PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Rehel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Sick Puppies - You're Going Down. A fine choice. Rehel has chosen The Dark Knight as his entrance music. Alejandro Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Rehel

190 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
219 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alejandro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joel Rehel!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehel swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes one on the button.
Rehel throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Rehel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rehel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Joel Rehel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rehel misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Rehel circles away.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rehel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rehel misses with a straight right.
Rehel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rehel blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva has Rehel pressed against the cage, preventing Rehel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Rehel blocks it.
Rehel tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Rehel has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Rehel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Rehel is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Rehel tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Rehel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Rehel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rehel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rehel is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rehel is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rehel tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Rehel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rehel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva prevents Rehel from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.
Rehel tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rehel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rehel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Rehel tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Rehel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rehel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rehel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rehel's efforts to push away.
Rehel is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rehel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rehel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rehel is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Rehel is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Rehel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Rehel is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Rehel working hard to break the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rehel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rehel wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva prevents Rehel from breaking the clinch.
Rehel is trying to break free.
Rehel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rehel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.
Rehel working hard to break the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Rehel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Rehel is trying to break free.
Silva has Rehel pressed against the cage, preventing Rehel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Rehel manages to break the clinch.
Rehel throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rehel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rehel stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Rehel throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rehel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rehel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Rehel.
Rehel keeps the fight on the outside.

Silva forces Rehel back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Rehel blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Rehel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rehel lands with a nice body punch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Rehel pushes him off.
Rehel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rehel misses with a wild body shot.
Rehel swinging wilding here.
Rehel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rehel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Rehel keeps it at a distance.
Rehel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Rehel misses.
Rehel swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Rehel throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rehel.
Rehel is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rehel misses with the combination.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Rehel has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rehel's efforts to push away.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rehel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rehel blocks it with crossed arms.
Rehel has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Rehel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rehel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rehel's efforts to push away.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Rehel wants to break free but Silva has control.
Rehel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rehel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Rehel working hard to break the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.

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 looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Rehel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rehel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rehel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rehel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Rehel is trying to break free.
Silva has Rehel pressed against the cage, preventing Rehel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rehel is trying to break free.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rehel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rehel tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Rehel wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva has Rehel pressed against the cage, preventing Rehel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.
Rehel is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Rehel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rehel is trying to break free.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Rehel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rehel working hard to break the clinch.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva keeps control of Rehel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Rehel is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

Rehel breaks the clinch.
Alejandro Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch there but Rehel circles away.
A nice combination there by Rehel.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but Rehel keeps it at a distance.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Rehel throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to clinch but Rehel moves out of range.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Rehel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Rehel does no damage.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva prevents Rehel from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rehel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rehel wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva keeps control of Rehel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Rehel wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rehel wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rehel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rehel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rehel is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Rehel tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Rehel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Rehel misses.
Silva is looking to clinch but Rehel is avoiding it.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Rehel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Rehel misses its intended target.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rehel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rehel circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silva drives through and clinches with Rehel against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rehel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Rehel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rehel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rehel blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rehel's efforts to push away.
Rehel has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rehel working hard to break the clinch.
Rehel working hard to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rehel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Rehel tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rehel is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Rehel is trying to break free.
Rehel can't break the clinch.
Rehel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rehel is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Rehel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rehel blocks it with crossed arms.
Rehel is trying to break free.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rehel blocks with his arms.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Rehel has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rehel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Rehel's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rehel is trying to break free.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Rehel tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Rehel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rehel wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Rehel tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Rehel tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rehel blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Rehel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Rehel tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rehel tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Rehel is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Rehel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rehel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rehel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Rehel pressed against the cage, preventing Rehel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Silva keeps control of Rehel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Rehel can't break the clinch.
Rehel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rehel blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.
Silva keeps control of Rehel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rehel can't break the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rehel blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva has Rehel pressed against the cage, preventing Rehel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rehel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rehel working hard to break the clinch.
Rehel wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Rehel manages to break the clinch.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rehel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rehel is blocking nicely.

Rehel manages to break the clinch.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rehel keeps the fight on the outside.
Rehel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch up but Rehel circles away and keeps his distance.
Rehel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rehel swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rehel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rehel throws a head kick that misses.
Alejandro Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rehel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alejandro Silva.
I think Rehel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Rehel!