PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ulpius Traianus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Beat It - MJ. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Silva
vs
Ulpius Traianus

192 cm
26
264 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

194 cm
23
273 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Ulpius Traianus!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traianus tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Traianus lands a body shot.
Victor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Traianus.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Traianus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Traianus lands with a shot to the body.
Traianus tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Traianus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Traianus throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Traianus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Traianus saw that one coming.
Traianus misses with an uppercut.
Traianus checks a low kick from Silva.
Traianus moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Traianus throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws and low kick but Traianus moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Traianus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries a low kick but Traianus avoids it.
Traianus takes one to the chin there.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Traianus moves out of range easily.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Traianus.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Traianus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Traianus counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Traianus misses with a straight right.
Traianus moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Traianus scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Traianus counter with a right hand.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Traianus's sensitive parts.
Traianus lands a head shot.
Traianus tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Traianus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Traianus. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Traianus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Traianus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Traianus avoids a kick to the body.
Traianus digs a good hook to Silva's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to work over Traianus's front leg with a kick but Traianus checks it.

Traianus has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Traianus lands with a right to the head.
Silva tries a body shot but Traianus blocks it.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Traianus.
Traianus tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva cracks Traianus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Traianus counters with a left to the body.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Traianus checks it well.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Traianus down.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traianus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Traianus catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Traianus.
Good standup being displayed there by Traianus as he connects with a hook.
Silva throws a leg kick but Traianus moved away.
Traianus misses with a body shot.
Traianus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traianus.
Silva swings for the body but Traianus moves out of range.
Good work by Traianus as he checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Traianus moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a body punch but Traianus moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Traianus throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Traianus stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Ulpius Traianus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Traianus fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Traianus blocks the leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Traianus moves out of range.
Silva wants to slow Traianus down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva lands a high kick!
Traianus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Traianus is looking to clinch.
Traianus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Traianus coming out on top.
Traianus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Traianus.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Traianus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Traianus counters with a stiff right hand.
Traianus blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Silva misses

and Traianus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Traianus.
Traianus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Traianus has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A short body shot lands from Traianus as the two fighters clinch.

Traianus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Traianus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Traianus moves out of range.
Traianus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - Traianus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva slips under a jab from Traianus.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Traianus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Traianus checks it well.
Traianus misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traianus misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Traianus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Traianus drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Traianus lands with a right to the head.
Traianus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva is trying to stall.
Traianus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a body shot but Traianus blocks it.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Traianus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.

Traianus moves into the clinch successfully.
Traianus has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Traianus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Traianus struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Traianus misses with a punch to the body.
Traianus has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right handed body shot lands from Traianus.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Traianus fails to land.
Traianus misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Traianus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Traianus misses with the head strike.
Traianus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Traianus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Traianus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva looking to stall.
Traianus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Silva.
Traianus presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Traianus misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Traianus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Traianus has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Traianus as Silva tries to tie him up.
Traianus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traianus lands a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Traianus backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Traianus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Traianus is keeping busy.
Silva tries to circle away but Traianus has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Traianus.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Traianus to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Traianus is out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Traianus counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Traianus, as that shot connected.
Traianus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Traianus counters with a nice body shot.
Traianus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Ulpius Traianus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Traianus's head back.
Traianus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traianus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Traianus is able to avoid easily.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a leg kick

and Traianus counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traianus.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Traianus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Traianus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Traianus tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Traianus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Traianus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents a body shot from Traianus.
Traianus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva blocks a body shot from Traianus.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Traianus manages to break the clinch.
Traianus moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Traianus swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Traianus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Traianus checks it well.
A shot to the body from Traianus misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Traianus moves out of range easily.
Silva thumps Traianus with a low kick.
Traianus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Traianus loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traianus looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Traianus tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Traianus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Traianus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva avoids the body shot from Traianus.
Victor Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Traianus swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Traianus.
Silva thows a leg kick but Traianus checks it
and Traianus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva is looking to slow Traianus down with leg kicks.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Traianus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Traianus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva misses with a body kick.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Traianus walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.

Traianus moves into the clinch.
Traianus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traianus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva tries to work over Traianus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Traianus gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Traianus keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Traianus being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Traianus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traianus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Traianus controls his hands.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva pushes Traianus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Traianus misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Traianus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Traianus avoids it.
Traianus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traianus blocks a body shot from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traianuss head.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Traianus controls his hands.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Ulpius Traianus.
Well Traianus 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Ulpius Traianus!