PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Elber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Fabricio Elber has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Elber
vs
Silva

190 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabricio Elber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elber swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Elber takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Elber misses with a straight right.
Fabricio Elber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Elber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Elber thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Elber misses.
Silva throws a right hand that Elber ducks under and follows up with a left that Elber also avoids with ease.

Silva rushes Elber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Elber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Elber is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Elber tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Elber is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Elber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Elber managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Elber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elber.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Elber blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva has Elber pressed against the cage, preventing Elber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elber is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Elber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Elber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Elber with a nice cross.
Elber misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Elber digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva looks gassed!
Elber throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Elber throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elber.
Elber lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Elber looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Elber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Elber throws out a powerful jab.
Elber misses with a looping right.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elber.
Elber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Elber looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Elber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Elber scores with a jab to the head.
Elber lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Elber finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elber catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Elber throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Elber, as that shot connected.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Elber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elber lands a nice looking body shot.
Elber takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Elber lands with an overhand left.
Elber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Elber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Elber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Elber connects with a single shot there.
Elber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Elber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Elber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Elber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Elber lands with a good body shot.
Elber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Elber is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elber throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Elber.
Elber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Elber throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Elber lands with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Elber.
Elber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Elber just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to de liver by Elber. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Elber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Elber.
Elber jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Elber.
Elber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fabricio Elber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elber jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Elber throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Elber lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Elber jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elber cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Elber lands the left hand.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elber.
Elber punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Elber 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.

Elber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva tries to clinch up but Elber circles away and keeps his distance.
Elber jabs at Silva's body.
A jab from Elber does it's job there.
Elber misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Fabricio Elber is winning the standup battle so far.
Elber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Elber scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Elber.
Elber lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elber. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Elber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Elber throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Elber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Elber lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elber tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elber throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Elber strikes.
Elber lands a nice shot to the body.
Elber lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Elber misses.
Elber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elber connects with a body shot.
Elber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Elber.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Elber had a free shot at his head there.
Elber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elber takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva takes one on the button.
A jab from Elber misses.
Elber throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Elber scores with a punch to the head.
Silva takes one on the button.
Elber lands with a cross.
Elber throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Elber.
Elber stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Elber misses with a body shot.
A cross from Elber lands.
Elber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elber.
Elber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice jab there from Elber.
Elber throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Elber there.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Elber misses with a body shot.
Elber connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva staying out of range there.
Elber looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Elber throws a shot to the body.
Elber cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Elber misses.
Elber lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elber lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Elber lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Chael Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elber tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Elber works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elber.
Elber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Elber lands the left hand.
Elber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Elber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Elber.
Elber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elber.
Elber misses with a looping right.
Elber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elber lands a nice looking body shot.
Elber connects with the punch.
Elber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elber swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Elber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Elber with a nice cross.
Elber clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Elber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Elber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elber.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Elber cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Elber scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Elber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Elber scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabricio Elber dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Elber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elber loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Elber throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elber lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Elber with a hook.
Elber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Elber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Elber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Elber sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Elber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Elber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Elber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elber just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elber.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Elber.
Elber swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Elber misses the shot to the body.
Elber cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Elber throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Elber thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Elber misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Elber moves out of range.
Elber with a jab.
Elber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Elber thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Elber lands with a shot to the body.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elber.
Silva avoids the body shot from Elber.
Elber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Elber jabs at Silva's body.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elber throws a shot to the body.
Elber throws a shot to the body.
Elber connects with a crisp jab.
Elber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Elber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
A cross from Elber lands.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Elber.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elber.
Elber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Elber misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Elber.
Elber lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - Elber coming out on top.
Elber scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Elber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Elber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Elber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elber misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Elber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elber.
Elber scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Chael Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circle momentarily. Elber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Elber swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Elber misses with a looping right.
Elber throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva blocks a jab.
Elber clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Elber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Elber throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Elber clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Elber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Elber tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Elber.
Elber lands a nice shot to the body.
Elber thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Elber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elber scores with a decent looking hook.
Elber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elber lands a slapping body shot.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Elber cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Elber lands a body shot.
Elber lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Elber scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elber jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Elber finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Elber lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Elber connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabricio Elber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Elber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabricio Elber!