PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Clattenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silver
vs
Clattenburg

185 cm
36
186 lbs
40 - 25 - 2

188 cm
32
202 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 40 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Clattenburg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver swings for the body but Clattenburg moves out of range.
Clattenburg misses with a looping right.
Silver swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Clattenburg checks a leg kick nicely.
Clattenburg walks into a stiff left hand from Silver.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Clattenburg's shoulder, as Clattenburg tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Clattenburg.
Silver throws a body punch but Clattenburg moves out of range.
Silver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Clattenburg.
Silver throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Clattenburg moves out of range easily.
Clattenburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver swings for the body but Clattenburg moves out of range.
Clattenburg misses with a hook to the body
and Silver counters with a thumping low kick.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clattenburg counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Billy Silver has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Clattenburg misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Clattenburg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clattenburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Nice shot lands for Clattenburg.
Clattenburg throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Clattenburg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silver has time to react.
Clattenburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Clattenburg moved out of range nicely.
Clattenburg misses with a hook
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clattenburg lands a jab.
Clattenburg throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clattenburg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silver takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clattenburg.
Silver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clattenburg finds it's way round the side to connect with Silver's head.
A slow jab from Clattenburg misses its intended target.
Clattenburg misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver misses with a hook. Clattenburg ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Clattenburg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clattenburg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silver - the referee stops the clock and Clattenburg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silver. Clattenburg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Billy Silver's cut is getting worse.
Clattenburg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silver on the side of the head.
Clattenburg throws a sloppy head kick
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clattenburg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silver - the referee stops the clock and Clattenburg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silver. Clattenburg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clattenburg looks winded!
Silver cracks Clattenburg with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Clattenburg tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Silver pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Clattenburg is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Silver!
Billy Silver really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.