PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedikt Kloster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Silva
vs
Kloster

193 cm
25
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 The Island, Junior De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benedikt Kloster!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kloster tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kloster somewhat.
Kloster misses with a hook
and De Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kloster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kloster fails with a takedown attempt.
Junior De Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedikt Kloster.
De Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Kloster. Kloster gets slowly back to his feet.
Kloster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kloster throws a lazy right hand but De Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloster fails with the takedown.
Kloster throws a lazy uppercut
and De Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown but De Silva shows good takedown defense.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Silva but De Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from De Silva. No joy for Kloster on that attempt.
De Silva slips a jab from Kloster.
Kloster misses with a right hand
and De Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kloster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Silva is fending him off so far but Kloster persists. Nope, De Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Kloster or perhaps it was just good defense by De Silva which made him look bad.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Silva as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kloster shoots in and drives through. De Silva sprawls well.
Kloster looks to land a left hand but De Silva moved out of range nicely.
Kloster changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Silva tries to avoid it but Kloster manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Silva to the ground. De Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kloster tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kloster somewhat.
Kloster looks winded!
Kloster shoots in for a takedown but De Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the body from Kloster misses
and De Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Silva stuffs the takedown.
Benedikt Kloster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloster tries to clinch up.
Kloster shoots in and drives through. De Silva sprawls well.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Silva as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kloster is defended easily by De Silva.
A big left from Kloster misses.
Kloster shoots for a double leg takedown but De Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Kloster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kloster shoots in but no luck this time.
Kloster tries for a takedown but De Silva circles away easily
and De Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kloster throws a poor cross that misses
and De Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kloster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Silva.
De Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Kloster misses with an uppercut
and De Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Kloster misses with a wild body shot.
Kloster shoots for a double leg takedown but De Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Kloster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kloster shoots in but De Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kloster throws a lazy uppercut
and Kloster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kloster shoots for a takedown but De Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Junior De Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kloster fails with the takedown.
De Silva stuffs the takedown.

Kloster drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

De Silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kloster throws a body punch but De Silva moves out of range.
Kloster shoots in for a double leg but De Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Junior De Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedikt Kloster.
Kloster fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Kloster misses with a takedown attempt - De Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kloster is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Silva sprawls well. De Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kloster gets slowly back to his feet.
Kloster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kloster shoots in and drives through. De Silva sprawls well.
Benedikt Kloster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kloster misses with a lunging right hand
and De Silva counters with a straight right hand.

Kloster changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Silva is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kloster throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kloster working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
De Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kloster is controlling him well.
Kloster in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
De Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Silva being controlled for a moment.

De Silva sneaks out the side door and pushes Kloster away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kloster is defended easily by De Silva.
Kloster doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kloster misses with an uppercut. De Silva saw that one coming.
Kloster tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kloster misses with a takedown
and Kloster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kloster misses with an uppercut
letting De Silva counter with a right hand.
De Silva leaves Kloster with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva slips under a jab.
Nice sprawl there from De Silva as Kloster shoots in.
De Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kloster.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Silva as he avoids it easily.
Kloster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Silva's waist but De Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kloster off to one side.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Silva as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Benedikt Kloster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kloster misses with a takedown attempt
and De Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kloster shoots for a double leg takedown but De Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Kloster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kloster.
Junior De Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedikt Kloster.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Silva sprawls well. De Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kloster gets slowly back to his feet.
Kloster shoots in but De Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kloster looks to clinch
and De Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kloster misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kloster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kloster misses with an uppercut
and De Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kloster thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown but De Silva shows good takedown defense.
Kloster throws an off balance right hand
and De Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Silva sprawls well. De Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kloster gets slowly back to his feet.
De Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kloster closes the distance and clinches up with De Silva, looking for a takedown. Kloster pushes De Silva against the cage but De Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kloster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from De Silva as Kloster shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kloster closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kloster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kloster fails to land the takedown.
Kloster throws an off balance right hand
enabling De Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Kloster with a poor takedown
and Kloster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kloster.
Kloster looks for a takedown but De Silva sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kloster fails with the takedown
and De Silva counters with a series of strikes. Kloster will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kloster shoots in but no luck this time.
Kloster misses with a lunging right hand
and De Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kloster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Silva defends it nicely.
De Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Silva wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kloster wants to clinch
letting De Silva counter with a right hand.
Kloster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Silva defends it nicely.
Kloster tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kloster tries to clinch but De Silva moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kloster misses with a takedown attempt - De Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kloster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior De Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.