PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Doms (ranked 2048 p4p, 236 weight class) and Felipe Silva (ranked 1259 p4p, 156 weight class). Silva has chosen Ratamahatta - Sepultura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doms
vs
Silva

180 cm
23
167 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
28
166 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Doms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doms stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doms is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Doms misses with a body kick.
Doms misses with a kick to the body.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Doms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch
and Doms counters with a leg kick.
Doms goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Doms in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Doms is stalling here.
I was talking to Doms's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doms is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Doms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doms fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Doms counters with a nice leg kick.
Doms fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Doms goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Doms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Doms pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Doms scores with a nice body kick.
Doms throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Doms throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doms tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Doms throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Doms 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doms buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.

Silva clinches up against the cage.

Doms's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva tries to clinch but Doms moves away
and Doms counters with a nice kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doms.
Silva moves to clinch but Doms breaks away
and Doms counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doms is looking to counter with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Felipe Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva wants to clinch.
Doms tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doms makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Doms tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doms's brow.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Doms wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doms's brow.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doms's efforts to push away.

Doms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doms misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch there but Doms circles away.
Silva moves out of range as Doms throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Doms 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.

Doms goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doms counters with a head kick.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Doms is just out of range.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Doms and move into the clinch position.

Silva forces Doms back against the cage and clinches.
Doms is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Doms content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Doms manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Silva misses.
Doms half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to clinch but Doms is avoiding it.
Doms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doms throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva moves out of range as Doms throws a body kick.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva drives through and clinches with Doms against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.

Doms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doms keeps the fight on the outside.
Frankie Doms is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Doms lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doms looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva looks to land a combination but Doms avoids it well.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva lands a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Silva moves to clinch but Doms breaks away
and Doms counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doms throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva moves away from the strike by Doms.
Doms scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Doms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva wants to clinch.
Doms throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Doms misses with a kick to the body.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doms with a body shot.

Doms gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Doms manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doms tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doms avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Doms is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doms on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Doms's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Doms leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Doms leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.

Doms manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doms throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to clinch there but Doms circles away.
Doms swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doms manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.

Doms breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to clinch there but Doms circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Doms moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Doms counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frankie Doms will probably get the nod.
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.

Doms pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doms takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doms lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Doms pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Doms is looking to counter with a body kick.
Doms is looking to land body kicks.
Silva tries to clinch but Doms is having none of it.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Doms in a clinch.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Doms breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Doms moves out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch but Doms is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Doms finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Doms misses with a body kick.
Doms sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Doms avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doms looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Felipe Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doms misses with a body kick.
Doms sets himself, and Silva steps forward looking for the clinch! Doms avoids it this time.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Domss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doms lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doms throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doms showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Doms circles away from the clinch attempt
and Doms counters with a body kick.

Silva forces Doms back against the cage and clinches.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Doms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doms keeps the fight on the outside.
Doms throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Doms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doms moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Doms.
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!
Doms lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doms throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doms throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doms throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Doms only half commits.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doms.
Doms swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
Doms goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Doms and move into the clinch position.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Doms's head but Doms sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Doms.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doms manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Doms is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Doms throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doms tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Doms throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doms throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doms can't break the clinch.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Doms's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doms blocks the elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doms's defenses.
Doms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doms takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Silva taking a breather.
Doms blocks an elbow strike.
Doms has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Doms wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doms wants to break free but Silva has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Frankie Doms did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Doms swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doms.
Doms misses with a low kick.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doms is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Felipe Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doms avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva stalling against the cage.

Doms breaks the clinch.
Doms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Doms misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Doms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doms thinks about countering with a body kick.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Doms leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doms wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Doms avoids the damage to the body.
Doms is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Doms has his back to the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Frankie Doms has been cut.
Doms avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Doms swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Doms tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside.

Doms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doms lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Doms throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Domss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doms throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Doms is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doms avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Doms blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.

Doms breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doms throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
Doms throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doms swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Doms is looking to land body kicks.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Doms lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Doms.
Doms plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doms attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doms throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Doms is trying to stall.
Doms takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Doms has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.

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

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Frankie Doms will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frankie Doms's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Silva wants to clinch up but Doms keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doms paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doms goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Silva gets a clinch.
Doms blocks the elbow strike.

Doms manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doms. That's going to slow Silva down.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doms!
Doms moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doms is looking to land body kicks.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Doms pushes him off.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doms looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Doms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doms throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Doms circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Doms tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doms tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doms.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Doms and move into the clinch position.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doms throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Silva throws a series of punches but Doms moves out of range.
Doms misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doms throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Doms looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doms is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva blocks a body shot from Doms.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Doms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doms throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Doms is out of range.
Doms fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Doms - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doms scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva tries to clinch up but Doms circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Doms throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doms throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Doms throws a body kick that misses.
Silva wants to counter with a clinch but Doms pushes him away.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

Doms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doms scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Doms.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doms with a body shot.
Silva wants to clinch.
Doms tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Doms's head back.
A lazy body kick from Doms
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Felipe Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankie Doms is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felipe Silva.
I think Doms has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Doms!
During a confident post fight interview, Frankie Doms thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.