|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isak Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
|
|
|
180 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
176 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isak Born! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Silva! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Born clinches up against the cage. Born manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt. Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Born sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Silva fails with a takedown attempt. Isak Born has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Silva. A punch combination from Born misses. Born drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva can't do much from the bottom here. Silva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Born is staying active. Silva is looking for a sweep. Born trying to control the position but Silva is working away. Born takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Born wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy. Born throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Born thows a body shot but no joy. Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Born's waist but Born gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Born. Born has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Born has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Born manages to get the takedown into half guard. Silva is staying active underneath Born, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva wants to control but Born is keeping busy and won't allow it. Born prevents Silva from improving his position. Born not landing any meaningful shots this time. Silva trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Born seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Born looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Born persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing. Silva shoots and misses and Born counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Born is breathing heavily. Silva controls Born momentarily but Born frees himself. Born wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is trying to keep Born in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Born keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Silva trying to control the position but Born is working away. Born is looking for a sweep. Born is not content to let Silva control the position.
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. Born is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Born controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Born is not content to let Silva control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Born moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off. Born leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Born misses with a wild body shot. Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isak Born dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Born shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily. Nice sprawl there from Born as Silva shoots in. Born displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva. Born is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Born falls off balance throwing a combination
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Born's head. Silva wants to control from the top but Born keeps moving. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Silva preventing the sweep. Silva scoring with some ground and pound. Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round. Born is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Born is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Silva trying to control but Born is working from the bottom. Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Born is retaining full guard. Silva trying to control but Born is working from the bottom. Born preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Born defends it nicely. Isak Born has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Horrible takedown by Born or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad. Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Born tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Born to the ground. Born escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Born shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Born will be more careful next time no doubt. Silva shoots in and drives through. Born sprawls well. Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Born as he avoids it easily. Born uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react. Isak Born is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Born tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Born manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Born is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Born swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Isak Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Born gets a clinch. Born scores with a hook to the body. Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Born smiles and moves away.
Silva looks for a takedown but Born sprawls well. Born fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Silva fails with the takedown. Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Born to score with a decent uppercut. Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Born tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Born swings and misses with a shot to the body and Silva counters with a right hand to the body. Born tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Born counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Born counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Born clinches with his opponent.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Born pulls guard effortlessly. Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Born trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Born keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. Born pulls Silva in to control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Born trying to control the position.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Born. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Born controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Silva misses with a takedown attempt and Born counters by clinching up. Born ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Born no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Born keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. Silva postures up.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Born utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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 preventing the sweep. Silva advances position into side control! Silva throws an elbow but Born slips to the side and avoids it well. Born prevents Silva from improving position. Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Born is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Born is trying to improve his position. The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Born is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is working Born over with some ground and pound from side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Silva tries for a takedown but Born circles away easily and Born decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard. Isak Born has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Silva. Born tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard. Born trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Born gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Silva shoots in for a takedown but Born shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva. Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Born sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Born moves into range and connects with a jab. Born shoots in but no luck this time. Silva has a takedown stuffed. Silva shoots in and drives through. Born sprawls well. Silva thows a body shot but no joy. Born doesn't succeed with the takedown and Silva counters with a straight right hand. Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Born cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight! Isak Born showed his dominance in that final round. Well Born 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isak Born!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|