PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drei Silker (ranked 334 p4p, 48 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 570 p4p, 89 weight class). Granger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silker
vs
Granger

183 cm
28
178 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

182 cm
27
178 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)
Aspire Clothing

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KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drei Silker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Granger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silker walks into a straight right hand from Granger.
Silker throws a leg kick but Granger checks it.
Nice body kick from Silker.
Granger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Granger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Granger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Granger.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! Granger slams his shin into Silker's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Granger misses.
Granger avoids a kick to the body.
Granger connects with the punch.
Granger throws out a leg kick but Silker moves out of range and Granger only half commits.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Silker throws a leg kick but Granger moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silker misses with a leg kick.
Silker slips a straight right by Granger.
Silker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Granger. Granger obviously looking to wear him down.
Granger cracks the inside of Silker's front leg.
Granger with a jab.

Silker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Granger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Granger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Granger's elbow.
Silker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Granger's efforts to push away.
Silker misses with the head strike.
Silker misses with some punches.

Granger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Granger throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Granger checks a leg kick.
Granger lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Granger takes a swing at Silker's ribcage but misses.
Silker throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silker.
Granger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Silker finds it's target.
Granger misses with a kick to the body.
Silker tries to counter with a takedown but Granger is quick to defend against it.
Silker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A solid body kick from Granger.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
Silker tries to clinch up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Granger.
Silker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Granger.
Silker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Granger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Granger.
Granger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Granger throws a wild body kick that Silker sees coming a mile off.
Silker throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Granger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silker. That one must have hurt.
Silker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Granger.
Granger misses with a body punch
and Silker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Granger.
Silker tries to clinch up.
Silker looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
Silker tries to clinch there but Granger circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Silker misses the target.
Granger lands a leg kick that knocks Silker off balance momentarily.
Silker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Granger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silker wants to slow Granger down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger lands a nice shot to the body.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Granger misses
and Silker counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Granger. That's going to slow Silker down.
Granger looks to land a left hand but Silker moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Silker.
Granger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silker checks a leg kick nicely.
Granger cracks the inside of Silker's front leg.

Silker clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger lands a shoulder strike.
Granger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Granger throws a head punch that misses.
Silker tries to work over Granger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granger working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Granger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silker jabs at Granger's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Granger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silker - the referee stops the clock and Granger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silker. Granger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Granger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Granger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silker.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silker was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Silker misses with a low kick as Granger jumps back.
Granger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Granger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Granger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silker motions for Granger to come forward. Silker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Granger flicks out a counter leg kick but Silker steps away.
Granger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silker's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silker.
Nice uppercut there from Silker.
Pete Granger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silker tries to land a front kick but Granger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silker is looking to chop away at Granger's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granger throws out the jab.
It looked like Silker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silker slips under a jab from Granger.
Granger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Granger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silker's calf.
Granger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silker swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Silker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silker.
Granger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silker delivers a nice body kick.
Granger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silker.
Silker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Granger. Granger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silker scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger checks a low kick from Silker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silker throws a leg kick which misses Granger's front leg but catches the back leg as Granger tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silker.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Silker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pete Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silker feints and then cracks Granger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Granger down.
Granger throws the kick towards the body but Silker avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Silker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silker takes a step back to recover.
Granger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Granger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silker looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
Granger throws an off balance right hand
and Silker counters with a nice body kick.
Granger misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Granger is predictable there
enabling Silker to counter with a crisp jab.
Silker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Granger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Granger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silker. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Silker misses its intended target.
Granger thuds his right hand into Silker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Granger thows a leg kick but Silker checks it
and Silker counters with a straight right hand.
Granger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Granger moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands a right hook to the body.
Granger throws a leg kick but Silker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Granger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silker. That one must have hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Granger blocks the leg kick.
Silker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
Granger scoring well with a low kick there.
Granger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Granger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
Silker attempts a counter takedown but Granger avoids it well and moves away.
Silker checks a leg kick.
Silker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Granger if he has to take too many more of those.
Silker misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drei Silker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Granger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Silker gets a clinch.
Granger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silker backwards.
Silker lands an uppercut.
Granger blocks an uppercut.
Granger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silker.
Silker working aggressively here.
Silker has a couple of punches blocked by Granger.
A short uppercut from Granger.
Silker blocks a body shot from Granger.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silker.
A right hook to the body lands for Granger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silker.
Drei Silker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silker misses with the head strike.
Granger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Granger can turn it around.
Granger lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silker is trying to maintain a safe position but Granger gets an underhook and turns Silker into the cage.
Silker has a couple of punches blocked by Granger.
Granger blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granger lands a hook that snaps the head of Silker backwards.
Granger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Granger throws a head punch that misses.
Silker lands a shoulder strike.
Silker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Granger backwards.
Granger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Granger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silker presses Granger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Granger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Granger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silker throws a punch but it's blocked by Granger.
Silker scores with a shoulder strike.
Silker working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Silker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silker has a couple of punches blocked by Granger.
A nice left hand lands by Granger.
Granger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silker backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silker lands a shoulder strike.
Silker misses with the head strike.
Silker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granger lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Granger.
Granger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Granger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Granger wants to get back to striking at distance but Silker won't allow it.
Granger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silker backwards.
Granger takes a shot to the head.
Silker swings wildly with an uppercut but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silker.
A short uppercut from Silker.
Granger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Granger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silker misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger prevents a body shot from Silker.
Granger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Silker.
Granger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Granger misses with a punch to the body.
Granger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silker has a couple of punches blocked by Granger.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
Silker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granger.
Granger misses with the head strike.
Silker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silker.
Granger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silker swings wildly with an uppercut but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands with a left to the head.
Silker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silker throws a punch but it's blocked by Granger.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granger blocks an uppercut.
Granger misses with the head strike.
Granger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by Silker.
A head punch on the inside from Silker fails to land.
Silker takes a shot to the head.
Granger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silker working aggressively here.
Granger swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Silker jumps guard and drags Granger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Silker looking for a guillotine here but Granger defends easily.

