PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furion Stormrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marx da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Solid Sessions - Janeiro (Chiller Twist Mix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stormrage
vs
da Silva

186 cm
22
214 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

189 cm
26
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Furion Stormrage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
da Silva thows a leg kick but Stormrage checks it
and Stormrage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stormrage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
da Silva wants to clinch but Stormrage slips to the side
and Stormrage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stormrage avoids the head kick by da Silva.
da Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Stormrage counter with a right hand.
da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stormrage jabs da Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stormrage thows a body shot but no joy.
da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by da Silva misses
and Stormrage counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
da Silva misses with a hook
and Stormrage counters with a left and a right that stings da Silva.
da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stormrage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but da Silva manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormrage looks to score with a jab to the body but da Silva is just out of range.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Silva scores with a hook.
da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Stormrage swings away with a body shot that misses
and da Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
da Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stormrage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
da Silva looks gassed!
da Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stormrage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stormrage lands with a nice body punch.
Stormrage is looking to wear down da Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stormrage lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stormrage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Silva.
da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva misses with a low kick.
Stormrage swings for the body but da Silva moves out of range.
Marx da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva throws a leg kick
and Stormrage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stormrage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Silva moves away.
Stormrage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Silva moves away.
Stormrage misses with a body shot
and da Silva counters with a head kick.
da Silva throws a leg kick
and Stormrage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stormrage moves out of range of the leg kick from da Silva.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Stormrage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Stormrage connects with a body shot that sends da Silva's belly button to the back.
Stormrage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stormrage thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage misses with a hook to the body
and da Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
da Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
da Silva misses with a hook
and Stormrage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps da Silva thinking.
Stormrage looks to score with a jab to the body but da Silva is just out of range.
Stormrage misses with a body shot.
Stormrage just misses with a punch to the body.
Stormrage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent da Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stormrage blocks a head kick by da Silva.
Stormrage digs a good body shot into da Silva's ribs.
da Silva avoids the body shot from Stormrage.
Stormrage throws a right and a left that da Silva avoids nicely.
Stormrage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by da Silva.
da Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Stormrage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stormrage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormrage.
Stormrage throws a right hand that da Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that da Silva also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stormrage. da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stormrage misses with a body shot
and da Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Stormrage thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sloppy strikes from Stormrage. Those never looked like landing.
da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormrage.
Stormrage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stormrage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Stormrage.
Stormrage lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Furion Stormrage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

da Silva cracks a nice hook into Stormrage's ribs.
Stormrage just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from da Silva.
Stormrage lands a nice looking body shot.
da Silva swings for the body but Stormrage moves out of range.
da Silva throws a head kick but Stormrage moves out of range.
da Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stormrage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stormrage misses with a shot to the body
and da Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Stormrage thows a body shot but no joy.
Stormrage thows a body shot but no joy.
da Silva is breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Stormrage.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Stormrage circles away and keeps his distance.
Stormrage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from da Silva misses
and Stormrage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stormrage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but da Silva manages to avoid it.
Stormrage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stormrage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Furion Stormrage is winning the standup battle so far.
Stormrage blocks a head kick by da Silva.
Stormrage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Silva moves away.
Stormrage's corner calls for a 1-2. Stormrage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stormrage looks to score with a jab to the body but da Silva is just out of range.
Stormrage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that da Silva can do to turn this around?
da Silva looks to land a body kick but Stormrage moved away.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
da Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Stormrage counters with a right hand to the body.
Stormrage swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage misses with a two punch combination.
Stormrage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stormrage takes a swing at da Silva's ribcage but misses.
da Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A decent looking body kick lands there for da Silva.
da Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Stormrage counters with a straight right hand.
Stormrage swings for the body but da Silva moves out of range.
Stormrage takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stormrage. da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Stormrage is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from da Silva.
Stormrage misses with a shot to the body
and da Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and da Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stormrage walks into a stiff left hand from da Silva.
Good work by Stormrage as he checks the leg kick.
da Silva wants to land a leg kick but Stormrage is out of range.
Stormrage misses with a body shot.
Stormrage swings for the body but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Stormrage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stormrage scores with a hook to the body. da Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
da Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
da Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stormrage throws a body punch but da Silva moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
da Silva throws a wild body kick that Stormrage sees coming a mile off.
Stormrage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stormrage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from Stormrage misses
and da Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stormrage pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces da Silva back to the cage. Stormrage follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
da Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stormrage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Stormrage.
Stormrage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but da Silva moves away.
Stormrage throws a body punch but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Stormrage counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Furion Stormrage dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stormrage thows a body shot but no joy.
Stormrage misses with a hook to the body
and da Silva counters with a head kick.
da Silva throws a head kick but Stormrage moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but da Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stormrage has got the better of the exchanges.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
da Silva throws a leg kick but Stormrage checks it.
da Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stormrage checks it well.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stormrage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps da Silva thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stormrage checks a leg kick.
da Silva throws a low kick but Stormrage avoids it.
da Silva misses with a low kick.
da Silva tries to score with a low kick but Stormrage moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva tries to land a leg kick but Stormrage saw it coming and moves away.
Stormrage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but da Silva manages to avoid it.
da Silva throws a leg kick but Stormrage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stormrage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Silva.
da Silva feints and then cracks Stormrage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stormrage down.
Stormrage throws a predictable looking body shot
and da Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stormrage's knee momentarily.
Stormrage thows a body shot but no joy.
da Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stormrage's head.
da Silva misses with a body kick.
da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stormrage connects with a body shot that sends da Silva's belly button to the back.
da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stormrage throws a body punch but da Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormrage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stormrage looks to score with a jab to the body but da Silva is just out of range.
da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stormrage's calf.
Stormrage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from da Silva finds it's way through Stormrage's defenses.
Stormrage swings for the body but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva is looking to clinch.
da Silva avoids the body shot from Stormrage.
da Silva swings for the body but Stormrage moves out of range.
da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stormrage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Stormrage keeps it at a distance.
Stormrage swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
da Silva misses with a hook
and Stormrage counters with a stiff right hand.
da Silva tries to clinch but Stormrage is having none of it.
da Silva throws a leg kick
and Stormrage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stormrage. da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
da Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marx da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
da Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
da Silva misses with a leg kick
and Stormrage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps da Silva thinking.
Stormrage misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stormrage. da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by da Silva. That's going to slow Stormrage down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
da Silva wants to clinch but Stormrage slips to the side
and Stormrage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
da Silva throws a combination that misses
and Stormrage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
da Silva throws a wild body kick that Stormrage sees coming a mile off.
A punch lands to the side of da Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stormrage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stormrage thows a body shot but no joy.
da Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stormrage counters with a left to the body.
Furion Stormrage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stormrage misses with a wild body shot.
da Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
da Silva closes the distance but Stormrage moves to the side
and Stormrage counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Furion Stormrage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stormrage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furion Stormrage!