PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfa Uros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uros comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty Diana. Silvera has chosen Wedlock as his entrance music. Alfa Uros could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joey Silvera's chin.

Uros
vs
Silvera

182 cm
29
190 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

185 cm
28
193 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfa Uros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uros lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silvera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uros.
Uros wants to clinch up but Silvera keeps it at a distance.
Nice body kick from Uros.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvera.
Silvera misses with a hook. Uros ducked under it nicely.
Uros lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Silvera misses.
Silvera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Uros lands a left and a right that send Silvera crashing to the mat, dazed. Uros thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Uros connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silvera. Silvera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Uros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silvera's waist but Silvera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Uros off to one side.
Silvera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Silvera misses.

Silvera forces Uros back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silvera.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silvera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Uros's brow.
Uros tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvera avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uros.

Uros manages to break the clinch.
Silvera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uros circles away from the clinch attempt.

Uros clinches with his opponent.
Uros takes an elbow to the temple.
Silvera lands with a short shot to the head.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uros.
Uros's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Uros tries to break free but Silvera pushes him back against the cage.
Silvera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvera prevents a body shot from Uros.
Silvera scores with a shot to the side of Uros's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera connects with a knee to the head.
Silvera scores with a shot to the side of Uros's head.

Uros is rocked!
Uros blocking some punches.
Uros displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silvera up against the cage.

Uros manages to break the clinch.
Joey Silvera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uros throws a looping overhand right but Silvera ducks down to avoid it.

Silvera has managed to clinch.
Silvera lands an elbow inside.
Uros scores with a hook to the body.
Silvera lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Uros is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silvera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uros seems to have got his legs back now.
Silvera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silvera misses with a knee strike.

Uros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uros cracks the inside of Silvera's front leg.
The fighters circling - Uros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvera loads up on a big right hand but Uros slips the punch.
Joey Silvera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uros tries to clinch up.

Silvera closes the distance and pushes Uros back into the cage.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Uros.

Uros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silvera moves in looking to clinch but Uros pushes him off.
Uros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uros looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvera is just out of range.
Silvera moves in looking to clinch but Uros pushes him off.
Uros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Silvera moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Uros goes down! Can Silvera finish him!?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Uros being controlled here, momentarily.
Silvera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uros looking for a sweep. Not yet Uros, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Uros is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silvera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silvera is looking to work some ground and pound but Uros has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Uros throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uros keeping moving, preventing Silvera from controlling successfully.
Silvera postures up in Uros's guard and throws a big left but Uros blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Uros is looking for a triangle but Silvera pushes his legs off easily.
Silvera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silvera wants to control from the top but Uros keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joey Silvera will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silvera misses with a few strikes there.
Alfa Uros is winning the standup battle so far.
Silvera is looking to clinch but Uros is avoiding it.
Uros takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silvera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvera throws a good cross that connects.
Silvera tries to clinch but Uros is having none of it.
Silvera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uros sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Silvera catches Uros napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Uros to the canvas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvera trying to control but Uros is working from the bottom.

Uros escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silvera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Silvera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silvera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silvera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Uros looking to control.

Uros had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silvera defends it easily.
Silvera looking to pass the guard.
Silvera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Uros throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silvera wants to pass the guard but Uros is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Uros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Uros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silvera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silvera postures up and lands a big shot to Uros's brow.
Uros trying to control the position.
Silvera slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silvera cracks Uros with a solid left hand.
Silvera throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uros is trying to control the position but Silvera postures up.

Uros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silvera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silvera distracts Uros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Uros controls Silvera momentarily but Silvera frees himself.
Silvera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silvera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silvera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silvera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Uros working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silvera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silvera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silvera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera with a flurry of punches that miss.

Uros is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silvera defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silvera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silvera scoring with some ground and pound.
Silvera trying to control the position from guard on top but Uros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Uros looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joey Silvera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uros is trying to keep Silvera in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera throws a big right hand that misses.
Silvera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silvera preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Silvera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silvera tries to close the distance and clinch but Uros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uros shoots in but Silvera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Uros throws a leg kick that misses.
Uros shoots for a double leg takedown but Silvera sprawls well. He's pushed Uros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silvera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uros.
Silvera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Silvera closes the distance and clinches.
Uros blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uros's efforts to push away.
Uros takes an elbow to the temple.
Uros lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Uros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvera avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silvera.

Uros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera misses with a hook
and Uros counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silvera's knee momentarily.
Silvera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silvera doesn't manage to clinch there - Uros circles away.
Silvera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Uros wants to clinch up but Silvera keeps it at a distance.
Silvera misses with the body kick
and Uros counters with a low kick, right behind Silvera 's knee.

Silvera clinches with his opponent.
Silvera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Uros tries to break the clinch but Silvera is controlling the position.
Uros takes a knee right on the jaw!

Uros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silvera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silvera lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Uros to his knees! Silvera keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Silvera!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joey Silvera waved his t-shirt featuring •• Beast Mode ••'s logo in front of the cameras.