PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Ewert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Ewert

188 cm
21
213 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction
Conviction

Hell's Balls Recovery
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norman Ewert!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a series of wild punches.
Ewert avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Ewert.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ewert misses with a series of wild punches.
Ewert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ewert misses with a looping left.
Ewert lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ewert moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Ewert looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ewert, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ewert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva landing knees to the head.

It looks like Norman Ewert has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewert misses with the head strike.
Ewert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert misses with a punch to the body.
Ewert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ewert throws a head punch that misses.
Ewert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Ewert breaks from the clinch.
Ewert cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Ewert missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ewert is able to avoid easily.
Ewert cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ewert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Ewert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ewert throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ewert throws out the jab.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Ewert in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Ewert is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Ewert swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Ewert misses with a punch to the body.
Ewert tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Ewert lands with a left to the head.
Ewert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ewert blocks with his arms.
Ewert misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ewert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva keeps control of Ewert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Ewert blocks it.
Silva blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewert tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ewert throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Ewert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ewert.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ewert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ewert working aggressively here.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ewert is blocking nicely.
Ewert misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ewert misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ewert blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Ewert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Ewert lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ewert avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.

Ewert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ewert scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ewert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ewert loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Ewert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ewert might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ewert throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Norman Ewert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ewert swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva wants to clinch.
Ewert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kenji Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Norman Ewert's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed right hand from Ewert misses the target.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ewert's sensitive parts.
Ewert misses with a straight left.
Ewert throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Ewert does no damage.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenji Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ewert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ewert throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva feints and then cracks Ewert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ewert down.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ewert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Ewert lands.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Ewert looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ewert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewert misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva slips a jab from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a two punch combination.
Ewert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ewert's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva thumps Ewert with a low kick.
Ewert misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ewert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ewert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a push kick but Ewert slaps the foot to one side.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ewert.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Ewert's front leg but catches the back leg as Ewert tries to avoid it.

Silva clinches.
Ewert can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Ewert.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ewert's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ewert blocks with his arms.
Silva wants to stall.
Ewert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ewert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ewert tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Ewert back against the cage.
Ewert is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ewert is breathing heavily.
Ewert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ewert can't break the clinch.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Ewert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ewert throws a head punch that misses.
Ewert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Ewert has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva has Ewert pressed against the cage, preventing Ewert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ewert blocks it with crossed arms.
Ewert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ewert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ewert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ewert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ewert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ewert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ewert avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva has Ewert pressed against the cage, preventing Ewert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ewert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ewert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ewert is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Ewert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert working hard to break the clinch.
Ewert lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Ewert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Ewert does no damage.
Ewert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Norman Ewert's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ewert.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Ewert takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Ewert takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Ewert down.
Ewert has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Ewert avoids the head kick by Silva.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Ewert tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Ewert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Ewert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ewert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ewert wants to break free but Silva has control.
Ewert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva working Ewert over with knees to the body.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ewert has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ewert misses with a body punch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Ewert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Ewert's ribcage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva keeps control of Ewert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ewert is trying to break free.
Ewert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewert struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ewert is defending well for now.
Ewert tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ewert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ewert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert misses with a body punch.
Ewert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kenji Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ewert blocks with his arms.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Ewert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ewert breaks the clinch.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva thumps Ewert with a low kick.
Ewert throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva has Ewert up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ewert scores with a hook to the body.
Silva prevents a body shot from Ewert.
Ewert struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Ewert misses with a punch to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ewert lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Kenji Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Ewert blocks it.
Ewert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva prevents a body shot from Ewert.
Ewert scores with a hook to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ewert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Ewert pressed against the cage, preventing Ewert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ewert is blocking nicely.
Ewert digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Ewert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Norman Ewert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ewert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Ewert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ewert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ewert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Ewert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ewert lands a lovely overhand right.
Ewert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva feints and then cracks Ewert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ewert down.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Kenji Silva!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Kenji Silva!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Kenji Silva!

Kenji Silva wins by unanimous decision!