PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Trueman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver's entrance music is Blooddrunk. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silver
vs
Trueman

197 cm
26
257 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

190 cm
28
250 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Trueman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trueman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silver moves into range and clinches up with Trueman.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Trueman misses with the head strike.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Trueman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trueman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silver pulls his leg out and moves away.
Trueman tries to clinch up

and Silver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silver stalling the fight.
Silver lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Sean Trueman has been cut.
Silver lands an elbow just above Trueman 's eye.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trueman.
Trueman misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver working Trueman over with knees to the body.
Silver lands a nice knee to the body.
Trueman looks gassed!
Silver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silver obliges.
Trueman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silver obliges.
Silver crunches a lovely knee into Trueman's ribcage.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Sean Trueman's cut even more.
Silver is stalling here.
Trueman misses with some punches.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
Silver holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Silver.
Silver working Trueman over with knees to the body.
Silver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Trueman fails to land.
Silver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trueman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trueman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trueman managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Silver gets underhooks to prevent Trueman's takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trueman misses with some punches.
Trueman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trueman has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Trueman avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trueman blocks it with crossed arms.
Trueman misses with a punch on the inside.
Trueman goes for a takedown attempt but Silver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Trueman.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trueman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trueman walks into a straight right hand from Silver.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trueman sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Silver moves into range and clinches up with Trueman.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Trueman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Trueman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Trueman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueman working aggressively here.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver taking a breather.
Trueman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trueman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Trueman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trueman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver lands an elbow just above Trueman 's eye.
Silver pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trueman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Trueman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trueman wants to clinch
and Silver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trueman's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trueman tries to clinch up
and Silver counters with a three punch combo that has Trueman backing up. Trueman nods at Silver to acknowledge the strikes.
Trueman wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trueman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trueman tries to clinch up.
Trueman tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Trueman.
Silver lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Trueman backs up against the cage.
Silver tests Trueman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Trueman pushes him off.
Trueman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silver counters with a left and a right that stings Trueman.

Trueman moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Silver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trueman is defending well for now.
Trueman has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Trueman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Silver.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silver.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trueman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Trueman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trueman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Trueman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silver gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trueman swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trueman misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Trueman throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Trueman fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trueman has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Trueman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trueman's face.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Trueman in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Trueman misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Trueman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Trueman tries to clinch but Silver moves away

and Silver counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silver.
Trueman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Trueman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Silver leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Trueman fails to land.
John Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trueman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trueman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silver pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silver scores with a jab to the head.
Trueman wants to clinch
and Silver counters with a nice leg kick.
Silver lands with a kick to the temple. Trueman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silver throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Trueman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trueman.

Trueman clinches.
Silver taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trueman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trueman misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Trueman blocks with his arms.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trueman.
Trueman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Trueman is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Trueman.
Trueman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver tries to land knees in the clinch but Trueman avoids the damage to the body.
Trueman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Trueman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trueman avoids it.
Trueman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Trueman gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Trueman has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Trueman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trueman misses with some punches.
Trueman misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Trueman fails to land.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trueman misses with the head strike.
Trueman misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silver obliges.
Trueman has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Trueman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Trueman blocks with his arms.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Trueman throws a head punch that misses.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Trueman lands a left hand.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Trueman working aggressively here.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trueman misses with the head strike.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trueman can do to turn this around?
Trueman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trueman misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trueman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Trueman has picked Silver up - he's going for a ride! Trueman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silver tries to roll over but Trueman keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trueman decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Trueman looks to clinch

and Silver counters by moving into the clinch.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trueman is defending well for now.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
Trueman working aggressively here.
Trueman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueman misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Trueman misses with the head strike.
Trueman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Trueman throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trueman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trueman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueman swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trueman is defending well for now.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trueman avoids it.
Trueman lands with a light punch inside.
Trueman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Trueman avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Trueman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trueman swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trueman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trueman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Trueman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
John Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Trueman.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Trueman fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Trueman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trueman working aggressively here.
Silver is pushing Trueman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silver breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Silver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Trueman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Trueman looks to clinch
and Silver counters with a big head kick but Trueman shrugs it off.
Silver pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trueman is out of range and Silver settles back down.
Trueman wants to clinch but Silver slips to the side

and Silver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trueman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trueman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Silver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trueman working aggressively here.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trueman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trueman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silver prevents it.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trueman goes for a takedown attempt but Silver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Silver clinches up with Trueman and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueman avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Trueman lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trueman misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trueman misses with some punches.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trueman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver crunches a lovely knee into Trueman's ribcage.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trueman misses with the head strike.
Trueman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trueman up against the cage.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Trueman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trueman misses with a punch on the inside.
Trueman misses with some punches.
Silver crunches a lovely knee into Trueman's ribcage.
Trueman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trueman avoids it.
Trueman misses with some punches.
Trueman lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Trueman fails to land.
Trueman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
A short right from Trueman.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silver crunches a lovely knee into Trueman's ribcage.
Sean Trueman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trueman has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver landing knees to the body.
Trueman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trueman.
Trueman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silver.
Trueman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver lands an elbow just above Trueman 's eye.
Trueman has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Trueman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Trueman dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver missing with knees to the body.
Trueman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trueman working aggressively here.

Trueman tightens his grip and picks Silver up, before dumping him to the ground. Silver manages to land in guard.
Silver looking for a sweep. Not yet Silver, not yet.
Silver has a closed guard, preventing Trueman from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trueman postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.
Silver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trueman's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trueman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Trueman scores with a short punch from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Trueman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver scoring with some ground and pound.
Silver is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Trueman striking from his own guard.
Silver lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trueman wants to sweep here but Silver controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silver trying to control but Trueman is working from the bottom.
Trueman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silver is one step ahead there.
John Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trueman throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Silver preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

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