PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Berdich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Silver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Berdich
vs
Silver

170 cm
36
142 lbs
27 - 17 - 0

154 cm
31
147 lbs
26 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Berdich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Silver. No joy for Berdich on that attempt.
Berdich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Berdich dives in and grabs Silver's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes down on Berdich's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Berdich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berdich manages to avoid it.
Silver tries to bum rush Berdich with a series of wild strikes but Berdich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berdich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silver.
Berdich tries for a takedown but Silver circles away easily
and Silver counters with an outside leg kick.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Berdich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Berdich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Berdich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Berdich seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silver manages to work his way to half guard, despite Berdich's best efforts.
Berdich trying to pass the guard but Silver defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver is pressing down on Berdich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berdich trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Berdich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Berdich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Silver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berdich pushes down on Silver's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Berdich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Berdich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Berdich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Berdich.
Berdich throwing shots but Silver is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Berdich seems to be working for a kimura but Silver defends the submission attempt.

Berdich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Berdich is trying to control. Silver wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to get back to full guard.
Berdich is keen to just control but Silver is a slippery customer.
Silver is in trouble now - Berdich has advanced to mount!
Silver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silver regains half guard.
Berdich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver trying to hold on to Berdich's head to control him but Berdich postures up.

Berdich is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silver has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silver is trying to maintain the position but Berdich is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berdich working over Silver with some ground and pound. Silver looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Berdich trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.

Silver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Berdich pulls his head out easily.
Silver is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berdich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Berdich wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.

Silver actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berdich lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berdich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
Berdich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Berdich 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.

Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berdich was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berdich shoots in and drives through. Silver sprawls well.
Berdich darts in looking for a takedown but Silver gets double underhooks and turns Berdich into the ropes.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Berdich moves out of range easily.

Berdich feints and as Silver raises his hands in defense, Berdich changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Silver is looking for a triangle but Berdich pushes his legs off easily.
Berdich tries to free his leg and advance position but Silver is retaining full guard.
Berdich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Silver working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berdich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berdich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berdich passes Silver's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Berdich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Berdich winds up and cracks Silver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berdich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Berdich is trying to work for a kimura but Silver is defending well.
Silver manages to get to full guard.
Berdich wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Berdich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Berdich cracks Silver with a solid left hand.

Berdich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Berdich works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard.
Berdich throws a big elbow that misses.

Silver has his foot on Berdich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berdich works his way back into a safe position though.

Silver is looking for a triangle but Berdich pushes his legs off easily.
Berdich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berdich trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Gorilla Warfare MMA inform us that Silver has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silver is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Berdich has his hands clasped together but Silver extends and breaks Berdich's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silver.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nathan Silver!
Nathan Silver seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.