PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Green
vs
Silvers

184 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Silvers!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green stuffs the takedown.
Green leaves Silvers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Green cracks a nice hook into Silvers's ribs.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silvers.

Silvers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silvers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Silvers's attempts to control the action.
Green's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Green is looking to improve his position but Silvers isn't that keen on the idea.
Silvers controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is squirming around, avoiding Silvers's attempts to control the action.
Green is working to get back to half guard.

Silvers is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Green has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Silvers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Green wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silvers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silvers controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
I looks like Silvers might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Silvers thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silvers trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Silvers controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Silvers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Silvers dominated that round.
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.

Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvers throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Silvers tries to clinch up.
Green throws a body punch but Silvers moves out of range.
Silvers shoots for a takedown but Green saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvers is just out of range.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvers is just out of range.
Green avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvers ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Silvers shoots for a double leg takedown but Green sprawls well. He's pushed Silvers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silvers shoots for a double leg takedown but Green sprawls well. He's pushed Silvers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kai Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Silvers.
Silvers swinging wildly here.
Silvers doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Silvers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Silvers or perhaps it was just good defense by Green which made him look bad.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silvers on the side of the head.
Silvers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silvers slips under a jab from Green.
Green scores with a body shot.
Green takes a swing at Silvers's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Silvers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Green.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silvers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silvers tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Green as Silvers shoots in.
John Silvers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvers throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Green misses.
Silvers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvers is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a body punch but Silvers moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Silvers on that attempt.
Silvers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvers was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green blocks a jab.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Silvers tries a low kick but Green avoids it.
Green tests Silvers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Silvers with that takedown attempt.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Green takes a swing at Silvers's ribcage but misses.
Green takes a swing at Silvers's ribcage but misses.
Green misses with a body shot.
Silvers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Green circles away.
Green keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silvers moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Silvers throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Silvers shoots in looking for a takedown. Green tries to sprawl out of it but Silvers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Green manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvers misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silvers shoots in looking for a takedown. Green tries to sprawl out of it but Silvers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Green manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Green dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Green misses with a body shot.
Green throws a hook but Silvers avoids it easily.
Silvers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvers is just out of range.
Silvers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvers moves away.
Green takes a swing at Silvers's ribcage but misses.
Silvers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvers shoots in and drives through. Green sprawls well.
Silvers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvers closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Silvers pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kai Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Silvers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silvers is defended easily by Green.
Green throws a body punch but Silvers moves out of range.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silvers doesn't seem bothered though.
Kai Green is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Green takes a swing at Silvers's ribcage but misses.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvers moves away.
Silvers misses with a head kick.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Silvers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silvers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvers moves away.
Silvers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Green sprawls well. Green wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silvers gets slowly back to his feet.

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.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvers moves away.

Silvers gets the takedown into side control.
Green wants to get back to his feet but Silvers is dominant here and he's now got Green's back!
Green trying to control but not successfully.
Green is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silvers looking to break Green's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Green remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Silvers will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Silvers misses with punches from the back.
Green rolls, trying to escape but Silvers keeps control of the position.
Green trying to get back to his feet but Silvers is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silvers controls the action.
Silvers misses with an elbow to the head.
Silvers throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Silvers's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silvers keeps control of the position easily here as Green tries to buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Silvers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silvers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Silvers!