PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anders Silvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balo Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silvan
vs
Young

176 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anders Silvan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Balo Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silvan forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
Young has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silvan after a bit of a struggle.

Young breaks the clinch.

Silvan moves into the clinch successfully.
Silvan is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.

Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silvan lands a body shot.
Silvan lands with a good body shot.

Silvan has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Young tries for a takedown but Silvan manages to get underhooks.
Young misses with an elbow strike.

Young breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Silvan.
Silvan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young backs up against the cage.
Silvan throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Silvan motions for Young to come forward. Silvan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Young closes the distance and clinches.
Silvan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvan.
Young tries for a takedown but Silvan manages to get underhooks.
Anders Silvan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balo Young.
Silvan avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silvan tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Silvan is controlling him.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Silvan's takedown attempt.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silvan's efforts to push away.
Silvan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silvan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young has had enough of the clinch but Silvan keeps him there for the moment.
Silvan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silvan is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Silvan successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silvan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silvan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silvan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silvan is pulling down on Young's head to control his posture.
Young prevents Silvan from getting back to his feet.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Young misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Silvan.
Anders Silvan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvan tries a head kick but it misses.
Young scores with a one two! Silvan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silvan throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
A combination from Silvan does no damage.
Young dodges the punch combination from Silvan.
Silvan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Silvan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silvan is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Silvan or perhaps it was just good defense by Young which made him look bad.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young dives in and grabs Silvan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silvan pushes down on Young's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silvan sprawls well. Silvan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Silvan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silvan jabs at Young's body.
Silvan slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silvan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.

Silvan gets a clinch.
Young tries to break the clinch but Silvan is controlling the position.
Silvan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvan avoids the damage to the body.
Silvan blocks an elbow strike from Young.
Silvan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Young to keep the fight standing.
Silvan fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Silvan is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silvan wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silvan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silvan tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silvan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anders Silvan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balo Young.
Young prevents the takedown attempt.
Young working Silvan over with knees to the body.
Anders Silvan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvan has double underhooks.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Silvan.
Young jumps guard but Silvan stands there with Young around his waist. Young gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silvan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the cage.
Silvan is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvan has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Young.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Silvan's takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silvan.
Young is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Silvan jumps guard.
Silvan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silvan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Young trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silvan's guard.
Young is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silvan pushes Young off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silvan cracks Young with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silvan shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.

Young instigates a clinch.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silvan is keeping busy.
Young is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silvan is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for Silvan to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Silvan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Silvan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silvan gets slowly back to his feet.
Silvan slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Silvan shows good takedown defense.
Silvan throws a combination. Young tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silvan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvan is just out of range.
Anders Silvan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Silvan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silvan.

Young is rocked!
Silvan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Silvan finish him?
A combination from Silvan does no damage.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown. Silvan tries to sprawl out of it but Young keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silvan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvan drops Young with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Young! Silvan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anders Silvan!