PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luca de Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

de Silva
vs
Rage

180 cm
24
167 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luca de Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flash Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage has a takedown stuffed.
Flash Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Silva thows a body kick. Rage tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rage is defended easily by de Silva.
Luca de Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flash Rage.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract de Silva.
de Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Rage has a takedown stuffed.
Rage on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
de Silva throws a series of strikes that have Rage backpedaling.

It looks like Flash Rage has been cut.
de Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rage. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from de Silva. No joy for Rage on that attempt.
Rage looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage shoots in for a takedown but de Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body kick from de Silva.
de Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
de Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
de Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
de Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
de Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Rage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and de Silva counters with an outside leg kick.

de Silva lands a big head kick that sends Rage tumbling to the mat! de Silva takes a step backwards and waves Rage back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rage is rocked!
de Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rage's calf.
de Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
de Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
de Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rage's head.
de Silva throws a leg kick which misses Rage's front leg but catches the back leg as Rage tries to avoid it.
Rage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rage is trying desperately to land a takedown but de Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rage.
de Silva feints and then cracks Rage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rage down.
de Silva stuns Rage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
de Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That has opened up Flash Rage's cut even more.
Rage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
de Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
de Silva lands a head kick. Rage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
de Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rage's head.
de Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rage's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a leg kick
and de Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rage.
de Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rage. That did some damage!
de Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rage connects with a good right hand that stumbles de Silva. de Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
de Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rage. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by de Silva.
de Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Rage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with de Silva but de Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
de Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
de Silva feints and then cracks Rage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rage down.
de Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Rage misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from de Silva.
Rage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luca de Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by de Silva.
de Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
de Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
de Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from de Silva, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from de Silva, right into the meat.
de Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by de Silva 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.

Luca de Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flash Rage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
de Silva swinging wilding here.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and de Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rage.
A slapping leg kick lands for de Silva.
Rage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
de Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
de Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
de Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and de Silva counters with a nice body kick.
de Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rage can do to turn this around?
Rage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around de Silva's waist but de Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rage off to one side.
Rage is breathing heavily.
de Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
de Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
de Silva lands with a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rage might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, de Silva has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rage misses with a leg kick
and de Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
de Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
de Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick from de Silva lands but Rage takes it in his stride.
Luca de Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from de Silva as Rage shoots in.
de Silva is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.
de Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
de Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by de Silva!
de Silva scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from de Silva finds it's target.
Rage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before de Silva can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Silva with a hook.
Rage throws a head kick that misses
and de Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rage's knee momentarily.
Luca de Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says de Silva as he avoids it easily.
Luca de Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flash Rage.
de Silva throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Silva lands a head kick!
Rage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
de Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot by de Silva.
Rage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by de Silva. de Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for de Silva.
de Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
de Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Silva scores with a jab to the head.
de Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by de Silva.
de Silva tries to bum rush Rage with a series of wild strikes but Rage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Rage in the body.
Rage misses the body punch
and de Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
de Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
de Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but de Silva swivels and escapes.
de Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
de Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from de Silva, right into the meat.
de Silva is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Silva is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.
de Silva is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from de Silva.
A cross from de Silva lands.
de Silva feints and then cracks Rage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rage down.
de Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
de Silva digs a good hook to Rage's body.
de Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rage.
de Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from de Silva. Rage shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from de Silva.
A kick lands to the mid section there for de Silva.
Rage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luca de Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Flash Rage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

de Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice sprawl there from de Silva as Rage shoots in.
de Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
de Silva throws a leg kick which misses Rage's front leg but catches the back leg as Rage tries to avoid it.
de Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.

Rage is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in de Silva's half guard.
Rage prevents de Silva from improving his position.
Rage tries to stand but can't do so whilst de Silva controls his leg.
de Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rage.
Rage tries to pass the half guard into mount. de Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage is thwarting de Silva's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
de Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.

de Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rage won't allow de Silva to get back to his feet.
Rage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

de Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rage slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rage slows the pace down in half guard.

de Silva looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rage pushes past his half guard into mount!
de Silva taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rage working de Silva over with strikes here.
de Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Rage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish de Silva?
Rage lands a heavy elbow.
de Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Luca de Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. de Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Rage scoring with strikes but de Silva is staying in there.
Rage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rage misses with a head shot.
Rage lands a big elbow.
de Silva tries to lock up and control but Rage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rage lands a big shot there that rocks de Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flash Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Silva wants to hold on but Rage pushes him away.
Rage lands with some strikes.

Rage working for a guillotine from mount but de Silva is in no mood to give up.
Rage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de Silva is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
de Silva gets back to half guard.

Rage looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rage trying to control from half guard but de Silva is working away.

Rage wants to work for an arm triangle but de Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Flash Rage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think de 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:26

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