PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Lopez

175 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Lopez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Lopez shoots in.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.

Lopez has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez has a takedown stuffed.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Lopez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lopez's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lopez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Lopez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Lopez keeps moving and retains side control.

Lopez stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Mike Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Lopez.
Silva misses with a combination

and Lopez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lopez looks gassed!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Lopez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva tries to pull guard but Lopez holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Lopez effectively controlling the action here.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Lopez, against the cage.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lopez just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lopez holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mike Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva thuds his right hand into Lopez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva misses with a combination

and Lopez counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Lopez tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
Lopez prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Lopez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lopez is controlling him.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.

Lopez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Lopez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Mike Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Mike Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Lopez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lopez trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Lopez tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lopez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mike Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Lopez.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Lopez has control.
Lopez prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Lopez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva tries to circle away but Lopez has him pinned against the cage.
Lopez prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to drag Lopez to the mat but Lopez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries to circle away but Lopez has him pinned against the cage.

Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Silva catches Lopez right on the button with a cross.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lopez moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez's hands.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.

Lopez closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Lopez stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good shot there by Silva.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Lopez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Lopez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Lopez is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lopez manages to mount him!
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
Lopez prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Lopez trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Lopez has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Lopez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez looking to break Silva's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Silva remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lopez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Lopez biding his time, looking for the opening.
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lopez has the hooks in. Silva is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Lopez punches the canvas rather than the man.
Silva is trapped and Lopez is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Silva covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Lopez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Even with his hooks in, Lopez manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Silva covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Silva holding both Lopez 's hands and preventing any damage.
Lopez has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Lopez!