PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tj Thai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Thai

172 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tj Thai!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thai drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Thai manages to break the clinch.
Thai throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Tj Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva lands a jab to Thai's midsection.

Thai moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Thai keeps him there for the moment.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai effectively controlling the action here.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thai backwards.

Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch up but Thai circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Thai throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Dan Silva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Tj Thai has been cut.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva avoids the head kick by Thai.

Thai moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai landing knees to the head.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to stall but Thai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Thai is controlling the position.

Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thai tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Thai is avoiding it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thai looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva blocks a head kick by Thai.

Silva lands a left and a right that send Thai crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silva thuds a left hand into Thai's body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva wants to clinch.
Thai throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch
and Thai counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a right and a left that Thai avoids nicely.
Thai misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That has opened up Tj Thai's cut even more.
Silva tries to clinch but Thai is having none of it.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thai on the side of the head.
Silva is looking to clinch but Thai is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.

Thai drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
Silva gets through Thai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Thai keeps him there for the moment.

Thai breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Thai closes the distance and clinches.

Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries to clinch up but Thai circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.

Thai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.

Thai breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
Thai throws a nice head kick!
Thai throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Thai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thai counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Silva blocks a head kick by Thai.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Thai tries a head kick but it misses.

Thai clinches up against the cage.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva trying to stall but Thai improves his position.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Thai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Silva digs a good hook to Thai's body.
Thai looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Thai misses with a two punch combination.
Silva avoids the head kick by Thai.
Silva tries to clinch up but Thai circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Thai drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Thai stalling the fight.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Thai with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thai has him pressed against the cage.

Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thai swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Thai avoids nicely.
Thai lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Silva tries to bum rush Thai with a series of wild strikes but Thai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thai wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Dan Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thai lands a high kick!
Thai scores with a head kick.

Silva is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Thai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva is working Thai over against the cage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva tries to circle away but Thai has him pinned against the cage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Thai lands a nice knee to the body.
Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thai.
Silva is trying to stall.

Thai breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Thai has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.

Thai breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Thai tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Thai.
Thai ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.

Thai gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Thai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva wants to clinch.
Thai throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Thai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dan Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is looking to clinch but Thai is avoiding it.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Thai closes the distance and clinches.

Thai manages to break the clinch.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thai keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thai can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Thai misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tj Thai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva tries to clinch up
and Thai counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.

Thai gets a clinch.

Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva blocks a head kick by Thai.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thai backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Thai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to clinch but Thai is avoiding it.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva swinging wilding here.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Thai has taken the fight into the clinch.

Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Thai misses with a wild body shot.
Thai tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva throws a combination. Thai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thai tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a series of punches but Thai moves out of range.
Thai misses with a straight left.
Thai lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thai keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.

Thai moves into range and clinches up with Silva.

Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
Thai throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Thai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Thai is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Silva wants to clinch.
Thai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Silva blocks a head kick by Thai.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thai circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thai throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to bum rush Thai with a series of wild strikes but Thai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Silva!