PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Sansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Sansing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silver
vs
Sansing

173 cm
22
153 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
150 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Sansing!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansing throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sansing takes the fight into the clinch.
Sansing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.

Sansing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sansing closes the distance and pushes Silver back into the cage.

Sansing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Sansing walks into a straight right hand from Silver.
Silver misses with an uppercut

and Sansing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sansing.
Silver pulls Sansing in close to prevent any damage.
Sansing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sansing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansing showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sansing postures up and lands a big shot to Silver's brow.
Sansing trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Sansing throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sansing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sansing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silver is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Sansing won't allow Silver to sweep him here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Sansing saw that one coming.
Sansing looks for a takedown but Silver sprawls well.
Silver throws a body punch but Sansing moves out of range.
Alan Sansing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Silver.
Silver lands the left hand.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sansing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Silver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silver.

Sansing feints and as Silver raises his hands in defense, Sansing changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sansing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sansing is stalling in the full guard.
Sansing trying to move into half guard but instead Silver has managed to sweep!

Sansing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Sansing had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silver defends it easily.
Silver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sansing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silver is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to control from the top but Sansing keeps moving.
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sansing on the ground.

Sansing has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silver can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver pushes down on Sansing's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sansing keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alan Sansing will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sansing misses with a body shot.

Sansing moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
Silver stalling the fight.

Sansing breaks the clinch.
Sansing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver with a hook.
Sansing throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sansing defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Silver displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sansing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver takes a swing at Sansing's ribcage but misses.
Sansing steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Silver.
Sansing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Silver.
Sansing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Silver was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sansing.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Sansing fails with a takedown attempt.
Silver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnny Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Sansing.
Sansing moves forwards but Silver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silver with a hook.
Silver connects with the punch.
Sansing takes one to the side of the head.
Sansing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Sansing.
Silver moves away from the strike by Sansing.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Sansing manages to avoid it.
Sansing misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Sansing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silver scores with a jab.
Silver thuds his right hand into Sansing's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sansing moves away.
Sansing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sansing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silver throws the left hand but Sansing avoids the punch easily.
Sansing changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sansing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sansing shoots in and bounces Silver off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sansing is looking to pass into half guard but Silver pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silver is in guard.

Silver wants to control from the top but Sansing keeps moving.
Alan Sansing has got the better of the ground game so far.

Sansing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sansing wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansing looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silver puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sansing is trying to control but can't.
Sansing is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Silver jumps into side control!
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sansing can do to turn this around?
The referee asks Silver politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silver prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sansing tries to buck Silver off but Silver is having none of it.
Silver trying to control the position but Sansing is working away.
You can see the frustration on Sansing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Silver dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sansing closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silver on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silver tries to get out of the position.
Silver takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sansing moves into full mount!
Silver is squirming around, avoiding Sansing's attempts to control the action.
Silver tries to lock up and control but Sansing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansing is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

It looks like Johnny Silver has been cut.
Sansing tries to control but Silver wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansing content just to control the position here.
Sansing wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
Sansing lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silver hang on?
Sansing takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silver is squirming around, avoiding Sansing's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansing unloads with some shots from mount but Silver bucks and avoids them well.
Sansing lands a couple of good shots and Silver has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Sansing has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silver has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sansing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silver avoids the strikes from Sansing.

Sansing has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Silver wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansing scores with punches to the body.
Well, with Sansing on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Silver is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Silver is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sansing gets his way!
Will Sansing go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansing wants to control the position but Silver frees himself and scrambles - Sansing manages to regain control in side control.
Silver gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sansing is trying to control. Silver wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silver pushes Sansing off looking to stand but Sansing dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver is looking to improve his position.
Sansing is keen to just control but Silver is a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Sansing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sansing 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alan Sansing!
Alan Sansing was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.