PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dong Ming Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silverton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joey Silverton struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Joey Silverton looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Ming Pak
vs
Silverton

171 cm
25
156 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
156 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dong Ming Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Silverton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak misses with a straight right.
Silverton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pak scores with a jab. Silverton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silverton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Pak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silverton did well to prevent Pak getting side control.
Pak trying to control from half guard but Silverton is working away.

Pak wants to work for an arm triangle but Silverton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pak throwing shots but Silverton is blocking nicely.
Silverton tries to roll over but Pak keeps him under control.
Silverton is refusing to be controlled, as Pak sits in half guard.
Pak wants to free his trapped foot but Silverton is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak trying to advance position but Silverton counters by regaining guard.
Pak looking to pass the guard.
Pak is working hard here to advance position.
Pak stands and throws Silverton's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Pak is trying to get an arm triangle but Silverton is defending well.
Pak tries to move to mount but Silverton blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverton parries the strikes from Pak easily there. Pak is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silverton to escape.

Pak swings around for an armbar but Silverton sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pak's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silverton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silverton looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silverton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Pak looking for a guillotine here but Silverton defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverton throwing strikes from guard but Pak blocks nicely.
Pak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silverton is one step ahead there.
Pak wants to hit a switch here but Silverton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pak there!
Pak tries to lock up and control but Silverton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pak tries to reverse the position but Silverton maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silverton looking to pass the guard.

Pak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silverton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pak is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silverton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pak manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Ming Pak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silverton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joey Silverton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pak throws out a powerful jab.
Pak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pak there as he acknowledges the shot.

Pak moves into the clinch.
Pak prevents a body shot from Silverton.
Silverton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silverton blocks an uppercut.
Pak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silverton is keeping busy.
Pak throws a head punch that misses.
Pak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverton prevents a body shot from Pak.
Pak throws a head punch that misses.
Pak gets through Silverton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pak throws a punch but it's blocked by Silverton.
Silverton blocks a body shot from Pak.
Pak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pak tries to work over Silverton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silverton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silverton misses with a punch to the body.
Silverton can't find room to land a body shot as Pak controls the action.
Silverton misses with a body punch.
Pak misses with a body punch.
Pak working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pak misses with a punch on the inside.
Silverton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pak pushes Silverton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Pak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silverton lands a body shot.
Pak prevents a body shot from Silverton.
Pak slowing the pace effectively.
Pak working aggressively here.
Pak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pak tries a body shot but Silverton blocks it.
Pak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silverton backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pak.
Pak misses with a punch on the inside.
Pak struggles to land a body shot inside as Silverton controls his hands.
Pak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silverton lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Pak.
Silverton managing to block the knees to the body from Pak.
Pak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silverton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pak fails to land.
Silverton lands a body punch.
Silverton lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silverton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak scores with a shot to the side of Silverton's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Pak.
Silverton misses with a punch to the body.
Pak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pak misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silverton.
Pak lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pak misses with a punch on the inside.
Silverton tries a body shot but Pak blocks it.
Pak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silverton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pak avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Ming Pak dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pak clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Pak.
Silverton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pak's elbow.
Silverton tries a body shot but Pak blocks it.
Dong Ming Pak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pak misses with a body punch.
Pak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pak tries a knee to the head but Silverton blocks it.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pak throws a head punch that misses.
Silverton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Pak scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Pak.
Silverton can't find room to land a body shot as Pak controls the action.
Pak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Pak on the inside.
Pak lands a nice knee to the body.
Pak throws a punch but it's blocked by Silverton.
Silverton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silverton throws a head punch that misses.
Pak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silverton prevents a body shot from Pak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak lands an uppercut.
Silverton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silverton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pak tries to land a knee to the head but Silverton blocks with his arms.
Silverton tries for a takedown but Pak manages to get underhooks.
Dong Ming Pak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Silverton.
Silverton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pak throws a head punch that misses.
Pak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silverton backwards.
Pak prevents a body shot from Silverton.
Pak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pak misses with a knee to the head.
Silverton managing to block the knees to the body from Pak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Pak on the inside.
Silverton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silverton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dong Ming Pak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silverton tries to score a body lock takedown but Pak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Joey Silverton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pak crunches a lovely knee into Silverton's ribcage.
Pak tries to land a knee to the head but Silverton blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silverton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pak trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pak.
Silverton tries to throw a body punch but Pak avoids it by throwing Silverton back against the cage.
A short left from Pak.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pak pushes Silverton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dong Ming Pak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pak 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Ming Pak!
Dong Ming Pak thanked the fans post fight for their support.