PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiberius Claudius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silvera
vs
Claudius

195 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Nordic Battle Gear
Einherjer RAW Nutrition

Einherjer RAW Nutrition

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Silvera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiberius Claudius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvera throws a right hand that Claudius ducks under and follows up with a left that Claudius also avoids with ease.
Silvera with a jab.

It looks like Tiberius Claudius has been cut.
Silvera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Claudius is rocked!
Claudius defending well as Silvera loads up on a big left hand.
Claudius is still on wobbly legs! Can Silvera finish him?
Silvera tries to bum rush Claudius with a series of wild strikes but Claudius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Claudius avoids the head kick by Silvera.
Silvera throws a right hand that Claudius ducks under and follows up with a left that Claudius also avoids with ease.
Tiberius Claudius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Claudius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Silvera gets a clinch.
Claudius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claudius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Claudius.
Silvera lands an elbow inside.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvera working aggressively here.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera throws a punch but it's blocked by Claudius.
Silvera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Claudius.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Claudius.
Claudius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but Claudius blocks with his arms.
Claudius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claudius blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera misses with a knee to the head.
Claudius seems to have recovered his senses.
Silvera trying to stall but Claudius improves his position.
Claudius misses with a knee to the head.
Silvera is looking to break free of the clinch but Claudius has double underhooks.
Come on Silvera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silvera is breathing heavily.
Claudius trying to control the position but instead, Silvera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claudius into the cage.
Claudius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silvera's face.
Claudius lands a nice knee to the body.

Claudius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tiberius Claudius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Claudius misses
enabling Silvera to counter with a crisp jab.
Claudius throws a head kick but Silvera moves out of range.
Claudius scores with a head kick.

It looks like Joey Silvera has been cut.
Claudius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silvera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Claudius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Claudius closes the distance and clinches.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Claudius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silvera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claudius misses with a knee strike.
Claudius with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Claudius landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Claudius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudius tries to land a knee to the head but Silvera blocks with his arms.
Claudius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but Claudius blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silvera.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera throws a punch but it's blocked by Claudius.
Claudius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Claudius breaks the clinch.
Silvera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Claudius tries a head kick but it misses.
Claudius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Claudius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvera closes the distance and clinches up with Claudius, looking for a takedown. Silvera pushes Claudius against the cage but Claudius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Silvera misses.
A head kick misses from Claudius.
Claudius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Silvera takes the fight into the clinch.
Silvera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claudius misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvera working aggressively here.

Claudius manages to break the clinch.
Silvera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Claudius as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Silvera. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silvera instigates a clinch.
Claudius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silvera's face.
Claudius tries a knee to the head but Silvera blocks it.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Claudius blocks an uppercut.
Claudius connects with a knee to the head.
Silvera trying to control the position but instead, Claudius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silvera into the cage.

Claudius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silvera is looking to clinch but Claudius is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silvera.

Silvera closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvera as Claudius tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Silvera.
Claudius tries a knee to the head but Silvera blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Claudius misses with a knee to the head.
Silvera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Claudius takes a shot to the head.
Claudius connects with a knee to the head.
Claudius takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Silvera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvera as Claudius tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvera.
Silvera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silvera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudius tries to land a knee to the head but Silvera blocks with his arms.

Claudius manages to break the clinch.
Silvera lands a two punch combo.
Claudius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silvera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silvera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silvera lands with a right to the head.

Claudius breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tiberius Claudius will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silvera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Claudius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Claudius swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvera.
Claudius throws a head kick that misses.
Silvera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Claudius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Claudius circles away.
Claudius throws a nice head kick!
Claudius misses with a head kick.
Claudius scores with a head kick.
Silvera connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Claudius.
Silvera scores with a hook to the body. Claudius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silvera thuds his right hand into Claudius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silvera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Claudius.
Claudius dodges the punch combination from Silvera.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Claudius.
Silvera just misses with a punch to the body.
Claudius tries to close the distance and clinch but Silvera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Claudius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Silvera.
Claudius misses with a body kick.
Silvera sizes up Claudius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silvera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silvera takes a kick to the side of the head.
Claudius tries to work over Silvera's front leg with a kick but Silvera checks it.
Silvera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Claudius throws a head kick that misses.

