PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Silva

180 cm
18
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Joe Smith has been cut.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Silva is trying to break free.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Silva is trying to break free.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Silva is trying to break free.
Smith prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Smith.

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.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Smith has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Silva is trying to break free.
Smith keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Silva is trying to break free.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva looking to stall.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mano Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Smith's cut.
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 tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Smith prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Silva tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva wants to break free but Smith has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Silva tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Joe Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith landing knees to the head.

It looks like Mano Silva has been cut.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Smith prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Smith prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Smith keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.

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.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mano Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Smith dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva looks to clinch

and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.

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.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Silva trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Smith has control.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva can't break the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is trying to break free.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Smith prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Smith!