PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Silver (ranked 246 p4p, 115 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 34 p4p, 16 weight class). Lee has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. This should be a great matchup!

Silver
vs
Lee

177 cm
31
172
24 - 19 - 0

185 cm
32
180
32 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.

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

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silver, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee looks winded!

Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver lands a nice looking body shot.

Silver drops Lee with a right and a left! Silver comes rushing in but Lee regains his composure and manages to keep Silver in guard.

It looks like Jimmy Lee has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silver moves away from the strike by Lee.
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Silver finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Silver is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silver checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
It looked like Silver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silver is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Silver takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silver tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lee avoids it.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Nice body kick from Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Silver lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lee takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Silver.
Lee throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Silver misses its target.
Silver slips under a jab.
It looked like Silver was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Silver's head back.
Silver throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silver misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silver wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Lee misses with a hook
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee checks a low kick from Silver.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Silver waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Lee. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Lee to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Lee is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Silver finish him?
Silver continues to stall.
Silver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silver has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lee is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver'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.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.

Silver drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands an uppercut.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
Silver pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Silver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silver.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Silver.
Silver presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silver lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Silver digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silver.
Silver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Silver - just one landing.
Silver takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Silver pushes him away.
and Silver counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lee! He's just covering up as Silver starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Silver!
After the big win, Terry Silver made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sakura Style and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.