PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Hollsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hollsworth might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ABK - Hollowpoint. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hollsworth
vs
Silva

182 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Hollsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Hollsworth avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hollsworth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Hollsworth looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hollsworth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hollsworth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hollsworth throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Hollsworth perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollsworth is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Hollsworth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hollsworth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hollsworth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Hollsworth is looking to pass Silva's guard but actually Silva recovers to full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hollsworth from controlling successfully.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hollsworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hollsworth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hollsworth from controlling successfully.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva keeping full guard, as Hollsworth tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollsworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hollsworth closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Hollsworth getting side control.
Hollsworth not doing much here.
Hollsworth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hollsworth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hollsworth is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hollsworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hollsworth not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollsworth is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Hollsworth not doing much here.
Hollsworth works his way into side control.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Hollsworth scoring with strikes.
Hollsworth throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hollsworth wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Hollsworth are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Hollsworth dominated that round.
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.

Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hollsworth avoids the head kick by Silva.
Hollsworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Hollsworth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hollsworth.
Silva blocks a head kick by Hollsworth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hollsworth.
Hollsworth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Hollsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollsworth slips a jab and a cross from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva cracks Hollsworth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Hollsworth moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Hollsworth. Hollsworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Hollsworth or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollsworth blocks a head kick by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook. Hollsworth ducked under it nicely.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.

Hollsworth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Hollsworth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hollsworth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hollsworth prevents Silva from improving his position.
Hollsworth tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Hollsworth takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hollsworth wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Hollsworth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollsworth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hollsworth is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.
Hollsworth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

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.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Hollsworth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hollsworth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Hollsworth is out of range.
Hollsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollsworth avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Hollsworth moves out of range.
Abel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hollsworth blocks a head kick by Silva.

Hollsworth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hollsworth throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abel Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Hollsworth moves out of range easily.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Hollsworth. Hollsworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva leaves Hollsworth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva throws a head kick but Hollsworth moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hollsworth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Hollsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Hollsworth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hollsworth blocks a head kick by Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.

Hollsworth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Hollsworth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hollsworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Hollsworth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollsworth postures up.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hollsworth kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hollsworth passes into half guard.
Hollsworth moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Hollsworth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollsworth looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva tries to hold on but Hollsworth postures up.
Hollsworth trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Hollsworth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Hollsworth smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollsworth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hollsworth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Hollsworth landing punches.
Hollsworth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hollsworth unloading with bombs!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Hollsworth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hollsworth 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Hollsworth!