PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce SilvA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Go To Church. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Penn
vs
SilvA

185 cm
22
179 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
177 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Powerful

FULL METAL GEAR
FULL METAL GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce SilvA!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and SilvA counters with a lovely straight right hand!
SilvA throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
SilvA lands with a shot to the body.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and SilvA counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body

and SilvA counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Penn's guard now.
Penn keeping moving, preventing SilvA from controlling successfully.
Penn is controlling SilvA's posture.
Penn'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.
SilvA trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and SilvA connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
SilvA throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and SilvA counters with a flying knee. Nice.
SilvA's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penn under the eye.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but SilvA moves away.
SilvA misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
SilvA misses with a head kick.
SilvA throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
SilvA feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
SilvA with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn takes a swing at SilvA's ribcage but misses.
SilvA ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Penn there.
SilvA throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
SilvA lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.

Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
SilvA trying to hold on to Penn's head to control him but Penn postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. SilvA manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
SilvA lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penn!
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
SilvA content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
SilvA trying to control but he's not successful this time.
SilvA controlling his opponent.
SilvA lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn tries to lock up and control but SilvA gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce SilvA 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.

SilvA shoots in looking for a takedown but Penn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing SilvA's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles SilvA. SilvA circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Penn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
SilvA tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Penn trying to control the position but SilvA is working away.
SilvA tries to improve position but can't.
Penn tries to advance to mount but SilvA denies him.
SilvA manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
SilvA is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is keen to just control but SilvA is a slippery customer.
SilvA is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but SilvA keeps working.
SilvA is positioning himself well to prevent Penn advancing to mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Penn is just content to waste time from the top position. SilvA takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now SilvA is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two 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.
Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
SilvA trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn wants to sweep here but SilvA controlling him for the moment.
SilvA controls from within his opponent's guard.
Penn is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brian Penn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
SilvA lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from SilvA.
Royce SilvA seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn takes a swing at SilvA's ribcage but misses.
SilvA connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the body from SilvA misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a body shot
and SilvA makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
SilvA tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Good exchange - SilvA coming out on top.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
SilvA misses the body punch
and SilvA takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
SilvA tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from SilvA.
SilvA lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
SilvA throws a head kick that Penn semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce SilvA showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Penn throws an overhand right that lands on SilvA's shoulder, as SilvA tries to avoid the shot.
SilvA throws a solid leg kick but Penn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at SilvA.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
SilvA scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penn doesn't seem bothered though.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles SilvA. SilvA circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
SilvA dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Penn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
SilvA lands a head kick!
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
SilvA closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a right hand
and SilvA makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
SilvA tries a head kick but it misses.
SilvA falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn slips under a jab.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by SilvA.
SilvA throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Penn throws a right hand that misses
and SilvA counters with a good low kick that Penn was not able to check.
Brian Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by SilvA.
SilvA bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
SilvA throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
SilvA tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
SilvA lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from SilvA.
A good leg kick by SilvA.
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn misses with a right hand

and SilvA moves into the clinch.

SilvA pulls guard effortlessly.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
SilvA is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Penn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and SilvA dives on top into guard.
Penn keeping moving, preventing SilvA from controlling successfully.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for SilvA on the ground.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Royce SilvA is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
SilvA stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Penn wants to stand and escape but SilvA is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Penn wants to sweep here but SilvA controlling him for the moment.
SilvA trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn keeping moving, preventing SilvA from controlling successfully.
SilvA showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Royce SilvA was stalling too much, according to the referee.
SilvA misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Royce SilvA comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well SilvA has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce SilvA!