PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwik Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwik Silver looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Nunez
vs
Silver

178 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raphael Nunez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kwik Silver!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silver looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silver wants to clinch up but Nunez keeps it at a distance.
Kwik Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nunez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nunez has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Nunez.

Nunez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silver uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nunez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silver manages to get himself to full guard.

Nunez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silver on the ground.
Nunez is in close to Silver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silver has control of Nunez's left arm, preventing Nunez from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nunez postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Silver had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nunez defends it easily.
Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nunez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nunez lands a couple of digs.
Nunez trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two 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.
Silver controls Nunez momentarily but Nunez frees himself.
Nunez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silver looking for a sweep. Not yet Silver, not yet.
Nunez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Nunez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silver scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Nunez manages to mount him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez with the ground and pound from mount.
Nunez wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nunez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nunez landing punches.
Silver wants to control but Nunez is having none of it.

Nunez looking to secure an arm triangle but Silver defends it well.
Silver tries to lock up and control but Nunez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nunez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nunez throwing strikes here but Silver is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nunez unloading with bombs!
Silver is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Nunez dominated that round.
That's time! Nunez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nunez tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.

Silver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunez stands up over Silver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nunez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?

Silver working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nunez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nunez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nunez postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.
Silver is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nunez throwing strikes from guard but Silver blocks nicely.
Nunez with a nice head shot there.
Nunez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raphael Nunez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nunez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silver trying to keep a closed guard but Nunez is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nunez tries to bum rush Silver with a series of wild strikes but Silver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Nunez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Silver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silver is trying to get back to half guard.
Silver wants to control but Nunez postures up.
Nunez working the head with strikes.
Silver wants to get back to his feet but Nunez is dominant here and he's now got Silver's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silver preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nunez.

Silver fending off the submission attempt from Nunez.
Silver prevents Nunez from getting a body triangle.

Nunez looking for the choke from the back.

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.
Silver tries to escape but Nunez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Silver trying to control the position but Nunez manages to sink in the hooks.
Silver wants to escape the position.
Silver trying to get back to his feet but Nunez is in full control for now.
Nunez is hanging on to Silver's back as he tries to escape.
Nunez lands a shot to the body.
Nunez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nunez gets his hands free as Silver looks to control.
Silver might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nunez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Nunez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silver leaves Nunez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silver takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silver displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nunez.
Silver tries to counter with a clinch but Nunez shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nunez rushes Silver and presses him up against the cage.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunez scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is looking to break free of the clinch but Nunez has double underhooks.
Nunez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silver after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Nunez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Nunez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silver wants to get back to his feet but Nunez passes into half guard.

Nunez trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
Nunez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silver tries to get to full guard but Nunez has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control but Nunez postures up.

Silver looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silver wants to control but Nunez passes into side.
Silver tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Silver is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nunez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nunez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silver is bucking up trying to escape but Nunez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nunez with good strikes from the mount here!
Silver wants to hold on but Nunez pushes him away.
Silver really wants to buck Nunez off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nunez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silver has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nunez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silver?
Nunez lands a big shot there that rocks Silver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Nunez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silver manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Silver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Nunez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nunez 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Nunez!