PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hunter
vs
Silva

180 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Silva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunter clinches with his opponent.
Hunter controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva tries to pull guard but Hunter holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.

Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Jimmy Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hunter moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Hunter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunter has Silva pressed against the cage.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hunter.
Hunter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunter keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunter stalling.

Hunter is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Hunter manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
Hunter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunter is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Hunter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Hunter keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Hunter prevents Silva from improving his position.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Hunter has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Jimmy Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Silva.

Hunter lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Hunter is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hunter could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hunter controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva darts in and clinches Hunter up against the cage.
Hunter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva tries for a takedown but Hunter manages to get underhooks.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hunter is breathing heavily.

Hunter clinches.
Hunter stalls.

Hunter manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Hunter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva clinches but Hunter breaks the clinch

and Hunter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hunter is keeping busy.
Hunter controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunter holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Silva jumps guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is pulling down on Hunter's head. It's preventing any offense from Hunter, at least for the moment.
Silva wants to stand up but Hunter is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position.
Hunter stops Silva from standing up.
Hunter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Silva pushes Hunter off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Hunter counters with a head kick.
Hunter looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hunter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jimmy Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Silva.

Hunter drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Hunter off! Hunter jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva controlling Hunter's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but Hunter is controlling the position.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunter throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

Hunter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hunter is controlling him well.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Hunter flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hunter misses with punches from the back.
Hunter landing with strikes.
Can Silva hold on?! Hunter is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Silva covers up after that shot from Hunter.
Hunter doesn't have the hooks in and Silva manages to turn into his guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva wanted to stand there but Hunter had control of the position.
Silva preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Hunter moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunter smiles and moves away.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Silva gets a clinch.
Hunter just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Hunter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hunter throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Hunter tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Hunter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Hunter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hunter prevents it.
Hunter lands a body shot.

Hunter is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hunter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Hunter any problems.
Hunter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva closes the distance but Hunter moves to the side
and Hunter counters with a nice body shot.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Hunter counters with a two punch combo.
Jimmy Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rashad Silva.
Hunter tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunter looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva looking to control.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Hunter throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunter's guard. Nice move by Silva!

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Hunter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hunter manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Hunter's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter being controlled here, momentarily.

Hunter looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Hunter counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops Hunter from standing up.
Silva stands up over Hunter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Hunter uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hunter moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunter.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva is trying to break free.
The is referee keeping an eye on Hunter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling the position.
Hunter avoiding damage.
Hunter wants to stall.
Rashad Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hunter!