PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared Phx (ranked 4771 p4p, 6036 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Phx
vs
Silva

180 cm
21
170
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jared Phx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Phx pushes him off.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phx swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phx swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Phx counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Phx scoring with punches and elbows.
Phx lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Phx tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Phx off but instead Phx has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Phx is in full control for now.
Phx scores with strikes from the back.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
Silva felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Phx has Silva flattened out and is raining down punches.
Phx biding his time, looking for the opening.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Phx. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Silva is trapped and Phx is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Phx lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Silva.
Phx lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phx trying to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Phx connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silva to escape the position.
Phx scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Phx has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva showing good submission defense here.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phx. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Phx has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phx punches Silva on the ear.
Silva is trying to remain composed but Phx is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Phx is working the ground and pound. Can Silva escape?
Will Phx go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Phx looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Phx has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Phx scores with punches to the body.
Silva covers up after that shot from Phx.

Phx looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Phx softening up his opponent with strikes here.

Phx is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phx is punishing Silva with some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Phx has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Phx is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Silva is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Phx dominated that round.
That's time! Phx's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva is looking to clinch but Phx is avoiding it.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva taking a breather.

Phx is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Phx persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Phx dives into side control.

Phx cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Phx lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva pushes Phx away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Phx gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Phx scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Phx landing a few strikes.
Phx lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phx is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Phx controlling the position from side mount.
Phx scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Phx sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phx scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Phx lands with some strikes.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Phx cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Phx working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Phx lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phx dominating with strikes here.
Phx cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Silva is rocked!
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Phx finish him?
Jared Phx overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phx with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phx fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Phx looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Silva covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jared Phx!