PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zari Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvers comes to the cage accompanied by Con te Partiro. Yasuda has chosen Volbeat- A Warrior's Call as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silvers
vs
Yasuda

168 cm
27
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
142 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Legal High's - 158+ Recovery And 159+ Stamina $40

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Silvers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zari Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.
Zari Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Chris Silvers has been cut.
Silvers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yasuda circles away.
A head kick from Yasuda lands but Silvers takes it in his stride.
Yasuda lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to bum rush Silvers with a series of wild strikes but Silvers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yasuda lands a jab to the nose.
Yasuda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yasuda misses with a body shot.
Yasuda connects with a crisp jab.
Yasuda lands with a slapping head kick.
Yasuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Yasuda. No joy for Silvers on that attempt.
Yasuda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yasuda throws a head kick but Silvers moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses.
Yasuda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silvers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yasuda circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Silvers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasuda lands with a kick to the temple. Silvers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yasuda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yasuda tests Silvers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yasuda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yasuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Zari Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yasuda finds it's way round the side to connect with Silvers's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yasuda.
Silvers moves out of range of the strikes.
Yasuda connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvers shoots in and drives through. Yasuda sprawls well.
Yasuda scores with a leg kick.
Yasuda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yasuda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silvers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.

Silvers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yasuda wants to control but Silvers is keeping busy.
Yasuda is trying to stand up here but Silvers is controlling him well.
Silvers is pressing down on Yasuda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yasuda is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yasuda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda pulls Silvers in close to his closed guard and prevents Silvers from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Silvers from controlling successfully.
Yasuda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silvers wants to control from the top but Yasuda keeps moving.
Silvers content to stall in guard here.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Silvers from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yasuda controlling the position.
Yasuda is trying to keep Silvers in close.
Silvers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Silvers.
Yasuda lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick from Yasuda lands but Silvers takes it in his stride.

Silvers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zari Yasuda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Silvers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yasuda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silvers. That did some damage!
Yasuda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yasuda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silvers circles away quickly and effectively.
Yasuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Yasuda is looking to slow Silvers down with leg kicks.
Yasuda scores with a jab. Silvers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yasuda swinging wildly here.
Silvers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yasuda's waist but Yasuda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silvers off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yasuda connects with a high kick.
Yasuda misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yasuda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chris Silvers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yasuda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zari Yasuda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Yasuda lands but Silvers takes it in his stride.

Chris Silvers's cut is getting worse.
Yasuda cracks the inside of Silvers's front leg.
Yasuda lands a high kick!
Yasuda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yasuda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yasuda feints and then cracks Silvers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silvers down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yasuda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silvers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yasuda throws a leg kick which misses Silvers's front leg but catches the back leg as Silvers tries to avoid it.
Yasuda cracks Silvers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yasuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silvers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Chris Silvers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silvers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yasuda.

Silvers is rocked!
Yasuda lands a nice shot that snaps Silvers's head back.
Oh Silvers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yasuda.
Silvers seems to have got his legs back now.
Yasuda is looking to slow Silvers down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silvers doesn't seem bothered though.
Silvers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yasuda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Jeez, Chris Silvers's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Silvers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yasuda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silvers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yasuda lands a head shot.
Yasuda throws a head kick but Silvers moves out of range.
Yasuda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yasuda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses.
Yasuda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silvers slips under a jab from Yasuda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Yasuda.
Silvers blocks a head kick by Yasuda.
Yasuda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yasuda scores with a one two! Silvers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silvers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a head kick that half lands.
Yasuda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yasuda lands a two punch combo.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Silvers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zari Yasuda!