PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 19996 p4p, 2286 weight class) and Jason Tanner (ranked 647 p4p, 319 weight class). Tanner has chosen Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol as his entrance music. Arnaldo Silva had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Arnaldo Silva had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Silva
vs
Tanner

186 cm
32
187
25 - 15 - 0

184 cm
43
184
28 - 19 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Tanner misses with the combination.
Tanner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tanner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Tanner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Tanner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tanner's head backwards.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tanner tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've been informed that Tanner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tanner scores with a leg kick.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tanner's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a looping left.
Tanner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Tanner wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Arnaldo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva lands a head kick that bluckles Tanner and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Silva no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Silva lands with a cross.

Tanner pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tanner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Silva.
A body shot lands from Tanner.
Tanner pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner lands a shoulder strike.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva working aggressively here.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jason Tanner has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Tanner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tanner misses with a two punch combination.
Tanner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanner was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
A big right from Silva misses.
A punch combination from Tanner misses.
Tanner slips under a jab.
A left lands for Silva.
Tanner throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner lands a jab to the nose.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Tanner counters with a solid body kick.
Silva moves out of range as Tanner throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Tanner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Jason Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Tanner gets a clinch.
Silva working Tanner over with knees to the body.
Tanner is breathing heavily.
Tanner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Silva.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Arnaldo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tanner backwards.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Tanner lands with a left to the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tanner has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Jason Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Tanner, against the ropes.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Tanner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Tanner shrugs off.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner blocking some punches.
Silva tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Tanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Tanner working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Tanner misses with the head strike.
Tanner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Tanner tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanner is working Silva over against the ropes.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Tanner.
Tanner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Tanner controls the action.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Tanner.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tanner lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arnaldo Silva.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Arnaldo Silva!

Arnaldo Silva wins by unanimous decision!
Arnaldo Silva 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.