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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriv Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andriv Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Knock out!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
out circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but out swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but out swats him away and circles back towards the center.
out attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
out dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but out circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva gets control of out's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
out slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
out passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
out not doing much here.
out wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
out prevents Silva from standing back up.
out really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
out seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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 regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva is breathing heavily.
out's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, Knock out just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
out shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva looking to control.
out controls from within his opponent's guard.
out pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
out keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
out's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
out is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is staying active underneath out, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
out wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
out perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is trying to stand back up but out is controlling him
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
out 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.
out wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. out is aware though and is defending well.
out won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
out not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knock out 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.
out misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and out counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing out any problems.
out trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
out slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
out landing with the ground and pound.
out controls from within his opponent's guard.
out wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
out controlling from the top position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Knock out just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
out throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
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.
out misses with a wild body shot.
out closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent out getting side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for out. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
out content to control rather than advance.
Silva is trying to stand.
out wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
out controlling the action here.
Silva is looking for a sweep. out is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
out is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
out tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
out misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before out can pounce on him.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from out.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from out.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows out to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as out tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
out passes into half guard.
out keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
out 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.
Silva is trying to stand back up but out is controlling him
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
out sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knock out showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
so out counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
out wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
out got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, out has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
out controlling from the top position.
out stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
out must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
out trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
out gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows out to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. out is aware though and is defending well.
out trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. out doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. out manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
out trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
out passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to stand back up but out is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
out not doing much here.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but out is very close to passing his half guard.
out prevents Silva from improving his position.
out thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva is looking to escape.
out seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and out counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
out controlling his opponent.
out stands up from mount. Strange move.
Silva tries to clinch
and out counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by out.
out trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
out passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Knock out is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is letting out control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to buck out off but out is having none of it.
out taking a breather here.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but out drags him back down.
out wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Andriv Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knock out comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well out 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knock out!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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