PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Austin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Austin

192 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Austin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Silva.
Austin wants to clinch.
Austin tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Austin's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin looks like he's trying to stand up.

Austin kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Austin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Austin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Austin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Austin is controlling him.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Austin lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Austin keeps him there for the moment.

Austin has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Austin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
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!
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Austin prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Austin postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Austin.
Austin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Austin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Austin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Austin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a head kick but Austin moves out of range.

Austin gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Austin is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Austin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin trying to control from Silva's half guard. Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Austin.
Silva is trying to keep Austin in close.
Austin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin stops Silva from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Austin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
Donk. Silva catches Austin right on the button with a cross.
Austin fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Austin looks gassed!
Silva lands with a nice combination. Austin backs away looking to recover.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Austin.
Austin shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Austin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Austin.
Carl Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Austin.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Austin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Silva decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl 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 fails in his attempt to clinch.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Austin in a clinch.
Austin is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva cracks Austin with a nice body shot.
Austin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Austin looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Austin looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Austin prevents it.
Austin misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Austin stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Austin lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Austin wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to break free but Austin pushes him back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Austin is controlling him.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Austin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva is trying to break free.
Austin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Austin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Austin backpedaling.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Austin wants it to stay on the feet.

Austin has managed to clinch.
Austin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Austin misses with an elbow strike.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Austin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva clinches but Austin breaks the clinch

and Austin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva tries to pull guard but Austin won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
Austin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Austin tries to tie him up.
Silva looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.
Austin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva tries to circle away but Austin has him pinned against the cage.
Austin taking a breather.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Austin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Austin lands a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Austin keeps him there for the moment.

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 is looking to break free of the clinch but Austin has double underhooks.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Austin crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva letting Austin take a breather here.

Austin lands a takedown into guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva is looking to stand up but Austin isn't so interested in that idea.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Austin is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carl Silva will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva avoiding damage as Austin throws knees to the body.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Austin taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Austin won't allow it.
Silva tries to circle away but Austin has him pinned against the cage.
Austin stalling in the clinch.
Austin misses with a knee to the head.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

Austin breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Carl Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Austin wants to clinch.
Austin slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Austin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Austin.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Austin.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Austin parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Austin to escape.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Austin on the ground.
Silva wants to control but Austin is keeping him busy.
Silva wants to stand but Austin has his arm trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva laying and praying for a moment but Austin takes advantage and regains half guard.

Austin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

Austin forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin landing knees to the head.
Austin taking a breather.
Silva wants to break free but Austin has control.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Austin prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Austin landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Austin moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Austin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Jeff Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Austin tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Austin tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Austin as he jumps to the side.

Austin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Austin showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva won't allow Austin to pass to mount.
Austin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Carl Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Austin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Austin is controlling him.
Jeff Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva keeping full guard, as Austin tries to pass.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Austin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

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