PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into the arena with "All Summer Long" By Kid Rock blaring out of the sound system. Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rob Kelly feat.Slaine - Dropkicked. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

James
vs
Silva

183 cm
22
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
James wants to clinch.
James moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking to clinch.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.

Silva is working for a kimura but James is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva is pressing down on James's thigh, looking to free his foot. James is holding on for now.

Silva decides to stand up.
James wants to clinch.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but James sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frank James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James wants to clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frank James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Silva.
James tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James wants to clinch.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
James is breathing heavily.

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.
James is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva swinging wilding here.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James wants to clinch.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Silva 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 drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
James wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Silva stands and throws James's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. James knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva trying to control the position but James is working away.

James throws Silva to one side and escapes!
James wants to clinch.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by James.

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.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.

James has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but James manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
James is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

James decides to return to a standing position.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
James wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
James wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
James wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James wants to clinch.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

James has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James lands with a right to the head.
Silva landing knees to the body.

Silva pulls James into guard.

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 is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
James is looking to clinch.
James tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
James tries to clinch up.
James tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.

James closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva tries to bench press James off him but James keeps the position.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if James tries to get out of the position.
James is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank James dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

James moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James wants to clinch.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
James tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James tries to clinch up.
James tries to clinch up.
James tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
James tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

James darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. James is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Frank James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Silva.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

James successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but James defends it.
Silva trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
Silva trying to advance position but James counters by regaining guard.
James wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed James's guard.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and James defends it well.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on James's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for James.
Miguel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is trying desperately to improve position.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva looking to ground and pound but James is blocking nicely.

Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, James has worked his arm free - good work by James!
James wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.

Silva tries for a kimura but James is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
James is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
James scores with punches from the back.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in James's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva passes James's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva trying to control from half guard but James is working away.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miguel Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Miguel Silva!