PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Zee IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jay Zee IV has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jay Zee IV seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Zee IV
vs
Silva

187 cm
22
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Zee IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zee IV was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zee IV is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zee IV controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Zee IV is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zee IV has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva throws and elbow that misses. Zee IV uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Zee IV!
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Zee IV as Silva shoots in.

Zee IV shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva throws a few strikes from the bottom but Zee IV takes advantage and mounts!
Zee IV trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zee IV manages to capitalize on a mistake by Silva to take his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Zee IV's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Zee IV misses with a punch to the head.
Zee IV trying to control momentarily.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Good control from Zee IV.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zee IV throwing wild punches that miss their target.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Silva looks gassed!
Zee IV is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Silva up.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Zee IV 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 covering up well and avoiding damage.
Good control from Zee IV.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zee IV has the hooks in. Silva is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Zee IV looking for the RNC.
Zee IV trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Silva doesn't escape.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Zee IV is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Zee IV lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Silva rolls, trying to escape but Zee IV keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Zee IV looking for the choke but no joy.
I really don't envy Silva right now.

Zee IV has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The referee is taking a good look at Silva as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Zee IV!
Zee IV doesn't have the hooks in and Silva manages to turn into his guard.
Zee IV is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Zee IV dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zee IV as he jumps to the side.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Zee IV throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Zee IV. Zee IV gets slowly back to his feet.
Zee IV tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Zee IV fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Zee IV fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Zee IV persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zee IV takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva has a hand on Zee IV's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Zee IV takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zee IV controlling from mount.
Zee IV raining down shots from the mount!
Zee IV lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zee IV. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A nice elbow there by Zee IV.
Zee IV has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva can't escape the position.

That's two 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.
Zee IV with the ground and pound from mount.
Zee IV wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Zee IV sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zee IV punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zee IV tries to control but Silva wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't escape the position.
Zee IV blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Zee IV landing shots from mount.
Zee IV controlling the position easily from mount.
Zee IV looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Zee IV has the hooks in. Silva is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

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.

Zee IV working for a choke but Silva is defending well.

Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Zee IV is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva staying busy and making it hard for Zee IV to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Zee IV dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva with a poor takedown

and Zee IV counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Zee IV gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zee IV shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.

Zee IV gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.

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

Zee IV throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Zee IV looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Zee IV has wrist control.
Zee IV lands a good elbow from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zee IV scores with a push kick.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zee IV counters with a thumping low kick.

Zee IV shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Zee IV has a good base and remains in mount.
Zee IV manages to capitalize on a mistake by Silva to take his back!
Zee IV is hanging on to Silva's back as he tries to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zee IV throwing damaging strikes from the back! Silva could be in trouble here!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Zee IV controlling the positon.
Silva covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Zee IV is looking to control Silva but Silva is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Zee IV has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Zee IV is looking to control Silva but Silva is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zee IV cracks Silva with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Silva from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Zee IV trying to control momentarily.
Zee IV gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Zee IV is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zee IV is hanging on to Silva's back as he tries to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Silva showing good submission defense here.
Zee IV loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Silva hold on?
Zee IV has the hooks in. Silva is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Zee IV working for a choke but Silva is defending well.
Silva covering up well and avoiding damage.

Zee IV is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Silva is defending well though. Zee IV let's go of the attempt for now.
Cain Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Zee IV is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Zee IV showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zee IV 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Zee IV!