PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silver
vs
Williams

190 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Williams!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Silver is trying to break free.
Silver is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Silver tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.
Silver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Silver tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Williams tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.
Silver tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Silver tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Silver wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Silver is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silver can't break the clinch.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver wants to break free but Williams has control.
Silver tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Williams keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver wants to break free but Williams has control.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Silver lands a nice uppercut.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Williams is working Silver over against the cage.
Silver is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Silver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Silver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams tries to stall but Silver uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silver tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Silver prevents a body shot from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams lands a body punch.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Silver on the inside.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.
Silver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Silver is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Brandon Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Silver tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
A left hand lands to the body for Silver.
Silver being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
Williams tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Williams has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Silver is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Williams misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
A big left from Silver misses.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silver throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Silver was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.

Williams has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Williams misses with some punches.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Williams gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silver wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silver.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Silver tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Williams.
Silver can't break the clinch.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams lands a left hand.
Silver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silver's efforts to push away.
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.
Williams has Silver pressed against the cage, preventing Silver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aaron Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Silver.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandon Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Silver is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Silver.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Silver wants to break free but Williams has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Silver is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Brandon Williams!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Brandon Williams!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Brandon Williams!

Brandon Williams wins by unanimous decision!