PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 5078 p4p, 2389 weight class) and Mr Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Spar

180 cm
26
178
8 - 10 - 0

175 cm
39
187
21 - 21 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Spar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spar!

Spar clinches up against the cage.
Silva is working for takedown but Spar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spar avoids it.
Spar digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Spar has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Spar lands with a short shot to the head.
Spar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Spar.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spar lands with a right to the head.
Spar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Spar on the inside.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spar prevents it.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Spar.
Silva tries to pull guard but Spar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Spar misses with a knee strike.
Spar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Spar.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Spar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva is working for takedown but Spar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva jumps guard but Spar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Spar lands with a left to the head.
Spar digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Spar throws an elbow that misses.
Spar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spar is controlling him.

Spar stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spar pinned against the cage. Spar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Donk. Spar catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Spar clinches with his opponent.
Spar pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Spar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Spar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Spar.

Silva successfully pulls guard.

Spar gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Spar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries to pull guard but Spar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Spar misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Spar is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Spar throws knees to the body.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Spar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Spar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spar lands a body punch.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Spar has him pressed against the cage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Spar.
Spar working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Spar.
Spar scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Spar lands an elbow inside.
Silva fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spar.
Spar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spar digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spar throws an elbow but misses.
Spar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva jumps guard but Spar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Spar.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Spar's takedown attempt.
Spar is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva tries to pull guard but Spar holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Spar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Spar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Spar lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Spar closes the distance and clinches.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Spar.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spar walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Spar cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Spar leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spar wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Spar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Spar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva avoiding damage as Spar throws knees to the body.
Mr Spar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spar lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Spar.
Spar lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Spar is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva tries to pull guard but Spar holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Spar.
Spar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spar lands a nice uppercut.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Spar lands a body shot.
Spar wants a takedown.
Spar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spar tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Spar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Spar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spar avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Spar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spar is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Spar.
Spar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Spar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spar throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Spar.
Spar pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Spar.
Spar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva is trying to drag Spar to the mat but Spar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spar scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spar missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spar.
Spar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Spar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Spar.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Spar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spar.
Silva wants to clinch but Spar slips to the side
and Spar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whack! Spar lands a heavy head kick that drops Silva. The ref tackles Spar to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Silva was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mr Spar!
A very excited looking Mr Spar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.