PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Silva (ranked 5155 p4p, 4007 weight class) and Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 585 p4p, 503 weight class). Hazlehurst has chosen Queen - One Vision as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Hazlehurst

188 cm
29
219
4 - 9 - 0

183 cm
35
202
21 - 18 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shogun Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hazlehurst takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Hazlehurst drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

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

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

Silva is looking for a triangle here but Hazlehurst uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hazlehurst controlling from the full mount.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hazlehurst raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Hazlehurst has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Hazlehurst's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Hazlehurst maintains control.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hazlehurst controlling his opponent.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hazlehurst is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst lands a couple of good shots and Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Good control from Hazlehurst.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hazlehurst's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hazlehurst wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Hazlehurst has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Hazlehurst preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hazlehurst is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Hazlehurst is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Hazlehurst defends it.
Hazlehurst is controlling Silva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Silva wants to control but Hazlehurst is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Hazlehurst dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice shot by Silva.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hazlehurst now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Hazlehurst counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Hazlehurst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazlehurst takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Hazlehurst scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Hazlehurst has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Hazlehurst keeps moving and retains side control.
Hazlehurst staying calm.
Hazlehurst trying to control the position but Silva is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to bench press Hazlehurst off him but Hazlehurst keeps the position.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Hazlehurst keeps him under control.
Hazlehurst wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hazlehurst looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Hazlehurst is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hazlehurst trying to control the pace.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hazlehurst working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hazlehurst working the head and body with strikes.
Silva gets back to full guard.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hazlehurst with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hazlehurst must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hazlehurst 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.
Hazlehurst makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hazlehurst works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Hazlehurst works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Hazlehurst distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Hazlehurst avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hazlehurst is aware though and is defending well.
Hazlehurst with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hazlehurst stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hazlehurst lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazlehurst landing a few strikes.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Hazlehurst lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hazlehurst connects with a decent elbow.

Silva is rocked!
A big shot lands for Hazlehurst! That's hurt Silva! Will he recover? Hazlehurst fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Hazlehurst!