PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Casey Silk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Schoots's choice of entrance music: momma said knock you out. Casey Silk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Romano Schoots's chin.

Silk
vs
Schoots

173 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casey Silk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoots scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Casey Silk has been cut.

Silk gets a takedown into half guard.
Silk thows a huge punch but Schoots dodges it nicely.
Schoots wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Silk.
Silk stops Schoots from getting back to his feet.
Silk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silk working over Schoots with some ground and pound. Schoots looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schoots is looking to escape.
Silk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Schoots makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Silk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Schoots's guard.

Schoots has his feet on Silk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silk throws a head kick that misses.
Schoots throws a big shot that misses.
Silk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Silk seems content to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Silk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schoots is just riding it out for now. Silk eventually gives up the hold.
Schoots is trying to stand.
Schoots looks gassed!
Silk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schoots has hold of Silk's hands but Silk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silk working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silk working the head and body with strikes.
Schoots tries to kick Silk off but Silk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Silk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schoots defends it well.
Schoots looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schoots is trying to stand back up but Silk is controlling him

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Schoots takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Silk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schoots wants to stand and escape but Silk is having none of it.
Silk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schoots is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silk is in close to Schoots's body, working some short punches and elbows.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silk slips under a jab.
Romano Schoots is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schoots misses with an uppercut. Silk saw that one coming.
Silk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schoots.

Silk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silk cracks Schoots with a solid left hand.

Schoots pushes Silk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Schoots chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silk can pounce on him.
Schoots jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Silk closes the distance and clinches.

Silk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silk is tying to control. Schoots wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schoots wants to get back to his feet.
Silk works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schoots hang on?
Schoots is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silk is landing with some decent strikes but Schoots is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silk dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schoots is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Schoots is bucking up trying to escape but Silk cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Schoots is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Silk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Casey Silk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slow jab from Schoots misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Silk.
A swing and a miss from Schoots.
Casey Silk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silk ducks under a wild hook from Schoots.

Silk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silk cracks Schoots with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schoots is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silk unloading with bombs!
Silk wants to control the pace but Schoots is squirming around nicely.
Schoots is in a horrible position here. Silk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Silk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schoots'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.

Silk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silk punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silk punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silk lands with some strikes.
Silk won't let Schoots get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
You get the feeling that Schoots really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Schoots can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silk lands a big shot there that rocks Schoots but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silk thowing shots but they're missing.
Casey Silk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.

Silk looking to secure an arm triangle but Schoots defends it well.
Schoots really wants to buck Silk off and get back to his feet.
Schoots is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silk with a couple of short strikes.
Silk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silk won't let Schoots get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Schoots is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Silk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schoots is looking to escape.
Silk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Schoots wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Silk.
Schoots is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Schoots's face.
Schoots is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Schoots is bucking up trying to escape but Silk cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Schoots somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Schoots looks to land a left hand but Silk moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Silk as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Silk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Casey Silk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Schoots on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schoots is trying to stand.
Silk wants to free his trapped foot but Schoots is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Silk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Schoots doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silk.
Silk wants to free his trapped foot but Schoots is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silk stops Schoots from getting back to his feet.
Silk is keen to just control but Schoots is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silk stops Schoots from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schoots takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Excellent takedown into side control there by Silk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silk tries to move into full mount but can't pass Schoots's legs.
Schoots takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Schoots pushes Silk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silk is chipping away with strikes.
Schoots wants to get back to his feet but Silk drags him back down.
Schoots tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Can Schoots hold on?! Silk is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Silk is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Silk looking for the choke from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schoots looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Can Schoots hold on?! Silk is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Schoots wants to get back to his feet.
Silk scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Silk is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Schoots has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
A lull in the action here.
Schoots has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Silk lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silk is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silk gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silk gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silk apologises and we restart here on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silk slips a jab from Schoots.
Silk tries to clinch but Schoots moves out of range.
Silk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Silk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Schoots wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Silk looking for a guillotine from mount but Schoots is having none of it.

Schoots defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silk.
Silk dominating with strikes here.
Silk looking to ground and pound but Schoots is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silk looking to finish with strikes here!
Schoots is trying to stand.
Silk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Schoots is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Silk scoring with strikes but Schoots is staying in there.
Silk won't let Schoots get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Silk is working for a guillotine from mount but Schoots frees his head quite easily.
Silk won't let Schoots get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Romano Schoots has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silk with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schoots is in a horrible position here. Silk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Silk is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Schoots is surviving well by controlling Silk's body position as best he can.
Schoots throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Silk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Silk!