PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Chicago Bulls Theme Song. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Silva
vs
Connor

194 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephen Connor!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva tries to clinch but Connor is having none of it.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Connor's knee but Connor avoids it well.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Connor. That did some damage!
Silva tries to clinch but Connor is having none of it.
Connor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Connor stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Silva follows into mount!

Connor is rocked!

It looks like Stephen Connor has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Connor is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Connor.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.

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.
Connor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Connor moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is looking to clinch but Connor is avoiding it.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Connor avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Connor circles away.
Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Connor throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Michael Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick lands from Silva that sends Connor to the canvas. Connor tries to scramble back to his feet but Silva brings him back down into side control.
Connor is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Connor wants to get back to his feet.
Connor seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor wants to get back to his feet but Silva is dominant here and he's now got Connor's back!
Connor wants to get back to his feet.
Connor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva tries to clinch but Connor moves out of range.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Connor throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Connor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva slips a straight right by Connor.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michael Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connor waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Connor pushes him off.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Connor moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva blocks a head kick by Connor.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Connor circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Connor misses with a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Connor.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Connor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Connor tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Connor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Connor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Connor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a head kick by Connor.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Connor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Connor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Connor counters with a nice body kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Connor moves away
and Connor counters with a thumping low kick.
Connor throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Connor counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Connor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Connor counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Connor misses with a head kick.
Silva staying out of range there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva blocks a head kick by Connor.
Silva scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Connor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stephen Connor'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. This is the final round!

Connor throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Connor moves out of range easily.
Connor avoids the head kick by Silva.
A slapping leg kick lands for Connor.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Connor misses.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to clinch but Connor slips to the side
and Connor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to clinch but Connor slips to the side
and Connor counters with a head kick.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Connor counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva closes the distance but Connor moves to the side
and Connor counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch
letting Connor counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to clinch
and Connor counters with a head kick.
Connor connects with a high kick.
Silva throws a hook but Connor avoids it easily.
Connor lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva blocks a head kick by Connor.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
letting Connor counter with a right hand.
Connor avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Connor counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Connor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Connor misses with a looping right.
Silva tries to clinch up but Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Connor ducks down to avoid it.
Connor tries a head kick but it misses.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Connor counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva wants to clinch
letting Connor counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Connor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Connor counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva clinches but Connor breaks the clinch
enabling Connor to counter with a crisp jab.

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.
Connor misses with a head kick.
Silva wants to clinch but Connor slips to the side
and Connor counters with a straight right hand.
Silva tries to clinch there but Connor circles away.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Connor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Connor to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Connor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Connor moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Connor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Connor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!