PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moises Baird (ranked 25368 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gold Silver (ranked 5637 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold Silver has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Moises Baird's chin.

Baird
vs
Silver

160 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

194 cm
25
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moises Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gold Silver!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baird could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.

Moises Baird's cut is getting worse.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Baird blocks with his arms.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
Silver looks winded!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Baird throws an elbow but it misses.

Baird drags the fight down to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver won't allow Baird to sweep him here.
Baird knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silver on the ground.
Silver throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Silver gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baird jumps guard but Silver turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silver landing knees to the head.
Baird looking for a takedown.
Baird wants to stall.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.
Baird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baird's face.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baird looking to stall.

Baird manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baird is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver gets full guard.
Baird stops Silver from standing up.
Baird throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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

Silver is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Baird has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Baird works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard.
Silver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baird in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silver not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baird's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Baird working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baird postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.
Baird distracts Silver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silver kicks Baird off and gets to his feet.

Silver has closed the distance and engaged Baird in a clinch.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baird's face.
Baird wants to stall.
Baird swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baird swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird fails to pull guard.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baird lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baird is trying to pull guard but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver is pressed up against the cage. Baird has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silver down to the mat. Silver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Silver closes the distance and clinches.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Baird blocks with his arms.
Baird digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Baird has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baird is trying to maintain a safe position but Silver gets an underhook and turns Baird into the cage.
Baird is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baird can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Baird blocks with his arms.
Baird looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gold Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moises Baird's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silver rushes Baird and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Baird struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Baird swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baird jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silver walks away with a smile on his face. Baird gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Silver clinches up with Baird and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Silver landing knees to the head.
Baird lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baird unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baird tries to score a body lock takedown but Silver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Moises Baird's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baird is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silver is keeping busy.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Baird trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Baird taking a breather.
Gold Silver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms.
Baird wants to stall.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird misses with an elbow over the top.
Baird misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baird lands with a short shot to the head.
Baird lands an elbow inside.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms.
Baird jumps guard but Silver stands there with Baird around his waist. Baird gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Baird.
Baird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Baird misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver won't allow it.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Baird.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baird misses with some punches.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.

Baird turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Baird manages to end up in side control.

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

Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Baird goes for a takedown attempt but Silver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Silver moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silver.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baird.
Baird looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Baird fails to land.
Baird makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Baird jumps guard but Silver turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver won't allow it.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baird tries to score a body lock takedown but Silver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Silver.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baird tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silver smiles and moves away.

Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gold Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moises Baird's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Baird darts in looking for a takedown but Silver gets double underhooks and turns Baird into the cage.
Silver throws a big counter head kick but Baird avoids it with no problem.

Silver drives through and clinches with Baird against the cage.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver holds him up against the cage and eventually Baird drops back down to his feet.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baird's face.
Baird is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silver to keep the fight standing.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baird wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver is pressed up against the cage. Baird has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silver down to the mat. Silver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Baird gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Baird blocks it.
Baird is looking to control Silver's arms but Silver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baird has his back to the cage.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Baird stalling in the clinch but Silver improves position.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baird is trying to pull guard but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baird is trying to pull guard but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baird holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silver with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baird is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Baird drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silver pulls his leg out and moves away.

Baird gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baird looking to stall.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Baird on the inside.
Baird wants to take the fight to the mat but Silver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Baird blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird is trying to stall.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Baird blocks with his arms.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silver as Baird tries to tie him up.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baird blocks it with crossed arms.
Baird goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silver prevents it.
Baird is looking to control Silver's arms but Silver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baird has his back to the cage.
Baird takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baird tries to pull guard but Silver forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver landing knees to the head.
Baird trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baird into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baird has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Baird is trying to stall.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
Baird working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.
Baird trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baird trying to stall but Silver improves his position.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silver landing knees to the head.
Moises Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gold Silver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Baird is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gold Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gold Silver!