PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saigon Driscol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driscol kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Over by Drake. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Driscol
vs
Silva

190 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Saigon Driscol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driscol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Driscol throws a head kick that misses.
Driscol tries a head kick but it misses.

Silva lands a left and a right that send Driscol crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Saigon Driscol has been cut.
Driscol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Driscol wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Driscol wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Driscol.
Driscol looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Driscol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saigon Driscol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Driscol shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Driscol keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Driscol fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Driscol shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Driscol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Driscol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Driscol slips a straight right by Silva.
Driscol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Driscol is looking to clinch.
Driscol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Driscol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Driscol misses with a head kick.
Driscol wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Driscol blocks a head kick by Silva.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Driscol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Driscol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Driscol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Driscol's head but Driscol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Silva misses.
Driscol is looking to clinch.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Driscol takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick by Driscol misses

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Driscol didn't expect that.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Driscol is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Driscol is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Driscol is retaining full guard.
Silva trying to control but Driscol is working from the bottom.
Silva stops Driscol from standing up.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Driscol darts in trying to clinch
and Driscol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Driscol tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Driscol tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Driscol is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.

Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Driscol is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Driscol trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saigon Driscol's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Driscol throws a head kick that misses.
Driscol staying out of range there.

Driscol lands a head kick that stumbles Silva and the fighters go to the mat.

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Tyson Silva has been cut.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Driscol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Driscol tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Driscol will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Driscol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Driscol trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Driscol is aware though and is defending well.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Driscol throws a big right hand that misses.
Driscol won't allow Silva to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Driscol tries to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Driscol is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Driscol is working for a submission of some sort.

Driscol is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

Driscol is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Driscol.
Ground and pound from Driscol.
Driscol is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Driscol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Driscol shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Driscol keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Driscol tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Driscol.
Driscol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Driscol dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Driscol's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driscol tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Driscol misses with a head kick.

Driscol gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Driscol is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Driscol manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Driscol's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Driscol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Driscol manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Driscol in his guard.
Driscol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Driscol has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driscol trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Driscol wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Driscol is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.

Driscol drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Driscol jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Driscol is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.

Driscol is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Driscol blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyson Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Driscol throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Driscol tries to clinch up.
Driscol fails with the takedown

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Driscol landing knees to the head.
Driscol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Driscol breaks from the clinch.
Driscol clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Driscol with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saigon Driscol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driscol closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Driscol misses with a takedown

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saigon Driscol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Driscol tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Driscol drops back down to his feet.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Driscol with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to work over Driscol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Driscol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Driscol tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Driscol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Driscol wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Driscol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Silva jumps guard.
Driscol preventing the sweep.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Driscol drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Tyson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Driscol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Driscol kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Driscol wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Driscol is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driscol pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva is nestled in close to Driscol, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva prevents Driscol from standing back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Driscol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saigon Driscol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Driscol darts in trying to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Driscol's guard now.
Driscol keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driscol lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!

Driscol has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Driscol throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Driscol working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Tyson Silva!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Tyson Silva!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Tyson Silva!

Tyson Silva wins by unanimous decision!