PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Del Phonics (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Phonics
vs
Silva

188 cm
21
200 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
218 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Del Phonics!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Phonics has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phonics blocks it with crossed arms.
Phonics is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva pushes Phonics back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Phonics on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Phonics.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Phonics tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phonics misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phonics.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Phonics takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phonics backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phonics is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Phonics lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phonics tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Phonics is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phonicss head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Phonics with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Phonics looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Phonics backwards.
Phonics's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Phonics blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Phonics blocks it.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Phonics tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Phonics.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Phonics, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phonics lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phonics tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Phonics looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phonics backwards.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Phonics leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phonics misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phonics avoids it.
Nice elbow from Phonics.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Phonics blocks with his arms.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phonics just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Phonics misses with an elbow over the top.
Phonics lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phonics slowing the pace effectively.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phonics backwards.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Phonics.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Phonics tries to tie him up.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Phonics blocks it.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Silva.

Phonics breaks from the clinch.
Phonics moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva stuns Phonics with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phonics dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Phonics is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Phonics is having none of it.

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.
Phonics closes the distance but Silva moves to the side

and Silva counters with a head kick that drops Phonics to the mat! Phonics scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Phonics is rocked!
Rickson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Phonics blocks a head kick by Silva.
Phonics tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Silva 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.

Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Phonics in his tracks momentarily.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Phonics moves out of range of the body kick.
Phonics tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Silva looks at the referee who does nothing so Silva lands a crushing right that sends Phonics to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickson Silva!