PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Craig (ranked 4703 p4p, 456 weight class) and Valentino Silfversvanz (ranked 2744 p4p, 298 weight class). Malcolm Craig has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Craig
vs
Silfversvanz

169 cm
32
165 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

178 cm
30
160 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valentino Silfversvanz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silfversvanz has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Silfversvanz.
A bit of stalling here from Craig.
Craig blocks an uppercut.
Silfversvanz has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
Silfversvanz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silfversvanz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Craig's brow.
Silfversvanz misses with a body punch.
Craig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silfversvanz tries to throw a body punch but Craig avoids it by throwing Silfversvanz back against the cage.
Silfversvanz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silfversvanz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silfversvanz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silfversvanz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Silfversvanz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silfversvanz instigates a clinch.
Craig takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Craig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silfversvanz up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silfversvanz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfversvanz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Craig fails to land.
Silfversvanz misses with a punch to the body.
Silfversvanz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silfversvanz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Silfversvanz.
Craig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silfversvanz backwards.
Craig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craig working aggressively here.
Craig is trying to stall.
Silfversvanz effectively controlling the action here.
Silfversvanz tries to work over Craig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craig is trying to maintain a safe position but Silfversvanz gets an underhook and turns Craig into the cage.
Silfversvanz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversvanz takes a shot to the head.
Craig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silfversvanz or not.
Silfversvanz misses with a punch to the body.
Silfversvanz avoiding damage as Craig throws knees to the body.
Silfversvanz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Craig takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of Silfversvanz backwards.
Craig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silfversvanz pushes Craig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silfversvanz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silfversvanz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Craig throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Craig.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silfversvanz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craig tries to work over Silfversvanz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silfversvanz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silfversvanz as Craig tries to tie him up.
Craig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silfversvanz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silfversvanz scores with a shot to the side of Craig's head.
Silfversvanz misses with some punches.
Craig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silfversvanz lands with a right to the head.
Craig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silfversvanz blocks an uppercut.
Silfversvanz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silfversvanz misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Silfversvanz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craig.
Silfversvanz tries to work over Craig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silfversvanz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silfversvanz tries to work over Craig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craig lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craig misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Craig fails to land.
Craig throws a punch but it's blocked by Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silfversvanz scores with a shot to the side of Craig's head.
Craig has a couple of punches blocked by Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz tries a body shot but Craig blocks it.
Craig scores with a shot to the side of Silfversvanz's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Craig looking to stall.
Craig throws a head punch that misses.
Silfversvanz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Craig taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentino Silfversvanz dominated that 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.

Silfversvanz misses with a looping right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silfversvanz looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Craig as Silfversvanz tries to tie him up.
Silfversvanz seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Craig working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Craig avoiding damage.
Silfversvanz managing to block the knees to the body from Craig.
Still in the clinch, Silfversvanz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Silfversvanz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Craig working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Craig as the two fighters clinch.
Craig prevents a body shot from Silfversvanz.
Craig is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Craig is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfversvanz looking to slow down the pace here.
Silfversvanz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Craig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silfversvanz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Craig blocks a body shot from Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silfversvanz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Craig scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silfversvanz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Craig lands with a short shot to the head.
Silfversvanz misses with the head strike.
Craig tries a knee to the head but Silfversvanz blocks it.
Silfversvanz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
Silfversvanz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig pushes Silfversvanz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silfversvanz misses with an elbow over the top.
Silfversvanz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Craigs head.
Silfversvanz misses with a body punch.
Craig has a couple of punches blocked by Silfversvanz.
Craig has Silfversvanz pushed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Craig.
Silfversvanz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craig's elbow.
Craig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silfversvanz up against the cage.
Craig blocks an uppercut.
Silfversvanz lands a shoulder strike.
Silfversvanz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silfversvanz can't find room to land a body shot as Craig controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig blocks a body shot from Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz lands with a short shot to the head.
Craig lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Craig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silfversvanz tries to throw a body punch but Craig avoids it by throwing Silfversvanz back against the cage.
Silfversvanz blocking some punches.
Silfversvanz misses with a body punch.
Silfversvanz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Craig stalling in the clinch but Silfversvanz improves position.
Craig lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Craig scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Craig.
Silfversvanz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silfversvanz tries to throw a body punch but Craig avoids it by throwing Silfversvanz back against the cage.
Silfversvanz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Craig's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silfversvanz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Craig blocks an uppercut.
Craig misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silfversvanz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Craig's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silfversvanz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Craig blocks a body shot from Silfversvanz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Craig.
Craig looking to slow down the pace here.
Silfversvanz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Craig lands with a left to the head.
Silfversvanz misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Craig scores with a nice short uppercut.
Craig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silfversvanz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Malcolm Craig will probably get the nod.
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!

Silfversvanz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Craig has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silfversvanz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silfversvanz tries a body shot but Craig blocks it.
Craig blocks a body shot from Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz misses with a body punch.
Silfversvanz can't find room to land a body shot as Craig controls the action.
Craig scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Craig lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silfversvanz.
A left hand lands to the body for Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silfversvanz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Craig managing to block the knees to the body from Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz misses with the head strike.
Silfversvanz struggles to land a body shot inside as Craig controls his hands.
Silfversvanz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Craig swings wildly with an uppercut but Silfversvanz uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silfversvanz as Craig tries to tie him up.
Silfversvanz tries to work over Craig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craig is stalling here.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Craig swings wildly with an uppercut but Silfversvanz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craig blocks a body shot from Silfversvanz.
Craig misses with a body punch.
Craig blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Silfversvanz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silfversvanz has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
Valentino Silfversvanz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silfversvanz has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
A right handed body shot lands from Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
Silfversvanz scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversvanz working aggressively here.
Craig working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Silfversvanz.
Craig pressing his opponent against the cage.
Craig blocking some punches.
Silfversvanz pushes Craig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craig blocks a body shot from Silfversvanz.
Craig lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silfversvanz lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silfversvanz.
Craig lands a right hand.
Silfversvanz lands with a right to the head.
Silfversvanz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silfversvanz tries to throw a body punch but Craig avoids it by throwing Silfversvanz back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Silfversvanz.
Craig looking to throw knees to the head but Silfversvanz is blocking nicely.
Craig working aggressively here.
Silfversvanz tries a body shot but Craig blocks it.
Craig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silfversvanz misses with some punches.
Silfversvanz struggles to land a body shot inside as Craig controls his hands.
Silfversvanz lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silfversvanz pushes off an throws an elbow but Craig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz presses Craig against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silfversvanz blocks an uppercut.
Silfversvanz swings wildly with an uppercut but Craig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silfversvanz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Craig backwards.
Silfversvanz tries to work over Craig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silfversvanz tries a body shot but Craig blocks it.
Silfversvanz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silfversvanz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craig blocking some punches.
Silfversvanz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silfversvanz misses with a punch to the body.
Silfversvanz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Craig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silfversvanz lands a shoulder strike.
Silfversvanz throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Silfversvanz.
Silfversvanz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silfversvanz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silfversvanz's elbow.
Craig has Silfversvanz pressed against the cage.
Silfversvanz is working Craig over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valentino Silfversvanz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silfversvanz 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentino Silfversvanz!
Valentino Silfversvanz looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This was my Destiny! But If he want's to run it again we can! Sweden Italy we did it baby! Wooooooo!!'.