PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Apachai Hopachai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hopachai
vs
Silva

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apachai Hopachai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopachai is looking to clinch.

Hopachai closes the distance and clinches.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hopachai keeps him there for the moment.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Anthony Silva has been cut.
Hopachai keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopachai has double underhooks.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hopachai tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow.
Hopachai landing knees to the body.
Silva pushes Hopachai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hopachai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Hopachai gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hopachai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Anthony Silva's cut even more.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Hopachai landing knees to the head.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva looks gassed!
Hopachai landing knees to the head.

The cut above Anthony Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hopachai lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Hopachai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Hopachai lands a nice knee to the body.
Hopachai crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Hopachai landing knees to the body.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hopachai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head.
Hopachai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachai keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Hopachai lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Hopachai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopachai landing knees to the head.
Silva wants to break free but Hopachai has control.
Knees to the body from Hopachai.
Hopachai landing knees to the body.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hopachai.
Hopachai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hopachai keeps him there for the moment.
Hopachai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hopachai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Hopachai landing knees to the head.
Silva is trying to break free.
Hopachai misses with a knee to the head.
Hopachai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hopachai.
Hopachai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hopachai.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopachai has double underhooks.
Hopachai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

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.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head.
Hopachai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hopachai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva is trying to break free.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling the position.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopachai has double underhooks.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hopachai lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Hopachai.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopachai won't allow it.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hopachai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hopachai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Hopachai lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Hopachai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopachai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants to break free but Hopachai has control.
Hopachai blocks an uppercut.
Hopachai lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopachai throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hopachai.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Hopachai misses with a knee strike.
Hopachai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hopachai tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is working for takedown but Hopachai is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hopachai prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Hopachai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopachai won't allow it.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopachai blocks an uppercut.
Silva wants to break free but Hopachai has control.
Hopachai landing knees to the head.
Hopachai lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hopachai crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Hopachai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hopachai lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Hopachai tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Hopachai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hopachai keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopachai crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Hopachai throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopachai.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling the position.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hopachai prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling the position.
Hopachai crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Hopachai with a knee to the head.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Hopachai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hopachai prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling the position.
Hopachai landing knees to the head.
Hopachai misses with a knee to the head.
Hopachai keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopachai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hopachai scores with a knee to the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hopachai.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopachai has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apachai Hopachai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hopachai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hopachai moves into the clinch.
Hopachai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopachai lands a knee to the body.
Hopachai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopachai misses with a knee strike.
Hopachai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopachai won't allow it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Hopachai looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopachai won't allow it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Hopachai prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Hopachai keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hopachai keeps him there for the moment.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hopachai keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hopachai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hopachai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hopachai moves into range and clinches up with Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Hopachai crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hopachai keeps him there for the moment.
Hopachai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hopachai crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopachai tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva presses Hopachai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hopachai misses with a knee to the head.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hopachai avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hopachai with a knee to the head.
Hopachai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hopachai prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopachai lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopachai lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Hopachai.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head.
Hopachai lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.

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.
Hopachai misses with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Hopachai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopachai landing knees to the head.
Hopachai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Hopachai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Hopachai with a knee to the head.
Hopachai lands a damaging elbow.
Hopachai scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopachai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hopachai lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopachai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopachai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopachai is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hopachai clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hopachai.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopachai has double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break free.
Hopachai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hopachai lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Hopachai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hopachai lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Hopachai landing knees to the body.
Hopachai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hopachai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hopachai keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Hopachai.
Hopachai landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hopachai.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four 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.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopachai has him pressed against the cage.
Hopachai landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Hopachai.
Hopachai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hopachai.
A knee to the head by Hopachai.
Hopachai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hopachai is controlling the position.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Apachai Hopachai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Silva.
Hopachai scores a nice knee to the body.
Hopachai connects with a knee to the head.
Hopachai landing knees to the body.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Hopachai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hopachai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopachai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Hopachai lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Hopachai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hopachai lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Hopachai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apachai Hopachai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hopachai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.

Hopachai clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Hopachai lands a damaging elbow.
Hopachai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopachai lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopachai has double underhooks.
Hopachai looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.

Silva gets control of Hopachai's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hopachai!
Hopachai has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Hopachai controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopachai has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Silva looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Hopachai taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anthony Silva!