PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kron Silva (ranked 5616 p4p, 6483 weight class) and Danny Berkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Silva
vs
Berkel

160 cm
47
145
31 - 15 - 2

169 cm
24
135
1 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Berkel!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Berkel is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berkel gets back to half guard.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Berkel has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Silva escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Silva!
Berkel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkel keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Berkel wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva taking a breather here.
Berkel tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Berkel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Berkel is looking to improve his position.
Silva passes into side control, despite Berkel's attempt to control the position.
Berkel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Berkel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Berkel is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four 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.
Silva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Berkel is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berkel tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Silva has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Berkel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Berkel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkel is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkel struggling a bit here.
Berkel trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Berkel can't do much from the bottom here.
Berkel is being controlled here.
Berkel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva is staying tight to Berkel's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Berkel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Berkel's guard.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Berkel trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Berkel wants to get back to full guard.
Silva passes to side control.
Silva staying calm.
Berkel is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Berkel is letting Silva control him for a moment.
Berkel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berkel struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kron Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Berkel's guard.
Berkel has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silva has passed into side control.
Berkel is trying to get back to half guard.
Kron Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berkel can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here.
Berkel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Berkel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Berkel can't do much from the bottom here.

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.
Berkel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Berkel is trying to control but Silva passes into side control!
Silva slows the pace down.
Berkel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkel trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Berkel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Berkel's guard.

Berkel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silva has picked Berkel up and slammed him! Berkel can't keep hold of the triangle and Silva manages to pass to side control!
Berkel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berkel is trying to escape the position but Silva is controlling the position.
Berkel can't do much from the bottom here.
Berkel tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controls the position.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Danny Berkel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berkel tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Silva!
Kron Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.