PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshito Okamoto (ranked 23220 p4p, 4265 weight class) and Felix Silva (ranked 709 p4p, 517 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Okamoto
vs
Silva

188 cm
25
217
2 - 3 - 1

188 cm
28
205
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshito Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okamoto.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Okamoto, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Okamoto against the cage but Okamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Okamoto moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Okamoto misses.
Okamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Okamoto avoids it easily.
Silva slips under a jab from Okamoto.
Yoshito Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto lands a jab to the head.
Silva with a hook.
Silva staying out of range there.
Okamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Okamoto as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick from Okamoto.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Okamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Okamoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Okamoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
A jab from Okamoto does it's job there.
Okamoto drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva slips under a jab from Okamoto.
A telegraphed right hand from Okamoto misses the target.
Okamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva cracks Okamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Silva misses.
Jab from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Okamoto's head backwards.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Okamoto catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva looks for a takedown but Okamoto sprawls well.
Yoshito Okamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Silva.
Okamoto misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Silva misses.
Okamoto slips a jab from Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Okamoto moved out of range.
Okamoto walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Okamoto jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva moves away from the strike by Okamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okamoto scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okamoto connects with a body shot.
Okamoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Okamoto.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Okamoto!
Okamoto looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okamoto slips a jab from Silva.
It looked like Okamoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Okamoto tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Okamoto to the ground. Okamoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Okamoto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 shoots for a takedown but Okamoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Okamoto had a free shot at his head there.
Okamoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Okamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva goes for a double leg but Okamoto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Okamoto continues to drive forward.
Silva lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Okamoto misses its intended target.
Okamoto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Okamoto misses with a looping right.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Okamoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okamoto throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva with the counter takedown but Okamoto avoids it easily.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okamoto.
Silva misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Okamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Okamoto.
A big right from Okamoto misses.
Okamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Okamoto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Okamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good exchange - Okamoto coming out on top.
Okamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Okamoto misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Okamoto has got the better of the exchanges.
Okamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Okamoto won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Okamoto is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva trying to control the action but Okamoto is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Okamoto looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Okamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva prevents Okamoto from improving his position.
Okamoto wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.

That's two 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.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Okamoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Okamoto missing with punches from the back.
Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Okamoto gets his hands free.
Okamoto misses with an elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Okamoto has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Silva is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Okamoto keeps control of the position as Silva tries to break free.
Okamoto biding his time, looking for the opening.

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.

Okamoto goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Silva escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Okamoto is looking to improve his position.
Okamoto is working hard here to advance position.
Okamoto tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Silva has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva looking to control but Okamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Okamoto throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okamoto on the side of the head.
Okamoto cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okamoto scores with a punch to the head.

Silva feints and as Okamoto raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Okamoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva postures up in Okamoto's guard and throws a big left but Okamoto blocks it.
Silva trying to control but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okamoto is keeping the position for now.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Okamoto wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Okamoto looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Okamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Okamoto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Okamoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva won't allow Okamoto to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Okamoto seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.

Okamoto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Okamoto eventually gives up the hold.
Silva wants to control but Okamoto is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okamoto is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Okamoto is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Okamoto seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva wants to control but Okamoto is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Okamoto dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva takes a little break here. Okamoto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Okamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Okamoto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felix Silva.
I think Silva 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!