PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Nilsen (ranked 2477 p4p, 3603 weight class) and Felix Silva (ranked 320 p4p, 430 weight class). Felix Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nilsen
vs
Silva

185 cm
45
212
23 - 14 - 0

188 cm
28
205
9 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Good knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

The Dirty Needle Project
Carnage Clothing

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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva jabs at Nilsen's body.
Nilsen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva with the counter takedown but Nilsen avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Nilsen tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

Nilsen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva throws a strike but Nilsen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Silva looking to control.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Nilsen from controlling successfully.
Nilsen looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen being controlled here momentarily.
Nilsen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Nilsen stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nilsen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Nilsen is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is being controlled here.
Nilsen throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nilsen trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Nilsen control the position.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Nilsen is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Nilsen fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Felix Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva lands the left hand.
Nilsen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nilsen off to one side.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nilsen defends it well.
Silva slips a jab from Nilsen.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Nilsen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nilsen working Silva over with strikes.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Nilsen passes into side.
Nilsen is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nilsen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Nilsen sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Nilsen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is not content to let Nilsen control the position.
Nilsen tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Dennis Nilsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Nilsen postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nilsen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nilsen off to one side.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Nilsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Nilsen gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nilsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.

Nilsen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.

Nilsen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Nilsen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Nilsen!

Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nilsen is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls Nilsen in close to prevent any damage.
Nilsen is stalling in the full guard.
Nilsen wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Felix Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva with a jab.
Silva scores with a jab. Nilsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Nilsen's head back.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Nilsen tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Nilsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Nilsen's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Nilsen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Nilsen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Nilsen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.

Nilsen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nilsen keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nilsen keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Silva is posturing up here but Nilsen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Silva tries to roll out but it's too tight and Silva has to tap! Slick submission there by Nilsen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dennis Nilsen!
Dennis Nilsen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.