PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel has chosen Red Hot Chili Peppers - Don't Forget Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Riley Daniel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Daniel

185 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Comedy Fight Club Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Daniel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva dives in and grabs Daniel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daniel pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Daniel misses with a two punch combination.
Daniel throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Daniel shows good takedown defense.
Daniel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniel lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Riley Daniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniel stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daniel as he avoids it easily.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daniel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Daniel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniel wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Daniel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daniel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniel wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva keeping full guard, as Daniel tries to pass.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Daniel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Daniel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daniel has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.

Silva working for a triangle but Daniel defends it easily.
Daniel trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Daniel is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva controls Daniel momentarily but Daniel frees himself.
Daniel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Daniel throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniel.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Daniel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniel throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left and a right from Daniel both land. Nice combination.
Daniel stuffs the takedown.
Daniel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva looks for a takedown but Daniel sprawls well.
Daniel throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniel lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Daniel misses.
Daniel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Daniel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Daniel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Daniel.
Daniel just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel scores with a three punch combo!
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Daniel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Daniel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Daniel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Damian Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Daniel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Riley Daniel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniel scores with a nice strike.
A left and a right from Daniel both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daniel lands a head shot.
Daniel stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Daniel misses with the combination.
Daniel misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel connects with a crisp jab.
Daniel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Daniel duly obliges.
Daniel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Daniel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Daniel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Daniel misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Daniel.
Daniel throws a one two combo.
Daniel throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Daniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Daniel shows good takedown defense.
Daniel throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daniel.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Daniel.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Daniel digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniel misses with a double jab.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Daniel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Daniel throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Daniel. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daniel defends it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Daniel.
Daniel throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Riley Daniel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Daniel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in but Daniel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Daniel there.
Jab, jab by Daniel - just one landing.
Daniel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
A left lands for Daniel.
Good shot there by Daniel.
Daniel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Daniel.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Daniel.
Daniel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Daniel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva tries for a takedown but Daniel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daniel throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Daniel works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Daniel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniel misses with the combination.
Daniel misses with a few strikes there.
Daniel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Daniel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Daniel throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Daniel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daniel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daniel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daniel scores with a hook.
Daniel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daniel avoids it really well and circles away.
Daniel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Daniel does no damage.
Daniel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva slips under a jab from Daniel.
Daniel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Daniel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Daniel really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daniel misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Daniel as Silva shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Daniel. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Daniel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daniel missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniel misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Daniel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Daniel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel misses with the combination.
Daniel just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniel tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniel to the ground. Daniel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daniel stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniel throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Daniel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniel which made him look bad.
Daniel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
A lazy left from Daniel finds it's target.
Daniel lands with a shot to the body.
Daniel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Daniel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Daniel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Daniel scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Daniel cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Daniel with a jab.
Daniel's corner calls for a 1-2. Daniel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Daniel scores with a hook.
Daniel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Daniel lands a with a good body shot.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A shot to de liver by Daniel. Beautiful body shot.
Daniel lands a jab-cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daniel.
Daniel 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.
Daniel scores with a shot to the body.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Daniel dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Daniel throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Daniel misses with a wild combination.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Daniel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Daniel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daniel throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Daniel does no damage.
Daniel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Daniel.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice cross by Daniel.
Daniel lands with a cross.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Daniel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daniel to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Daniel does no damage.
Daniel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.

Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Daniel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Daniel has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniel wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Daniel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniel swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniel scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Daniel scores with a four punch combination!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daniel as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daniel throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Daniel lands with a shot to the body.
Daniel cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riley Daniel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniel misses with a wild combination.
Daniel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Damian Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniel which made him look bad.
Daniel lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniel.
Daniel misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Daniel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daniel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 42:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 42:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Daniel!
Riley Daniel is the new middleweight champion!