PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owen Silva II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Silva II has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva II
vs
Smith

186 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Owen Silva II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clyde Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva II scores with a jab to the body.
Silva II will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Silva II drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith jumps guard but Silva II stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva II tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva II is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Silva II is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Silva II is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Silva II wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva II pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Owen Silva II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Smith.
Silva II wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Silva II gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Silva II tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva II is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Silva II pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva II avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Silva II.

Silva II moves into the clinch.
Silva II tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Silva II wants to break free but Smith has control.
Silva II is trying to break free.
Silva II is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva II smiles and moves away.
Silva II looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva II is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Silva II circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva II swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva II misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva II with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva II lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Owen Silva II is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silva II gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva II wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Silva II wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva II wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries for a takedown but Silva II manages to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Silva II's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Silva II breaks the clinch.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Silva II swinging wildly here.

Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva II sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith looks gassed!
Silva II is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Silva II is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva II has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva II won't allow Smith to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva II is looking to escape.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Silva II has one foot on Smith's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva II blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith wants to control but Silva II is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva II is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Silva II dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smith shoots in and bounces Silva II off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva II wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva II is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva II pushes Smith off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva II throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva II sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva II stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva II wants it to stay on the feet.

Silva II clinches up against the cage.
Silva II is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva II swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva II's waist but Silva II gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Owen Silva II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Smith.
Silva II thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva II takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva II sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva II misses with a wild combination.
Silva II throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Silva II defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Nice sprawl there from Silva II as Smith shoots in.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva II throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Silva II sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva II throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva II to his feet.

Silva II gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva II just stands there and leans against the cage.

Smith pulls guard.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva II can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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 II won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smith doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clyde Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Smith shoots in and drives through. Silva II sprawls well.
Silva II throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva II.
A combination from Silva II does no damage.
Silva II misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Silva II as Smith shoots in.
Silva II jabs at Smith's body.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Silva II sprawls well.
Owen Silva II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Smith.
Silva II scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Silva II misses its intended target.
Silva II misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Silva II.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva II misses with a wild combination.
Silva II is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva II pinned against the cage. Silva II gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva II throws out the jab.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva II.
Smith tries to clinch but Silva II is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva II which made him look bad.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva II avoids it really well and circles away.

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 II tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Silva II tries to clinch up.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva II is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Silva II circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva II but Silva II pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Silva II closes the distance and clinches.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva II smiles and moves away.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Silva II clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva II is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva II down to the mat. Silva II avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Silva II changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva II tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva II to the ground. Silva II escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Silva II has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva II is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Smith prevents Silva II from breaking the clinch.

Silva II breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Smith trying to control the position but Silva II is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva II is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva II prevents Smith from improving position.

Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva II, who protects the arm well.
Smith controlling the position.
Silva II is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Silva II showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva II 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Silva II!