PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between PJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maguila Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Chop Suey!. Silva Jr has chosen Drowning Pool - Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Benn
vs
Silva Jr

189 cm
21
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, PJ Benn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maguila Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva Jr pinned against the cage. Silva Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benn shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Silva Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benn fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PJ Benn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva Jr tries to clinch up but Benn circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva Jr is looking to chop away at Benn's legs.
Benn keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr tries to clinch up but Benn circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva Jr tries to clinch there but Benn circles away.
A punch combination from Silva Jr misses.
A punch combination from Silva Jr misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Silva Jr. No joy for Benn on that attempt.
Benn keeps the fight on the outside.
Benn lands with a nice body punch.
Benn shoots for a takedown but Silva Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn circles away.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Silva Jr.

Silva Jr darts in and clinches Benn up against the cage.
Benn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva Jr smiles and moves away.
Silva Jr is looking to clinch but Benn is avoiding it.
Silva Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benn closes the distance and clinches up with Silva Jr, looking for a takedown. Benn pushes Silva Jr against the cage but Silva Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benn swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva Jr.
Benn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva Jr circles away.
Silva Jr wants to clinch.

Silva Jr rushes Benn and presses him up against the cage.
Benn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benn wants a takedown.
Benn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benn tries to break the clinch but Silva Jr is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn jumps guard but Silva Jr stands there with Benn around his waist. Benn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva Jr scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like PJ Benn has been cut.
Benn wants a takedown.
Silva Jr gets underhooks to prevent Benn's takedown attempt.
Benn is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva Jr has double underhooks.
Silva Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benn's face.
Benn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva Jr smiles and moves away.
Benn throws an overhand right that lands on Silva Jr's shoulder, as Silva Jr tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva Jr is fending him off so far but Benn persists. Nope, Silva Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Benn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva Jr is fending him off so far but Benn persists. Nope, Silva Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Benn is breathing heavily.

Silva Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva Jr.
A jab from Benn misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Silva Jr has managed to clinch.
Benn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Silva Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maguila Silva Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on PJ Benn'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.

Silva Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva Jr is looking to clinch but Benn is avoiding it.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva Jr is looking to clinch but Benn is avoiding it.
Silva Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva Jr is fending him off so far but Benn persists. Nope, Silva Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva Jr is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silva Jr darts in and clinches Benn up against the cage.
Silva Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PJ Benn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benn goes for a takedown attempt but Silva Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva Jr misses with a head kick.
Benn slips a jab and a cross from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Silva Jr. No joy for Benn on that attempt.

Silva Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Silva Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benn shoots in and drives through. Silva Jr sprawls well.
Benn shoots for a takedown but Silva Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva Jr wants to clinch.
Silva Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn circles away.
Benn moves out of range as Silva Jr throws a body kick.
Silva Jr wants to clinch up but Benn keeps it at a distance.
Silva Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Silva Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn circles away.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva Jr wants to clinch up but Benn keeps it at a distance.
Silva Jr moves in looking to clinch but Benn pushes him off.
Silva Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva Jr wants to clinch.
A big right from Benn misses.
Silva Jr looks to land a combination but Benn avoids it well.
Silva Jr wants to clinch.
Benn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No luck for Benn with that takedown attempt.
Benn fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva Jr wants to clinch.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but Benn is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva Jr circles away.
Benn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maguila Silva Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on PJ Benn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva Jr throws a series of punches but Benn avoids them all with ease.
Silva Jr is looking to clinch.
Maguila Silva Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Benn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benn.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Benn shoots in and bounces Silva Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benn tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva Jr is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benn stands up and waves to Silva Jr to follow him.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Benn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva Jr!
Silva Jr is squirming around, avoiding Benn's attempts to control the action.

Benn moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Silva Jr has worked his arm free - good work by Silva Jr!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Benn wants to control but Silva Jr is keeping him busy.

Benn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Benn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Benn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva Jr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Benn has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Silva Jr is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Benn yanks on the arm and Silva Jr is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Benn.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). PJ Benn!
PJ Benn is the new light heavyweight champion!