PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ironsides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ironsides
vs
Silva

186 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Ironsides!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironsides tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ironsides tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ironsides avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ironsides avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ironsides wants to clinch.
Ironsides takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ironsides manages to avoid it.
Silva tries to clinch

and Ironsides counters by clinching up.
A short left from Ironsides.
A right hook to the body lands for Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Ironsides.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ironsides lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ironsides creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Ironsides.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Ironsides won't allow it.
Ironsides prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Ironsides lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ironsides has the dominant position.
Silva wants to break free but Ironsides has control.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ironsides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ironsides creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Ironsides lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ironsides working Silva over with knees to the body.
Ironsides connects with a knee to the head.
Ironsides comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ironsides gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
Ironsides connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ironsides.
Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
Ironsides lands an elbow inside.
Ironsides with a knee to the head.
Ironsides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ironsides working Silva over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ironsides obliges.
Ironsides digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ironsides lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ironsides scores with a shoulder strike.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ironsides working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ironsides scores with a shoulder strike.
Ironsides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ironsides lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ironsides presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Ironsides is controlling the position.
Ironsides lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Ironsides.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironsides works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ironsides.
Ironsides stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ironsides lands a nice knee to the body.
Ironsides is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ironsides working Silva over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ironsides presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ironsides scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Ironsides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva wants to break free but Ironsides has control.
Ironsides lands a nice knee to the body.
Ironsides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ironsides lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ironsides lands a shoulder strike.
Ironsides with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Ironsides won't allow it.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is working Ironsides over against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ironsides lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ironsides has the dominant position.
Ironsides prevents the takedown attempt.
Ironsides connects with a knee to the head.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ironsides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ironsides throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ironsides prevents the takedown attempt.
Ironsides landing knees to the body.
Ironsides lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
Ironsides misses with a body punch.
Ironsides lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Ironsides scores a nice knee to the body.
Ironsides keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva is trying to push Ironsides away but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Ironsides.
A nice left hand lands by Ironsides.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ironsides lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Ironsides using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Ironsides improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Ironsides.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Ironsides lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Ironsides stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ironsides utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Ironsides.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ironsides lands a shot to the body.
Ironsides landing knees to the body.
Ironsides lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ironsides with a knee to the head.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jason Ironsides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Silva.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ironsides keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ironsides dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ironsides tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ironsides lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ironsides.
Silva tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ironsides scores a nice knee to the body.
Ironsides lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ironsides misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ironsides.
Silva digs a right hand into Ironsides's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ironsides's gas tank.
Jason Ironsides has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ironsides gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva is working for takedown but Ironsides is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ironsides walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Ironsides gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ironsides connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Ironsides.
Ironsides is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Ironsides misses with a knee to the head.
Ironsides unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ironsides throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ironsides walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jason Ironsides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Silva.
Ironsides walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ironsides throws a head kick that misses.
Ironsides tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Ironsides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ironsides tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Ironsides is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch

and Ironsides counters by moving into the clinch.
Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to push Ironsides away but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to push Ironsides away but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Ironsides.
Ironsides creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Ironsides lands a nice knee to the body.
Ironsides lands with a light punch inside.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Ironsides keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Ironsides.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ironsides.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Ironsides has double underhooks.
Ironsides lands a nice elbow.
Ironsides lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Ironsides keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ironsides fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ironsides avoids them all with ease.
Ironsides tries to clinch up.
Ironsides tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.

Ironsides pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ironsides connects with a knee to the head.
Ironsides lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Ironsides is controlling him.
Silva tries to circle away but Ironsides has him pinned against the ropes.
Ironsides lands a body punch.
Ironsides lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Ironsides.
Ironsides throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Ironsides presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ironsides connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Ironsides looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ironsides lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Ironsides works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Ironsides scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ironsides unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Ironsides has double underhooks.
Ironsides keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Ironsides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ironsides lands a shoulder strike.
Silva tries to circle away but Ironsides has him pinned against the ropes.
Ironsides lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Ironsides won't allow it.
Ironsides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ironsides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ironsides creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ironsides unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ironsides landing knees to the body.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Ironsides.

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.
Ironsides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Ironsides has double underhooks.
Ironsides throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ironsides is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ironsides obliges.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Ironsides has double underhooks.
Ironsides is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Ironsides is controlling the position.
Ironsides has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ironsides crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Ironsides putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ironsides unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ironsides lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ironsides tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ironsides misses with a knee strike.
Silva is trying to push Ironsides away but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ironsides landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ironsides has the dominant position.
Ironsides is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ironsides cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ironsides with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ironsides fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ironsides dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ironsides fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ironsides throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Ironsides gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Ironsides scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Ironsides, against the ropes.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Ironsides has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Ironsides lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ironsides is working Silva over against the ropes.
Ironsides can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Ironsides is controlling the position.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
Ironsides goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ironsides misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to break free but Ironsides has control.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ironsides misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ironsides misses with some punches.
Ironsides tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ironsides.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to push Ironsides away but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ironsides walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a one two! Ironsides had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ironsides tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ironsides.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ironsides moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Ironsides gets a clinch.
Ironsides lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
Ironsides is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ironsides looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Ironsides won't allow it.
Ironsides scores a nice knee to the body.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Ironsides swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Silva gets control of Ironsides's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to sweep here but Ironsides controlling him for the moment.
Ironsides trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ironsides manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ironsides is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva throws a strike but Ironsides rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ironsides stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

