PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Silliard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Jax has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jax
vs
Silliard

183 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Jax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Silliard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silliard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Kevin Silliard has been cut.
Silliard slips a jab from Jax.

Silliard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jax manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silliard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silliard trying to control but Jax is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silliard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silliard wants to control from the top but Jax keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kevin Silliard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silliard.
Jax misses with a wild body shot.

Silliard clinches.
Silliard trying to land knees to the body.

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.
Jax has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Jax's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silliard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jax fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silliard fails to land the takedown.
Jax tries to clinch there but Silliard circles away.
A slow jab from Jax misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax goes for a small jab and connects. Now Jax goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Silliard stumbles back but Jax runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Silliard to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Silliard will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robbie Jax!