PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Svenson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sepultura -- Arise. Svenson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Kamm

195 cm
25
199 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

185 cm
24
192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

BioPharm Nutrition [ACME]

Bio-Tech Industries

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Svenson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Kamm!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamm misses the shot to the body.
Kamm misses the shot to the body.
Kamm throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kamm is able to avoid easily.
Kamm misses with a wild body shot.
Kamm throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tests Kamm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamm throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kamm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kamm throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamm throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Kamm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Kamm throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kamm lands a two punch combo.

Silva is rocked!
Kamm throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamm.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Kamm throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kamm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Kamm misses with a low kick.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Kamm should have avoided that one.

It looks like Tom Kamm has been cut.
Kamm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kamm slips the punch.
Silva slips a jab from Kamm.
A slow jab from Kamm misses its intended target.
Kamm throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Kamm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kamm crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Kamm gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Kamm manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kamm misses with a two punch combination.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Kamm.
Kamm tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kamm.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Kamm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Kamm throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Kamm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamm.
Kamm just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamm lands a jab to the head.
Kamm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamm throws out a powerful jab.
Tom Kamm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamm throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kamm.
Silva staying out of range there.
Kamm misses with a wild body shot.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kamm throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamm as he connects with a hook.
Kamm fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kamm jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kamm misses the jab.
Kamm throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva misses the body punch
and Kamm counters with a crisp right that sends Silva to the canvas! Kamm follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Kamm!