PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saadi Al Fayyad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Al Fayyad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Desert Storm. Jordan Silver is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Al Fayyad
vs
Silver

193 cm
19
217 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saadi Al Fayyad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver avoids a kick to the body.
Al Fayyad misses with a kick to the body.
Al Fayyad connects with a leg kick. Silver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Al Fayyad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown but Al Fayyad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Al Fayyad is looking to clinch.

Al Fayyad clinches up against the cage.
Al Fayyad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Al Fayyad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Al Fayyad, against the cage.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it misses.
Al Fayyad pushes off an throws an elbow but Silver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Al Fayyad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside that Silver shrugs off.
Al Fayyad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow just above Silver 's eye.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside that Silver shrugs off.

It looks like Jordan Silver has been cut.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow just above Silver 's eye.
Al Fayyad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver goes for a takedown in the clinch but Al Fayyad prevents it.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Al Fayyad, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking to stall.
Silver changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Al Fayyad fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Saadi Al Fayyad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Silver.
Al Fayyad tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.

Al Fayyad clinches.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Silver working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow strike.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow just above Silver 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow strike.
Silver dodges an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow just above Silver 's eye.
Silver drops down looking for an ankle pick but Al Fayyad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silver fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Al Fayyad avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Fayyad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Al Fayyad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Saadi Al Fayyad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Fayyad. Al Fayyad obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Fayyad tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Al Fayyad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Fayyad doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Al Fayyad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Fayyad wants to clinch.
Al Fayyad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Al Fayyad moves out of range easily.
Al Fayyad lands a nice looking body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Fayyad throws a front kick that sends Silver stumbling back into the cage.
Silver looks gassed!
Al Fayyad tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.

Al Fayyad takes the fight into the clinch.
Al Fayyad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saadi Al Fayyad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Silver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Al Fayyad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al Fayyad tries to clinch up.
Silver shoots for a takedown but Al Fayyad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Al Fayyad darts in trying to clinch
and Silver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Al Fayyad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Fayyad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Fayyad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Saadi Al Fayyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Fayyad darts in trying to clinch
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Saadi Al Fayyad has been cut.
Silver shoots for a double leg takedown but Al Fayyad sprawls well. He's pushed Silver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Fayyad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Fayyad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Al Fayyad has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Al Fayyad pushes off an throws an elbow but Silver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Fayyad lands a damaging elbow.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow over the top.
Saadi Al Fayyad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Fayyad throws an elbow but misses.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Al Fayyad, against the cage.
Silver dodges an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Fayyad throws an elbow but misses.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Fayyad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silver's brow.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow strike.
Silver is trying to drag Al Fayyad to the mat but Al Fayyad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Saadi Al Fayyad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Silver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside that Silver shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Silver tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver is looking to control Al Fayyad's arms but Al Fayyad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silver has his back to the cage.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Fayyad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Al Fayyad, against the cage.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Al Fayyad, against the cage.
Al Fayyad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Al Fayyad lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Fayyad throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Al Fayyad, against the cage.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow strike.
Al Fayyad lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Jordan Silver's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silver's defenses.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saadi Al Fayyad dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

A head kick misses from Silver.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Fayyad, right into the meat.
Al Fayyad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Al Fayyad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Al Fayyad tries to clinch up
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Al Fayyad ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Al Fayyad scores with a leg kick.
Al Fayyad scores with a spinning back kick!
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Al Fayyad closes the distance and clinches.
Silver has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad pushes off an throws an elbow but Silver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Al Fayyad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Fayyad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silver's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow that stopped Silver in his tracks for a moment.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Fayyad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Al Fayyad lands a damaging elbow.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silver's defenses.

The cut above Jordan Silver's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver dodges an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside that Silver shrugs off.
Al Fayyad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jordan Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver blocks an elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Fayyad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Fayyad's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Fayyad pushes off an throws an elbow but Silver leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silver wants a takedown but no success here.
Al Fayyad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Fayyad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silver's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Fayyad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Fayyad misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Al Fayyad blocks a body shot from Silver.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Fayyad throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Fayyad throws an elbow but misses.
Saadi Al Fayyad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Fayyad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Fayyad.
Al Fayyad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Al Fayyad, against the cage.
Al Fayyad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking for a takedown.
Al Fayyad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Fayyad throws an elbow but misses.
Al Fayyad blocks an uppercut.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside.
Al Fayyad lands an elbow inside.
Al Fayyad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saadi Al Fayyad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Fayyad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saadi Al Fayyad!
During a confident post fight interview, Saadi Al Fayyad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.