Silvera clinches with his opponent.

Claudius manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Silvera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Claudius.
Silvera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Claudius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvera throws a one two combo.
Claudius stuffs the takedown.
Silvera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Claudius pushes Silvera up against the cage in a clinch.
Claudius is trying to break the clinch but Silvera has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudius misses with a knee strike.
Silvera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claudiuss head.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silvera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvera being controlled against the cage.
Silvera lands with a light punch inside.
Silvera lands a left hand.
Silvera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Claudius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Claudius is keeping busy.
Silvera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silvera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Silvera.
Claudius is trying to stall.

Claudius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiberius Claudius seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Silvera bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudius parries the strikes from Silvera easily there. Silvera is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Claudius to escape.
Claudius is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silvera asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Claudius is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silvera working the ground and pound.
Silvera working the ground and pound.
Claudius tries to escape but Silvera is in control.
Claudius regains half guard, as Silvera was trying to land strikes.
Ground and pound from Silvera.

Silvera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silvera thows a huge punch but Claudius dodges it nicely.
Claudius is looking to get back to is feet but Silvera passes into side control.
Claudius is trying to buck Silvera off.
Silvera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silvera working the head and body with strikes.
Silvera cracks Claudius with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silvera scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiberius Claudius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A punch combination from Silvera misses.
Silvera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Claudius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claudius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Claudius throws a head kick that misses.

Silvera clinches up with Claudius and pushes him back against the cage.
Claudius takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Silvera.
A short body shot lands from Silvera as the two fighters clinch.
Silvera tries to stall but Claudius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Claudius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudius misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silvera.
Silvera looking to throw knees to the head but Claudius is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Silvera fails to land.
Silvera misses with a knee strike.
Claudius blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Silvera.
Claudius looking to slow down the pace here.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudius blocks an uppercut.
Claudius tries a knee to the head but Silvera blocks it.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but Claudius blocks with his arms.
Silvera misses with the head strike.
Silvera tries a knee to the head but Claudius blocks it.
Silvera looking to slow down the pace here.
Silvera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Claudius blocking some punches.
Claudius misses with a knee strike.
Claudius scores with a knee to the head.
Claudius misses with a knee strike.
Claudius blocking some punches.
Claudius wants to stall.
Silvera looking to throw knees to the head but Claudius is blocking nicely.
Claudius controlling the action here for a moment.
Claudius tries to land a knee to the head but Silvera blocks with his arms.
Silvera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Claudius tries to break the clinch but Silvera is controlling the position.
Silvera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvera as Claudius tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Claudius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Silvera fails to land.
Silvera misses with some punches.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Claudius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Claudius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvera avoids the head kick by Claudius.
Silvera lands a right hook to the body.
Silvera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Claudius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silvera throws a right hand that Claudius ducks under and follows up with a left that Claudius also avoids with ease.
Claudius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claudius throws a head kick but Silvera moves out of range.
Silvera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silvera blocks a head kick by Claudius.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silvera.
Claudius throws a sloppy head kick and Silvera moves out of range easily.

Silvera rushes Claudius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Claudius blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Claudius.
Silvera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Claudius is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Claudius as Silvera tries to tie him up.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Claudius throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silvera blocks it with crossed arms.
Claudius throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silvera blocks it with crossed arms.
Claudius looking to stall.
Silvera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silvera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Claudius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Claudius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silvera misses with a head kick.
Silvera has a takedown stuffed.
Claudius throws a head kick that misses.
Silvera avoids the head kick by Claudius.

That's four 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.

Silvera rushes Claudius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silvera working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Silvera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silvera gets a clinch.
Claudius tries to land a knee to the head but Silvera blocks with his arms.
Claudius trying to control the position but instead, Silvera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claudius into the cage.
Claudius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvera keeps control of Claudius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Claudius blocking some punches.
Silvera lands a nice uppercut.
Joey Silvera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silvera missing with knees to the body.

Silvera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claudius tries to close the distance and clinch but Silvera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Claudius tries to avoid it but Silvera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Claudius to the ground. Claudius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Silvera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvera throws a nice looking combination but Claudius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silvera misses with a series of wild punches.
Claudius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silvera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Claudius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiberius Claudius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Claudius tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Silvera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Claudius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joey Silvera!