PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jonsson
vs
Silva

187 cm
25
280 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

192 cm
26
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jonsson avoids them all with ease.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right hand that Jonsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jonsson also avoids with ease.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jonsson defends it nicely.
Silva looks to land a combination. Jonsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jonsson.
Silva looks to land a combination but Jonsson avoids it well.

Jonsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Jonsson keeps him under control.
Jonsson throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson working Silva over with strikes.
Silva wants to control but Jonsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Jonsson preventing the sweep.
Jonsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva pulls Jonsson in close to prevent any damage.
Jonsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jonsson won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Jonsson backs away looking to recover.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jonsson avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jonsson moves out of range.
David Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva tries to bum rush Jonsson with a series of wild strikes but Jonsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Jonsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jonsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva pulls Jonsson in to control the position.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson wants to get back to his feet.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jonsson is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva wants to take a breather but Jonsson is having none of it.
Jonsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Jonsson is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him

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.
Jonsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Silva is working for a kimura but Jonsson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jonsson is breathing heavily.
Jonsson is trying to stand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jonsson moves out of range.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jonsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jonsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jonsson walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jonsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jonsson counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva is pulling down on Jonsson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jonsson, at least for the moment.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jonsson!
Silva tries to control but Jonsson wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing punches.

It looks like Pekka Jonsson has been cut.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Jonsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva throwing strikes here but Jonsson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!

Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jonsson turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jonsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva punching from mount but Jonsson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throwing strikes here but Jonsson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jonsson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jonsson is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silva. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Jonsson is blocking nicely.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jonsson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva dominating with strikes here.

Pekka Jonsson's cut is getting worse.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pekka Jonsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Silva!