PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Silliard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Silliard
vs
Caine

190 cm
25
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Silliard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Caine!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine cracks Silliard with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Kevin Silliard has been cut.
A big left from Caine misses.
Silliard has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Caine as Silliard shoots in.
A jab from Caine misses.
Caine takes a swing at Silliard's ribcage but misses.
Alex Caine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caine misses with a series of wild punches.
Caine misses with a body shot.
Caine misses with a looping right.
Caine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caine throws a jab when Silliard was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine digs a good hook to Silliard's body.
Alex Caine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caine fails to land with a series of punches.
Silliard shoots for a takedown but Caine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Silliard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caine takes a swing at Silliard's ribcage but misses.
Caine looks to score with a jab to the body but Silliard is just out of range.
Caine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caine throws a hook but Silliard avoids it easily.
Caine misses with a series of wild punches.
Caine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silliard avoids the body shot from Caine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Caine.
Caine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silliard.
Caine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silliard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caine.
Caine throws a hook but Silliard avoids it easily.
Caine lunges at Silliard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silliard's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Caine. That snapped Silliard's head back.
Caine misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Caine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silliard moves out of range of the strikes.
Silliard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silliard. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Silliard wants to clinch up but Caine keeps it at a distance.
Caine looks to score with a jab to the body but Silliard is just out of range.
Caine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caine misses with a two punch combination.
Silliard slips a straight right by Caine.
Silliard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caine.
Silliard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caine throws out a loose jab but Silliard uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Caine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silliard doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Caine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caine takes a swing at Silliard's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Caine.
Silliard is breathing heavily.
A big left from Caine misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silliard.
Some wild striking there from Caine.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caine jabs at Silliard's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Caine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Silliard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silliard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice sprawl there from Caine as Silliard shoots in.
Caine misses with a looping left.
Caine misses with a wild combination.
Caine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silliard manages to avoid it.
Silliard staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Caine misses.
Caine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silliard circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Caine misses its intended target.
Kevin Silliard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caine stuffs the takedown attempt from Silliard. Silliard gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine misses with a wild body shot.
Silliard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caine. Silliard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caine throws a looping overhand right but Silliard ducks down to avoid it.
Caine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silliard moves away.
A swing and a miss from Caine.
Caine throws an overhand right that lands on Silliard's shoulder, as Silliard tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine throws out a powerful jab.
Caine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silliard.
Caine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silliard slips a straight right by Caine.
Silliard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silliard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caine throws a hook to the side of Silliard's head but Silliard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caine misses with a hook.
Caine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caine throws a lazy right hand but Silliard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silliard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Kevin Silliard's cut is getting worse.
Caine throws a body punch but Silliard moves out of range.
Caine looks to score with a jab to the body but Silliard is just out of range.
A big right from Caine misses.
Caine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caine scores with a decent looking hook.
Caine misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Caine.
Caine throws a looping overhand right but Silliard ducks down to avoid it.
Caine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silliard was well out of range. Poor timing from Caine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silliard was well out of range. Poor timing from Caine.
Silliard has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Silliard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caine. Silliard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caine thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Caine misses.
Caine misses with a wild body shot.
Caine looks to land a right hand but Silliard moved out of range.
Caine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silliard at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Caine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Silliard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Caine throws a series of punches but Silliard moves out of range.
A big right from Caine misses.
Silliard moves away from the strike by Caine.
No joy there for Caine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silliard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caine.
Caine misses with a looping right.
Caine throws a body punch but Silliard moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caine just misses with a punch to the body.
Silliard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Silliard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silliard lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silliard wants to control from the top but Caine keeps moving.
Silliard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Caine is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Caine is trying to stand up but he's not managed 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.
Caine keeping moving, preventing Silliard from controlling successfully.
Caine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silliard is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caine is trying to push Silliard off with his feet but Silliard grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Caine's ankles and Caine is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Kevin Silliard!