AMW 1 - The Return PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jansen Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey comes to the cage accompanied by not alone. John Long has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grey
vs
Long

191 cm
25
268 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

196 cm
18
257 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jansen Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Long!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Long lands a big uppercut and Grey crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Grey looks OK. Long waves Grey back to his feet!

It looks like Jansen Grey has been cut.
Grey looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Grey walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Long! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Long!

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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eva Contonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Golovkin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cassidy G.O.A.T. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Golovkin
vs
Contonio

185 cm
21
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eva Contonio!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contonio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Contonio lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick from Golovkin misses
and Contonio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Golovkin's knee momentarily.
Golovkin throws a series of punches but Contonio avoids them all with ease.
Golovkin misses with a two punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Contonio there.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Contonio.
Golovkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Contonio counters with a thumping low kick.
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Contonio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Contonio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Contonio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Golovkin misses with a leg kick
and Contonio counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contonio throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Golovkin gets tackled into the cage by Contonio. Contonio maintains the clinch.
Contonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Contonio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Contonios head.
A shot in the inside from Contonio.
Contonio lands a nice uppercut.
Golovkin is trying to break the clinch but Contonio is controlling him.
Contonio gets through Golovkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Contonio tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
Contonio pushes Golovkin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golovkin.
Golovkin blocking some punches.
Golovkin is trying to push Contonio away but Contonio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Golovkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Contonio has double underhooks.
Golovkin can't get the takedown.
Contonio lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Contonio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Contonio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Contonio gets through Golovkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Contonio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Contonio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Contonio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Golovkin.
Still in the clinch, Contonio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contonio misses with the head strike.
Golovkin prevents a body shot from Contonio.
Golovkin is trying to push Contonio away but Contonio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Contonio misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin is trying to push Contonio away but Contonio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Contonio.
Golovkin is looking to control Contonio's arms but Contonio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Golovkin has his back to the cage.
Contonio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Golovkin is breathing heavily.
A short right from Contonio.
A hook to the body from Contonio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Contonio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Golovkin or not.
Contonio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Contonio.
Contonio lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Contonio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Contonio.
Contonio scores with a shoulder strike.
Contonio misses with a punch to the body.
Contonio lands a nice uppercut.
Contonio scores with a hook to the body.
Contonio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Golovkin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Contonio.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Contonio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Contonio lands a hook that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.

Golovkin is rocked!
Contonio stalls.
Oh Golovkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Contonio drops Golovkin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Golovkin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Contonio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Contonio.
Contonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Contonio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contonio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Golovkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Contonio lands a left hand.
Contonio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Contonio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golovkin's elbow.
Contonio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golovkin.
Contonio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Contonio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Contonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Contonio.
Golovkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Contonio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Contonio lands with a light punch inside.

Contonio drops Golovkin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Golovkin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eva Contonio 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.

Contonio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Contonio drops Golovkin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Golovkin looks back up at him and smiles so Contonio waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Contonio fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Golovkin square on the jaw! Damn, Golovkin is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eva Contonio!
Johnny Golovkin spoke after the fight, saying 'God Bless Everyone!!! Ill be back stronger!'.

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FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JP Wayne's chin.

Silva
vs
Wayne

190 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JP Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Wayne.

It looks like Ricardo Silva has been cut.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
JP Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Wayne. Those never looked like landing.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Sloppy strikes from Wayne. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Some wild striking there from Wayne.
Wayne swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne connects with a nice looking jab.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
No joy there for Wayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Silva slips under a jab.
Wayne lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Wayne does no damage.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Wayne throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Wayne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wayne misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
We've been informed that Wayne has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Wayne lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Wayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Silva's cut.
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.

Wayne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Wayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne misses with a two punch combination.
JP Wayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wayne misses with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wayne connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne lands a jab-cross combination.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wayne takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Wayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Wayne scores with a three punch combo!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a body shot.
JP Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wayne scores with a nice head shot.
Wayne moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Wayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wayne throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Wayne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Wayne cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a wild combination.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wayne misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wayne does no damage.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva slips a straight right by Wayne.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Wayne does no damage.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Wayne scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Wayne really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Silva'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.

Wayne misses with a looping left.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Wayne does no damage.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wayne works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Wayne misses with a double jab.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wayne punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Wayne takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Sloppy strikes from Wayne. Those never looked like landing.
Silva avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Wayne misses with the combination.
Wayne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Wayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wayne takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Wayne lands a jab to the head.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Wayne.
Wayne throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Wayne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wayne misses with a double jab.
Wayne misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne misses the jab.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Wayne dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Silva's cut.
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!

A combination from Wayne does no damage.
Silva tries to move into range but Wayne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Wayne. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne misses with the combination.
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Wayne throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne misses with the combination.
Wayne is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wayne swinging wildly here.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva blocks a jab.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Wayne clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wayne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Wayne misses.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Wayne throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Wayne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Wayne misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
A big right from Wayne misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wayne blocks a head kick by Silva.
Wayne lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Ricardo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JP Wayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
JP Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 40:50
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 40:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 40:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JP Wayne!
JP Wayne was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.