PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Tatum (ranked 2837 p4p, 2912 weight class) and Cairo Silva (ranked 363 p4p, 375 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tatum
vs
Silva

203 cm
24
210
7 - 2 - 0

194 cm
34
218
13 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jayson Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cairo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva gets through Tatum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Jayson Tatum has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Tatum effectively controlling the action here.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatum stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tatum takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.

Tatum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Tatum darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Tatum into the ropes.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tatum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab, jab by Tatum - just one landing.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Tatum.
Tatum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tatum checks a low kick from Silva.
Tatum throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tatum.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Tatum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tatum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatum looking to stall.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Silva.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tatum is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum lands a right hand.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Tatum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva tries to work over Tatum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
Tatum is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatum has his back to the ropes.
Tatum blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Tatum tries to tie him up.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatum's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Tatum is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Tatum into the ropes.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum is pushing Silva up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cairo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Tatum's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tatum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tatum stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Tatum moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Cairo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Tatum as he checks the leg kick.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatum.
Tatum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva takes a swing at Tatum's ribcage but misses.
Cairo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tatum misses with a few strikes there.
Tatum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
A good leg kick by Tatum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tatum.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Tatum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Tatum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tatum darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Silva defending well as Tatum loads up on a big left hand.
Tatum has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayson Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
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 gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Tatum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatum is pushing Silva up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Tatum avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tatum.
Tatum throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva is leaning against Tatum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tatum working aggressively here.
Tatum prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Tatum controls the action.
Tatum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum wants to stall.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Tatum blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Tatum blocking some punches.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatum is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatum has his back to the ropes.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Tatum has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cairo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jayson Tatum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tatum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Tatum is out of range.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Tatum with an uppercut!
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatum throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Tatum fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tatum takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to clinch but Tatum slips to the side
and Tatum counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.

Jayson Tatum's cut is getting worse.
Tatum throws a body kick that misses.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tatum in his tracks.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva cracks Tatum on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tatum falls backwards against the ropes. Silva follows up with more strikes that drop Tatum to his knees. Silva keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tatum! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cairo Silva!