PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Spiller

178 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luiz Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Spiller!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spiller misses with a straight left.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spiller swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiller misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Spiller. That snapped Silva's head back.
Spiller throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Spiller.
Spiller throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spiller throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spiller swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Spiller with a hook.
Spiller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Spiller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
A combination from Spiller does no damage.
Spiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Spiller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spiller.
Spiller throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller lands a slapping body shot.
Spiller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spiller misses the shot to the body.
Spiller throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva avoids the body shot from Spiller.
Spiller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spiller misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Spiller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Spiller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva in the domination position with Spiller hanging on.
Spiller struggling a bit here.

Silva tries for a kimura but Spiller is defending well.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spiller has escaped the position, nice work there.
Spiller is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Spiller tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Spiller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Spiller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Spiller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Spiller 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 dodges the punch combination from Spiller.
Spiller scores with a nice head shot.
A nice combination there by Spiller.
Spiller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva tries to clinch but Spiller moves out of range.
Spiller misses with a straight right.
Spiller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Spiller lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller lands a jab.

Silva is rocked!
Spiller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
David Spiller seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Silva rushes Spiller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spiller smiles and moves away.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spiller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiller. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Spiller looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
A shot to de liver by Spiller. Beautiful body shot.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Spiller pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spiller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spiller lands with a shot to the body.
Spiller looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Spiller lands.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spiller throws a shot to the body.
Spiller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Spiller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiller scores with a jab to the body.
Spiller connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Spiller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiller.
Spiller misses with a two punch combination.
David Spiller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spiller swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spiller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiller.
Spiller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Spiller.
Spiller avoids the body shot from Silva.
Spiller scores with a decent looking hook.
Spiller throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiller cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva wants to clinch up but Spiller keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Spiller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Spiller misses with a body shot.
Spiller throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Spiller lands with a right that hurts Silva. Silva looks to clinch but Spiller throws a short knee that drops Silva. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). David Spiller!