PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between MT MT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Silver Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Better. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

MT
vs
Silver Jr

178 cm
27
195 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

184 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

World class MT
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MT MT!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Silver Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from MT finds it's way round the side to connect with Silver Jr's head.
Silver Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
MT darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MT lands a jab to the head.
Silver Jr misses with a hook.
MT stuns Silver Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silver Jr missing with a left hand there. MT was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MT lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MT with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MT cracks Silver Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
MT connects with a single shot there.
MT getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silver Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MT seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
MT cracks Silver Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silver Jr misses with a straight right.
MT with a hook.
Silver Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silver Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
MT displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver Jr throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MT tries to clinch up but Silver Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
MT lands a right hook to the body.
MT throws out a powerful jab.
MT tries to clinch up but Silver Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver Jr moves away from the strike by MT.
MT doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver Jr circles away.
Silver Jr lands with a cross.
MT MT seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Silver Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from MT misses its intended target.
MT moves in looking to clinch but Silver Jr pushes him off.
MT fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver Jr! But no joy.
Silver Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
MT throws a looping overhand right but Silver Jr ducks down to avoid it.
MT is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
MT slips a jab and a cross from Silver Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver Jr ducks under a wild hook from MT.
MT misses with a body shot.
Silver Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Silver Jr misses.
Silver Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. MT catches Silver Jr right on the button with a cross.
MT tries to clinch but Silver Jr moves away
and Silver Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Silver Jr moves away from the strike by MT.
A little jabbing left from Silver Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MT tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silver Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver Jr throws out a counter right but MT avoids it with no problem.
MT has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silver Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with MT's head.
MT is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silver Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
MT blocks a jab.
Silver Jr lands with a nice body punch.
MT is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Silver Jr misses.
MT blocks a jab.
MT scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MT staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver Jr misses the target.
MT tries to counter by clinching up but Silver Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that MT MT will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

MT lands a really nice looking cross but Silver Jr seems unphased.
MT is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, jab by MT - just one landing.
MT scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MT avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MT wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab by MT.
MT takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
MT is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
MT keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver Jr. MT does a little dance to reset his feet.
MT takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MT tries to clinch up but Silver Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by MT.
Nice shot by MT.
Silver Jr misses with the combination.
Silver Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MT lands with a good body shot.
MT ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silver Jr slips under a jab from MT.
Silver Jr misses with an uppercut. MT saw that one coming.
Silver Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by MT.
Silver Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
MT jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silver Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by MT.
MT throws a jab when Silver Jr was well out of range.
A big right from MT misses.
MT displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver Jr throws out the jab.
Silver Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silver Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silver Jr connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but MT is just out of range.
MT connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silver Jr's hands.
MT takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by MT.
MT lunges at Silver Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silver Jr's hand.
MT tries to clinch there but Silver Jr circles away.
A nice side step and Silver Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
MT throws out a powerful jab.
MT lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MT takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MT keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silver Jr misses the jab.
Silver Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
MT clobbers Silver Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MT lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by MT.
MT lands a jab to the head.
Silver Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MT doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver Jr circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MT MT dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Silver Jr throws a body punch but MT moves out of range.
MT steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver Jr.
MT tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MT works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver Jr throws the left hand but MT avoids the punch easily.
MT ducks under a wild hook from Silver Jr.
MT clobbers Silver Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silver Jr throws an overhand right that lands on MT's shoulder, as MT tries to avoid the shot.
Silver Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
MT moves in looking to clinch but Silver Jr pushes him off.
MT connects with a nice looking jab.
MT thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MT throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
MT is looking to counter the offense by Silver Jr and move into the clinch.
Silver Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silver Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MT.
Silver Jr connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MT moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver Jr throws a jab when MT was well out of range.
MT MT is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver Jr misses with an uppercut. MT saw that one coming.
MT lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silver Jr loads up on a big right hand but MT slips the punch.
MT tries to counter by clinching up but Silver Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Silver Jr missing with a left hand there. MT was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver Jr misses the shot to the body.
MT is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by MT.
MT ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MT jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silver Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silver Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas Silver Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MT tries to clinch up but Silver Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MT steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver Jr.
MT connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silver Jr momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - MT throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MT tries to clinch but fails miserably
and MT takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MT wants to clinch.
MT avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MT cracks Silver Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
MT ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MT tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silver Jr manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver Jr. MT does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MT.
Silver Jr scores with a punch to the head.
MT tries to clinch but Silver Jr moves away
and Silver Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver Jr looks to land a right hand but MT moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Silver Jr.
MT scores with the left hand. Silver Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
MT tries to clinch but Silver Jr moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MT moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
MT wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to MT MT.
Well MT 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... MT MT!