PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Silk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa's entrance music is Search and Destroy. A fine choice. Casey Silk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Jaa's chin.

Jaa
vs
Silk

174 cm
26
152 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

173 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casey Silk!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa works the jab nicely.
Silk moves out of range of the body kick.
Silk throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silk throws a combination that misses
and Jaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silk's knee momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaa - that will leave a mark!
Silk swings widly with a right hand
and Jaa counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jaa moves into the clinch.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Silk looks gassed!
Jaa lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Casey Silk has been cut.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silk's face.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Silk's ribcage.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Jaa breaks the clinch.

Jaa clinches up with Silk and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Jaa.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Jaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silk misses with a left hand
and Jaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silk shoots in looking for a takedown but Jaa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Jaa moves into the clinch.
Silk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Silk won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silk's face.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa working Silk over with knees to the body.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jaa lands with a kick to the ribs.

Jaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaa.
Silk tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silk throws a head kick but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa scores with a nice body kick.
Jaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Silk throws an overhand right that lands on Jaa's shoulder, as Jaa tries to avoid the shot.
Silk misses with a combination

and Jaa moves into the clinch.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silk avoids it.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silk.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silk blocks it with crossed arms.

Silk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jaa wants it to stay on the feet.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Silk.
Jaa lands with a nice combination. Silk backs away looking to recover.
Jaa lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.
Good shot there by Jaa.
Silk shoots in but Jaa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa cracks a nice hook into Silk's ribs.
Jaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silk's sensitive parts.
Jaa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Casey Silk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa scores with a jab to the body.
Silk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jaa throws a leg kick which misses Silk's front leg but catches the back leg as Silk tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jaa. Silk shrugs it off though.
Jaa digs a good hook to Silk's body.
Jaa is looking to wear down Silk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Silk won't want to take too many of those.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silk's face.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silk.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silk.

Silk manages to pull guard.
Jaa throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silk is keeping the position for now.
Silk wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silk is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Casey Silk's cut.
That's time! Jaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silk looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Silk moves out of range easily.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silk.
Silk throws an off balance right hand
and Jaa counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Silk misses with a double jab
and Jaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaa.
Silk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jaa counters with a body kick that stops Silk in his tracks momentarily.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silk.
Jaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Silk.
Silk tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Silk lands a shot to the body.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silk can do to turn this around?
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silk managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Silk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Silk is blocking nicely.

Silk breaks the clinch.
Silk misses with a double jab
and Jaa counters with a body kick.
Jaa blocks a jab.
Silk avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaa.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Silk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands with a kick to the temple. Silk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tony Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Silk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jaa.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaa jabs Silk right on the nose. Silk blinks but takes it well.
Silk throws a series of punches but Jaa avoids them all with ease.
Jaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silk.
Jaa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Jaa clinches up with Silk and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Silk's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa presses Silk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silk is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jaa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Silk.
Jaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silk tries to stall but Jaa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silk is trying to break the clinch but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Silk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Silk's ribcage.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silk is defending well for now.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silk avoids it.
Jaa stops a takedown attempt from Silk.
Silk tries to pull guard but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Silk won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silk wants to break free but Jaa has control.

Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa lands with a nice body kick.
Jaa lands a high kick!
Silk shoots in but Jaa avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaa - that will leave a mark!
Some wild striking there from Silk.
Jaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jaa.
Jaa pushes Silk away with a front kick.
Jaa lands a head kick!
Jaa thuds his shin into the meat of Silk's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaa.
Silk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Casey Silk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jaa darts in and clinches Silk up against the cage.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silk is defending well for now.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Silk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silk takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silk avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa prevents Silk from breaking the clinch.
Jaa has Silk pressed against the cage, preventing Silk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silk is defending well for now.
Silk tries a body shot but Jaa blocks it.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Silk wants a takedown but no success here.

Silk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaa. Jaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Silk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaa takes one to the side of the head.
Silk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaa counters with a good low kick that Silk was not able to check.
Silk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jaa scores with a head kick.
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silk. That did some damage!
Jaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Silk's head.
Jaa misses with a wild body shot.
Jaa feints and then cracks Silk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silk down.
Jaa misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa swinging wildly here.
Jaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silk.
Jaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Jaa.

Jaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jaa breaks the clinch.
Jaa misses with a body kick.

Jaa tries to sprawl but Silk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silk is thwarting Jaa's attempts to control the position.
Jaa moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Silk from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaa working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jaa is on top in guard.
Casey Silk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Silk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jaa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jaa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tony Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silk's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Silk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jaa defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaa, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!