PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Silwanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silwanto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 21 Guns. Raymond Lam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silwanto
vs
Lam

175 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antoni Silwanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymond Lam!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silwanto misses with a wild combination.

Lam closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silwanto quickly recovers to half guard.
Silwanto tries to get to full guard but Lam has control of the leg.

Lam is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silwanto has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lam is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silwanto sees it coming and defends easily.
Lam seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lam has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raymond Lam.

Lam scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lam has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lam tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silwanto looks a forlorn figure.
Lam controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silwanto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lam tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silwanto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lam is controlling the pace.
Silwanto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lam.
Silwanto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lam not doing much here.
Lam passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silwanto is trying to escape the position but Lam is controlling the position.

Lam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lam taking a breather here.
Silwanto struggling a bit here.
Lam wants to control but Silwanto is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silwanto is looking for a sweep.

Lam thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silwanto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silwanto trying to control here.

Silwanto is defending against the submission attempts here by Lam.

Lam is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silwanto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lam.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lam stands up from half guard.

Lam shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silwanto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Lam dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silwanto throws a series of punches but Lam moves out of range.
Silwanto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lam.

Lam closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silwanto's guard.
Lam trying to control but Silwanto is working from the bottom.
Lam sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Lam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silwanto keeping moving, preventing Lam from controlling successfully.
Silwanto keeping full guard, as Lam tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Raymond Lam was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lam slips a jab and a cross from Silwanto.
Lam misses with a head kick.
Silwanto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Lam shoots in and gets a takedown into Silwanto's guard.
Lam throwing strikes from guard but Silwanto blocks nicely.
Silwanto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Silwanto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lam defends well.

Lam got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silwanto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lam has managed to get both his arms back between Silwanto's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silwanto keeping moving, preventing Lam from controlling successfully.
Silwanto has momentary wrist control but Lam slips an elbow through the middle.
Lam trying to control but Silwanto is working from the bottom.
Silwanto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Silwanto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lam controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Raymond Lam hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silwanto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silwanto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Raymond Lam has been cut.
Silwanto misses with a series of wild punches.

Lam looking to score a takedown here. Silwanto is defending well but Lam drives through and ends up in Silwanto's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silwanto working for a triangle but Lam defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lam wants to control from the top but Silwanto keeps moving.
Lam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Silwanto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lam defends it easily.
Lam pushes down on Silwanto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lam is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Lam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raymond Lam's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lam scores a takedown into full mount!
Lam landing strikes from the mount and Silwanto is in trouble!
Lam controlling from the full mount.
Silwanto is desperately trying to improve his position but Lam has a good base and remains in mount.
Lam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lam working Silwanto over with strikes here.
Lam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silwanto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lam with a couple of short strikes.
Lam lands a heavy elbow.
Lam sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lam's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silwanto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lam.
Lam with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Lam.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lam with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lam lands with some strikes.
Silwanto can't escape the position.
Lam with shots to the head and body - Silwanto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silwanto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silwanto is trying to get back to full guard.
Lam controlling the action here.

Lam is working for a submission of some sort.
Raymond Lam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raymond Lam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lam controlling the action here.
Antoni Silwanto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silwanto trying to control here.

Silwanto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lam is working for a kimura but Silwanto is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Lam there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lam passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silwanto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silwanto throws an elbow that misses. Lam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silwanto's guard. Nice move by Lam!

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Lam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lam winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Raymond Lam!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Raymond Lam!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Raymond Lam!

Raymond Lam wins by unanimous decision!
Raymond Lam seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.