PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marley
vs
Silver

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Silver!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marley wants to clinch
and Silver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silver counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Bob Marley has been cut.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver fails to land with a series of punches.
Marley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Marley drives through and clinches with Silver against the cage.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Marley is controlling the position.
Marley misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marley blocks an uppercut.
Marley has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Marley stalling against the cage.

Marley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver lands a with a good body shot.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marley moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Marley fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.

Marley has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Marley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Marley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley tries to clinch
and Silver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marley doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Marley is breathing heavily.

Silver drives through and clinches with Marley against the cage.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Marley is controlling the position.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Marley won't allow it.

Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marley rather than just go for the knockout.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Marley.

Silver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Silver.
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marley backwards.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Marley is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver is trying to break free.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Marley won't allow it.
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Marley tries to land a knee to the head but Silver blocks with his arms.

Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marley tries to clinch up but Silver circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver looks to land a combination but Marley avoids it well.
Marley is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Marley tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silver cracks Marley with a good jab.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
Marley looks to clinch
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley clinches but Silver breaks the clinch
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Silver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silver manages to break the clinch.
Silver tries to clinch up but Marley circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver lands a jab to Marley's midsection.
Silver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silver tries to score with a low kick but Marley moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley misses with an uppercut.
Marley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Marley rushes Silver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marley scores a nice knee to the body.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Marley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marley tries to clinch up
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marley is keeping busy.
Marley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silver misses with some punches.

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 avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.

Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marley, pushing him back against the cage.
Silver tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Silver breaks from the clinch.
Marley moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
Silver throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Marley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marley tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver tries to bum rush Marley with a series of wild strikes but Marley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marley doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Marley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Marley is out of range.
Marley doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Marley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Marley wants to clinch.
Marley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.

Silver has managed to clinch.
Marley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marley missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver is pushing Marley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Silver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Marley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silver jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marley doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a right hook to the body.
Silver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Marley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marley slips a jab from Silver.
Marley is looking to clinch.

Silver clinches with his opponent.
Silver tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marley tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
Marley scores with a knee to the head.
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marley keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.

Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver wants to clinch up but Marley keeps it at a distance.
Marley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marley wants to clinch.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marley moves away.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Silver rushes Marley and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silver gets through Marley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silver scores with a shoulder strike.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Marley looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Silver can't break the clinch.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marley is keeping busy.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver misses with some punches.
Silver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marley tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silver in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marley.
Marley has Silver pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silver manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Marley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Marley is controlling the position.
Marley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver can't break the clinch.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silver wants to break free but Marley has control.
Marley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silver's face.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Marley.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.

Silver breaks from the clinch.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marley looks to clinch
and Silver counters with a right hand to the body.

Silver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marley, pushing him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Marley keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Marley doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
Marley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Marley closes the distance and clinches.
Marley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marley tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silver can't break the clinch.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Marley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marley scores with a knee to the head.
Marley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marley landing knees to the body.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Marley backwards.

Silver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley wants to clinch
and Silver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marley moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
A shot to de liver by Silver. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver is looking to chop away at Marley's legs.
Marley wants to clinch
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Marley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley tries to clinch
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Marley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Marley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
Silver throws a shot to the body.
Marley slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Marley is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Marley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Silver tries to keep at a distance but Marley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marley has him pressed against the cage.
Marley keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marley landing knees to the body.
Marley tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Marley is controlling the position.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Marley won't allow it.

Marley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Marley is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Marley throws the kick towards the body but Silver avoids it.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Marley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marley can't break the clinch.
Silver is working Marley over against the cage.
Marley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silver just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silver can't break the clinch.

Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver throws a right and a left that Marley avoids nicely.
Marley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.

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.

Marley instigates a clinch.
Marley prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.

Silver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marley clinches but Silver breaks the clinch
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Marley moves into the clinch.
Marley lands a nice knee to the body.
Silver tries to work over Marley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marley stalling in the clinch but Silver improves position.
Marley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silver as Marley tries to tie him up.
Marley landing knees to the head.

Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silver staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
Silver misses with a hook.
Marley throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Marley.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.

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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Marley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob Marley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver avoiding damage as Marley throws knees to the body.
Marley landing knees to the head.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marley is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Marley won't allow it.
Marley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver blocks it with crossed arms.
Marley connects with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Silver!