Ironsides stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Ironsides pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ironsides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ironsides using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to circle away but Ironsides has him pinned against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ironsides.
Nice elbow from Ironsides.
Ironsides working aggressively here.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides misses with a knee to the head.
Ironsides throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Ironsides is controlling the position.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ironsides connects with a knee to the head.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ironsides lands an elbow inside.
Ironsides tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Ironsides back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ironsides clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ironsides moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ironsides. That one must have hurt.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Ironsides bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ironsides manages to avoid it.
Ironsides is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

Ironsides closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ironsides.
Ironsides landing knees to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Ironsides lands with a short shot to the head.
Ironsides lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ironsides lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ironsides scores with a shoulder strike.
Ironsides lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ironsides putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva wants to break free but Ironsides has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironsides lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ironsides scores a nice knee to the body.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
Ironsides putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ironsides prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Ironsides unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes.
Ironsides lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides landing knees to the body.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Ironsides on the inside.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Ironsides won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Ironsides.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Ironsides cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ironsides putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Ironsides keeps him there for the moment.
Ironsides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ironsides.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ironsides.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ironsides throws a head punch that misses.
Ironsides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ironsides keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Ironsides prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ironsides - that landed with a thud.
Ironsides prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Ironsides has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a body punch.
Ironsides scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Ironsides connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Ironsides.
Ironsides scores with a hook to the body.
Ironsides with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ironsides.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva has Ironsides pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ironsides manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ironsides lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ironsides lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Ironsides lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ironsides lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ironsides throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Silva.

Ironsides fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ironsides lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ironsides lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ironsides.
A right handed body shot lands from Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a nice elbow.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ironsides connects with a knee to the head.
Ironsides lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ironsides throws a head punch that misses.
Ironsides missing with knees to the body.
Ironsides has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ironsides connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ironsides lands a nice knee to the body.
Ironsides scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ironsides works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ironsides using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ironsides scores with a shoulder strike.
Ironsides keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ironsides lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ironsides gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ironsides.
Ironsides scores with a hook to the body.
Ironsides with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ironsides has the dominant position.
Ironsides lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Ironsides landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ironsides lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ironsides is keeping busy.
Ironsides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ironsides had his way with Vitor Silva in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ironsides slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Ironsides avoids nicely.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ironsides counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Knees to the body from Ironsides.
Ironsides lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ironsides lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Ironsides putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ironsides with a knee to the head.
Ironsides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Vitor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ironsides tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ironsides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ironsides forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Ironsides prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ironsides.
Ironsides using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ironsides obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironsides gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ironsides is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Ironsides keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Ironsides.
Ironsides scores a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ironsides lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ironsides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ironsides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ironsides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ironsides lands a damaging elbow.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Ironsides fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ironsides looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Ironsides.
Ironsides misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Ironsides has double underhooks.
Ironsides unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ironsides misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ironsides has the dominant position.
Silva is trying to break free.
Ironsides is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ironsides using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ironsides is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ironsides lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ironsides lands a left hand.
Ironsides with a knee to the head.
Ironsides is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ironsides missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ironsides fails to land.
Ironsides throws an elbow that misses.
Ironsides keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Ironsides.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Ironsides lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ironsides has the dominant position.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Ironsides scores with a hook to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Ironsides unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ironsides scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ironsides lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ironsides gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ironsides misses with an elbow over the top.
Ironsides lands a damaging elbow.
Ironsides tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironsides tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ironsides using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Ironsides has double underhooks.
Ironsides misses with a knee to the head.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Ironsides using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Ironsides scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ironsides digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ironsides lands a nice uppercut.
Ironsides misses with a knee to the head.
Silva pushes Ironsides back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ironsides lands with a left to the head.
Ironsides keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ironsides lands a body punch.
Silva tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
Ironsides scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ironsides is working Silva over against the ropes.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Ironsides controls his hands.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ironsides can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva is trying to push Ironsides away but Ironsides has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ironsides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Ironsides.
Ironsides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ironsides using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ironsides lands with a light punch inside.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ironsides lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ironsides lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Vitor Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ironsides obliges.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Ironsides keeps him there for the moment.
Ironsides scores with a knee to the head.
Silva prevents a body shot from Ironsides.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jason Ironsides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Silva.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ironsides lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ironsides lands with a short shot to the head.
Ironsides has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ironsides lands a knee to the head.
Ironsides scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ironsides lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ironsides lands a damaging elbow.
Silva tries to break free but Ironsides pushes him back against the ropes.
Ironsides with a knee to the head.
Jason Ironsides is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Ironsides showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ironsides, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Ironsides!
Jason Ironsides retains his welterweight title!