PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Bone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Silva
vs
Bone

160 cm
24
162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Bone!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Bone tries to pass.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Bone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bone on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
A slow jab from Bone misses its intended target.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bone avoids it really well and circles away.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bone's guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bone tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Bone is keeping the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Bone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Bone working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bone isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Bone on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
Bone looks gassed!
Silva in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is not content to let Silva control the position.
Bone taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Bone tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva trying to control the action but Bone is working from the bottom.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bone can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva cracks Bone with a big elbow.
Silva controls the position.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bone for as long as he can get away with.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bone is looking for a sweep.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Bone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Bone gets the takedown into side control.

Bone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Bone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Silva prevents Bone from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has one of Bone's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bone throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bone lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Bone looking to stall.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Bone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bone looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bone pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bone presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Bone is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bone down to the mat. Bone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.
Bone with a lazy takedown attempt

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bone's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bone is trying to improve his position.
Silva happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bone is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Bone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bone sneaks back into half guard.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Bone gets back to full guard.
Silva trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bone works the jab nicely.
Silva throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bone shows good takedown defense.

Bone gets the takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Bone tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bone's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bone controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bone!
Bone is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Marcus Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Bone regains half guard.
Bone wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Marcus Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bone is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.
Bone trying to control here.
Bone is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

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.

Bone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva not doing much here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Marcus Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Jacob Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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