PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skoal Citrus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silvia
vs
Citrus

170 cm
21
141 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
140 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pepe Silvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvia lands a slapping body shot.
Silvia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Citrus.
A punch combination from Silvia misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Citrus as he connects with a hook.
Citrus catches Silvia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Citrus misses with a straight left.
Citrus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvia moves away.
Citrus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silvia as he jumps to the side.
Silvia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silvia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Citrus throws out the jab.
Citrus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Citrus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silvia defends it nicely.
Citrus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvia misses with a wild combination.
Silvia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silvia blocks a jab.
Citrus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pepe Silvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia loads up on a big right hand but Citrus slips the punch.
Silvia throws a wild body kick that Citrus sees coming a mile off.
Silvia throws a nice looking combination but Citrus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Citrus shoots in looking for a takedown. Silvia tries to sprawl out of it but Citrus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silvia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Citrus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silvia as he jumps to the side.
Silvia lands with a cross.
Silvia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Citrus checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silvia. That one must have hurt.
Citrus sizes up Silvia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Silvia lands a big head kick that sends Citrus tumbling to the mat! Silvia takes a step backwards and waves Citrus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silvia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Citrus's sensitive parts.
Silvia punishes Citrus's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Citrus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Citrus looks gassed!
Citrus ducks under a wild hook from Silvia.
Silvia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Citrus.
Citrus throws a jab when Silvia was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia misses with a leg kick.
Silvia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silvia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silvia throws a jab when Citrus was well out of range.
Citrus avoids a kick to the body.
Silvia avoids the body shot from Citrus.
Silvia tries to bum rush Citrus with a series of wild strikes but Citrus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pepe Silvia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Citrus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvia stuffs the takedown attempt from Citrus. Citrus gets slowly back to his feet.
Silvia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Silvia 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.

Silvia misses with a series of wild punches.
Silvia stuffs the takedown.
Silvia misses with an uppercut. Citrus saw that one coming.
Silvia defending well as Citrus loads up on a big left hand.
Citrus misses with a body shot
and Silvia counters with a three punch combo that has Citrus backing up. Citrus nods at Silvia to acknowledge the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Silvia.
Citrus has his takedown stuffed
and Silvia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skoal Citrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Citrus is breathing heavily.
Citrus throws a shot from downtown. Silvia moves away and avoids it.
Silvia scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Silvia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvia tries to land a leg kick but Citrus saw it coming and moves away.
Citrus misses with a jab to the body
enabling Silvia to counter with a crisp jab.
Silvia throws a wild body kick that Citrus sees coming a mile off.
Citrus throws a jab when Silvia was well out of range.
Silvia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Citrus with a poor takedown
and Silvia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pepe Silvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
Silvia wants to clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Citrus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Silvia has got the better of the exchanges.
Citrus misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia blocks a head kick by Citrus.
Silvia thumps Citrus with a low kick.
Silvia throws a low kick, looking for Citrus's leg but Citrus calmly moves out of range.
Pepe Silvia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvia misses with a low kick.
Citrus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvia cracks Citrus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Citrus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Silvia to counter with a crisp jab.
Citrus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Citrus connects with the punch.
Silvia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Citrus slips under a jab.
Silvia dips to his left and cracks Citrus with an uppercut!
Silvia throws a jab but it's blocked by Citrus.
Citrus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silvia tries to clinch up.
Pepe Silvia is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia blocks a jab.
Silvia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Citrus circles away quickly and effectively.
Citrus connects with a nice looking jab.
Citrus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Citrus can do to turn this around?
Silvia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Citrus slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Silvia.
Silvia needs to keep his hands up - Citrus had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvia lands with a slapping head kick.
Silvia misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silvia slips a jab from Citrus.
Citrus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Citrus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Silvia to counter with a crisp jab.
Silvia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Citrus.
Silvia moves forwards but Citrus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silvia cracks Citrus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Citrus lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Citrus gets the takedown into side control.
Silvia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Citrus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Citrus trying to control the action but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Citrus wants to take a breather but Silvia manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Citrus.

Silvia scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Silvia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Citrus circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia looks to land a combination but Citrus avoids it well.

Citrus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvia wants to get back to his feet but Citrus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silvia keeping full guard, as Citrus tries to pass.
Citrus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Citrus prevents Silvia from getting back to his feet.
Citrus is looking to work some ground and pound but Silvia has wrist control.
Silvia is looking to stand up but Citrus isn't so interested in that idea.
Citrus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silvia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus with a flurry of punches that miss.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silvia looks to land a left hand but Citrus moved out of range nicely.
Citrus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Citrus tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvia throws a sloppy body shot
and Citrus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Citrus with a poor takedown
and Silvia counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Silvia.
Citrus misses with a double jab.
Silvia misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Citrus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Citrus looks to land a right hand but Silvia moved out of range.
Silvia misses with a hook to the body
and Citrus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Silvia.
Citrus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Citrus.
Good leg kick by Silvia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pepe Silvia did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Citrus checks a low kick from Silvia.
Citrus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Citrus fails with a takedown attempt.
Citrus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Citrus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silvia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silvia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Citrus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Citrus works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus avoids the head kick by Silvia.
Silvia slaps away a takedown attempt from Citrus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Citrus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silvia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Citrus somewhat.
Pepe Silvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
Citrus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silvia throws out a loose jab but Citrus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvia throws a left and a right that both miss

and Citrus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silvia won't be happy with that.

Citrus goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silvia rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Citrus's guard! Nice work there by Silvia!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia wants to stand and escape but instead Citrus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silvia wants to stand and escape but Citrus is having none of it.

Citrus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Citrus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Citrus stops Silvia from standing up.
Silvia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Citrus looking to pass the guard.
Silvia wants to get back to his feet but Citrus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes 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.
Citrus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Citrus moves out of range of the body kick.
Silvia throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Citrus.
Citrus fails with a takedown attempt.
Silvia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Citrus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silvia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Citrus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Citrus lands in his opponent's guard.
Silvia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Citrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvia wants to stand and escape but Citrus is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skoal Citrus dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silvia avoids the head kick by Citrus.
Citrus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Citrus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvia throws a low kick but Citrus avoids it.
Citrus moves out of range as Silvia throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Citrus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silvia.
Citrus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Citrus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silvia - that will leave a mark!
Silvia slips under a jab from Citrus.
Citrus looks to throw the jab but Silvia is out of range.
Silvia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Citrus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silvia on the side of the head.
Citrus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silvia scores with a nice head shot.
Citrus connects with a single shot there.
Citrus misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia blocks a jab.
Citrus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silvia defends it nicely.
Citrus is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Silvia lands with a nice body punch.
Silvia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvia misses with a double jab
and Citrus counters with a nice uppercut.
Citrus misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Citrus.
Citrus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silvia.
Citrus throws a lazy head kick
and Silvia counters with an inside leg kick.
Citrus throws a leg kick but Silvia checks it.
Silvia swinging wilding here.
Citrus missing with a left hand there. Silvia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silvia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Citrus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silvia!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvia is trying to stand up.
Skoal Citrus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Citrus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Citrus has control of Silvia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silvia regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Silvia bucks up and throws Citrus to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Citrus shoots in for a double leg but Silvia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silvia lands with an overhand left.
Citrus lands with a shot to the body.
Citrus misses with an uppercut.
Citrus throws a lazy head kick
and Silvia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pepe Silvia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silvia throws a head kick but Citrus moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pepe Silvia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silvia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepe Silvia!