PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 24028 p4p, 558 weight class) and Anders Silver (ranked 7223 p4p, 540 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maung Thu
vs
Silver

166 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

186 cm
21
135 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

Great elbows
Good chin

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

RESISTANCE

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Silver!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thu connects with the punch.
Thu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Silver moves into the clinch.
Silver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silver's brow.
Thu struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Thu lands a nice knee to the body.
Silver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Thu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thu misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thu lands an uppercut.
Thu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Thu is blocking nicely.
Silver can't find room to land a body shot as Thu controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thu.

Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver takes one to the side of the head.
Silver connects with a nice looking jab.
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Thu.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Thu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.
Thu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maung Maung Thu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thu.

Silver moves into range and clinches up with Thu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thu misses with a punch to the body.
Silver is leaning against Thu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Thu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Thu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver cracks Thu with a nice body shot.
Thu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver lands a body shot in the clinch.

Silver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thu lands a leg kick that knocks Silver off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maung Maung Thu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver avoids the damage to the body.

Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thu throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Silver is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thu connects with a leg kick. Silver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thu tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Thu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silver doesn't seem phased though.
Thu scores with a body shot.
Thu takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Thu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Thu has Silver up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thu misses with a body punch.
Thu blocks an elbow strike.

Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thu.
Silver only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thu. That's going to slow Silver down.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thu.
Thu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Silver connects with a solid leg kick.

Silver forces Thu back against the ropes and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is leaning against Thu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Thu blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Thu lands an elbow just above Silver 's eye.

Silver manages to break the clinch.
Thu misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a low kick, right behind Thu 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thu misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
Thu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silver.
Despite the aggression on Silver's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Thu saw that one coming.
Thu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silver manages to circle out of the way.
Thu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silver. That did some damage!
Thu just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thu.
Thu throws a low kick, looking for Silver's leg but Silver calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maung Maung Thu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thu.
Thu throws a leg kick that misses.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Thu slips a jab from Silver.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anders Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Thu takes the fight into the clinch.
Anders Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver blocks an elbow strike.
Thu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Silver manages to break the clinch.
Silver throws a leg kick but Thu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silver checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silver moves out of range of the leg kick from Thu.
It seemed like Silver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Thu misses.
Silver throws a fast counter high kick but Thu manages to duck under it in time.
Thu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thu throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Thu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silver tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silver thuds his right hand into Thu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Thu misses.
Silver looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Thu moved out of range.
Thu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Thu is predictable there
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Thu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu wants to land a leg kick but Silver is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Thu.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thu thows a leg kick but Silver checks it
and Silver counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Thu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
Thu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silver is out of range and Thu settles back down.
Silver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thu circles away quickly and effectively.
Thu throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver unleashes a big counter combination but Thu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Thu scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thu 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maung Maung Thu!