PBP Commentary

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

Perry
vs
Silva

167 cm
23
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Perry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Perry.

Perry scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Perry works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Perry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Perry is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Perry advances position into side control!
Perry working the ground and pound.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perry connects with a decent elbow.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Perry looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Perry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Perry in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Perry.
Perry prevents Silva from escaping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perry scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Perry drags him back down.
Silva tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Perry scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Silva is looking for a way out.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silva to escape the position.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Perry lands a shot to the body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Perry's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Perry stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva looks gassed!
Perry 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.
Perry slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perry thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva is not content to let Perry control the position.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Perry is controlling him well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Perry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perry.
No luck for Perry with that takedown attempt.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Perry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva tries to hold on but Perry postures up.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Perry lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Perry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Perry has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Perry working the ground and pound effectively.
Perry lands a big elbow.
Perry wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Perry landing shots from mount.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Perry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Perry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Perry dominated that second round.
That's time! Perry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Perry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Perry preventing the sweep.
Perry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Perry lands a couple of digs.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Perry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ethan Perry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perry stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Perry stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
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.
Perry prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perry postures up.
Perry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perry postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Perry wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Perry preventing the sweep.
Perry landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Perry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Silva is looking to control Perry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is trying to stand back up but Perry is controlling him

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Perry misses with the combination.
Perry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Perry clearly takes 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.

Perry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Perry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Perry shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Perry has his takedown stuffed
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ethan Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A jab-cross combination lands for Silva and sends Perry crashing to the mat! Silva follows him down to the mat - Perry regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Silva stops Perry from getting back to his feet.

Perry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Silva dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Perry misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry fails with the takedown
and Perry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Perry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Perry has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Perry slips a straight right by Silva.
Perry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with a takedown
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Perry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Perry misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt.
Perry shoots and misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roger Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perry 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:47

The fight is ruled a draw!