PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hellstrom
vs
Silva

185 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Hellstrom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellstrom wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a hook but Hellstrom blocks it.
Hellstrom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hellstrom moves out of range of the strikes.

Hellstrom rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hellstrom scores with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hellstrom has him pressed against the cage.
Hellstrom stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Nice elbow from Hellstrom .
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hellstrom breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva lands a head shot.
Hellstrom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva tries for a takedown but Hellstrom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Hellstrom moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Hellstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hellstrom has him pressed against the cage.
Hellstrom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hellstrom looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom landing knees to the head.
Hellstrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Hellstrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Hellstrom is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Hellstrom into the cage.
Hellstrom landing knees to the body.
Hellstrom looking to slow down the pace here.
Hellstrom stalling the fight.

Hellstrom 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hellstrom .
Hellstrom tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hellstrom somewhat.

Hellstrom closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hellstrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hellstrom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva letting Hellstrom take a breather here.
Hellstrom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hellstrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hellstrom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Hellstrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Hellstrom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hellstrom fails with a takedown attempt.
Hellstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Brian Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hellstrom staying out of range there.
Hellstrom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hellstrom off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Hellstrom . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Hellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hellstrom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hellstrom lands a knee to the body.

Hellstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Hellstrom has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hellstrom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Hellstrom has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Hellstrom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Hellstrom drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva trying to control but Hellstrom is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hellstrom keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Hellstrom is keeping the position.
Hellstrom is controlling Silva's posture.

Hellstrom pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.

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.
Silva tries to clinch
and Hellstrom counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Hellstrom ducks down to avoid it.

Hellstrom has managed to clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hellstrom has him pressed against the cage.
Hellstrom working Silva over with knees to the body.
Hellstrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva wants to break free but Hellstrom has control.
A knee to the head by Hellstrom .
Hellstrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hellstrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hellstrom holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Hellstrom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hellstrom missing with knees to the body.
Silva has Hellstrom pressed against the cage, preventing Hellstrom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Hellstrom dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva takes a swing at Hellstrom 's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Hellstrom 's head but Hellstrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hellstrom blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jon Hellstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Hellstrom counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Hellstrom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hellstrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hellstrom breaks the clinch.
Hellstrom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silva fails with the takedown

and Hellstrom counters by clinching up.

Hellstrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hellstrom tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva misses the jab.

Hellstrom pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Hellstrom has Silva pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hellstrom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellstrom .

Hellstrom lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hellstrom is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Silva wants to improve his position but Hellstrom is controlling well.
Hellstrom wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

Hellstrom decides to return to a standing position.
Hellstrom defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hellstrom is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva wants to improve his position but Hellstrom is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hellstrom in particular looking to stall.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hellstrom manages to mount him!
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva wants to hold on but Hellstrom pushes him away.
Hellstrom wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Hellstrom controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hellstrom controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hellstrom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Hellstrom stands up from half guard.
Hellstrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Hellstrom slips under a jab.
Silva wants to clinch up but Hellstrom keeps it at a distance.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Hellstrom tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Hellstrom dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hellstrom is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hellstrom has his back to the cage.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.

Hellstrom breaks from the clinch.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Hellstrom instigates a clinch.

Hellstrom manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Hellstrom pushes him off.
Hellstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Hellstrom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hellstrom gets slowly back to his feet.
Hellstrom ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Hellstrom has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Hellstrom .

Hellstrom drags the fight down to the ground.
Hellstrom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Hellstrom to get back to his feet.
Hellstrom trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hellstrom keeps moving.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Hellstrom blocks nicely.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hellstrom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hellstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two 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.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hellstrom moves away.
Hellstrom moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hellstrom counters with a head kick.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hellstrom tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hellstrom somewhat.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hellstrom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Hellstrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hellstrom has him pressed against the cage.
Hellstrom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hellstrom scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Silva.

Hellstrom jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Hellstrom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Brian Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Hellstrom has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hellstrom works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva wants to control but Hellstrom is keeping busy.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Hellstrom sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like Hellstrom is going to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Hellstrom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hellstrom 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Hellstrom !