Granger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Granger has managed to get both his arms back between Silker's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Drei Silker did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Granger throws a leg kick but Silker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Granger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silker throws a leg kick but Granger checks it.
Granger connects with a solid leg kick.
Granger misses with a hook. Silker ducked under it nicely.
Silker checks a leg kick.
Granger throws a leg kick
and Silker counters with a straight right hand.
Silker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Granger swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Silker moves into range and clinches up with Granger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Silker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silker prevents a body shot from Granger.
A nice left hand lands by Granger.
Silker misses with a punch to the body.
Silker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Granger backwards.
Silker lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silker misses with some punches.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by Silker.
Silker prevents a body shot from Granger.
Granger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Granger misses with a body punch.
Silker lands with a left to the head.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by Silker.
Silker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Granger or not.
Silker misses with some punches.
Silker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Granger breaks from the clinch.
Silker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Granger is out of range and Silker settles back down.
Granger tests Silker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Granger is out of range and Silker settles back down.
Silker moves out of range as Granger throws a body kick.
Granger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Silker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Silker misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Granger! But no joy.
Silker throws a head kick that misses.
Silker moves out of range of the leg kick from Granger.
Granger looks to land a left hand but Silker moved out of range nicely.
Granger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silker tries to clinch but Granger is having none of it.
Silker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Granger, as that shot connected.
Granger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silker.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silker.
Silker closes the distance but Granger moves to the side
enabling Granger to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands a high kick!
Granger throws a body punch but Silker moves out of range.
A big left from Granger misses.
Silker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silker moves away.
Granger throws a leg kick which misses Silker's front leg but catches the back leg as Silker tries to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Silker scores with a four punch combination!
A solid leg kick lands there for Granger.
Granger missing with a left hand there. Silker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Granger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silker is out of range.
Granger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Granger drops his hands momentarily and Silker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Granger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger misses with a few strikes there.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silker.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silker manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Silker. That snapped Granger's head back.
Silker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silker avoids the body shot from Granger.
Silker is looking to land body kicks.
Granger throws a looping overhand right but Silker ducks down to avoid it.
Granger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silker is out of range and Granger settles back down.
Granger lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
Silker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silker throws a big shot that misses.
Granger tries to land a leg kick but Silker saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Pete Granger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
Granger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Silker clinches.
Silker lands with a light punch inside.
Granger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silker fails to land.
Granger lands with a left to the head.
Granger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Granger misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Silker - that landed with a thud.
Silker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Granger backwards.
Silker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silker's elbow.
Granger blocking some punches.
Granger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Granger is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short uppercut from Silker.
Silker has a couple of punches blocked by Granger.
Silker fails to pull guard.
Granger swings wildly with an uppercut but Silker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silker has a couple of punches blocked by Granger.
Silker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Granger.
Silker lands with a right to the head.

Granger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Granger misses with a few strikes there.
Silker throwing a counter right hand but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger blocks the body kick.
Granger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silker throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
Granger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Granger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Granger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silker counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger swings widly with a right hand
and Silker counters with a nice body shot.
Silker throws a wild body kick that Granger sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silker instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
Silker prevents Granger from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granger.
Granger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Granger on the inside.
Silker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Granger backwards.
Silker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Granger backwards.
Granger blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Granger scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granger.
Granger working aggressively here.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silker's elbow.
Granger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silker.
Silker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Granger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granger.
Granger blocks an elbow strike.
Silker takes a shot to the head.
Silker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silker lands a shoulder strike.

Granger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Silker is just out of range.
Granger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Granger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silker throws a body shot but no joy.
Silker 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.
Silker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Granger slips under a jab.
Silker throws a leg kick
and Granger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silker is looking to land body kicks.
Granger connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Granger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Granger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Granger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silker counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drei Silker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Drei Silker retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!