a leg kick but Silver sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As John tries to get set, Silver tries to push him back and clinch up but John manages to avoid the attempt.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Silver tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
John misses with a straight right.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Silver lands a nice looking body shot.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Silver backs off John throws a huge counter combo but Silver manages to avoid it all.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
John misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from John misses.
Silver moves to clinch but John breaks away
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silver moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from John misses.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
John lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver is looking to wear down John with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from John.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver is looking to clinch.
John takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silver tries to clinch but John moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver walks into a left hand.
Silver looks to clinch
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver closes the distance but John moves to the side
and John counters with a nice body shot.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Silver seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John misses with a looping right.
Silver tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver.
Silver tries to counter by moving into the clinch but John manages to circle out of the way.
John throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver cracks a nice hook into John's ribs.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
John feints a counter leg kick.
Silver slips a jab from John.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Silver tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
Finkle John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from John does it's job there.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver tries to clinch
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
John throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
Silver tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
John feints a counter leg kick.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver tries to clinch but John moves away
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John lands a leg kick that knocks Silver off balance momentarily.
Silver tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John throws a low kick but Silver avoids it.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from John misses.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
Silver throws a low kick but John avoids it.
John tries to score with a low kick but Silver moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finkle John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silver moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John is looking to chop away at Silver's legs.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silver wants to clinch
and John counters with a left to the body.
Silver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
John misses with a straight right.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
Good exchange - John coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is looking to clinch.
John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
Silver is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
Silver misses with a shot to the body
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
John looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
John throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling John to score with a decent uppercut.
Silver wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.
Silver tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
John throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver is looking to clinch.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver is looking to clinch but John is avoiding it.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Good shot there by John.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
John throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
Silver wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to clinch.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver closes the distance looking to clinch
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Silver instigates a clinch.
Silver takes a shot to the head.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John lands a body shot.
John blocks the elbow strike.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from John.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but John leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silver is looking to control John's arms but John gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silver has his back to the cage.
John working aggressively here.
Silver just leaning against John, taking a breather.
Benny Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
John misses with a body punch.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped John in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Silver.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.

John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benny Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John walks into a stiff left hand from Silver.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finkle John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got John 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finkle John!
Finkle John decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.