PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Frey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Frey

190 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
171 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Frey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws out a leg kick but Frey moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Frey checks it.
That kick from Silva tenderised Frey's leg. Frey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Frey.
Frey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Frey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva thumps Frey with a low kick.
Frey throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Frey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frey is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Frey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Frey. Frey maintains the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Frey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Frey blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow just above Frey 's eye.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frey jumps guard but Silva stands there with Frey around his waist. Frey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.

Frey manages to pull guard.
Silva won't allow Frey to sweep him here.
Frey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
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.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Frey from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Frey gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frey misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Frey.
Frey throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Frey looks gassed!
Frey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Frey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frey shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Frey blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva pushes Frey away with a front kick.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Frey's head.
Silva thumps Frey with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frey checks a low kick from Silva.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Frey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Frey really felt that one!
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Silva tenderised Frey's leg. Frey is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Frey moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Frey checks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva is looking to slow Frey down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Silva tenderised Frey's leg. Frey is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
That kick from Silva tenderised Frey's leg. Frey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thiago Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Frey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick

and Frey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva controls Frey momentarily but Frey frees himself.
Silva is really struggling to control Frey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Frey trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frey preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Frey from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mick Frey wasn't active enough on the ground.
Frey moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Frey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frey's calf.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A head kick by Frey misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thiago Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Frey's head.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but Frey avoids it.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Frey moves his leg out of the way.
Frey checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frey's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a leg kick but Frey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Frey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Frey moves out of range easily.
Silva motions for Frey to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to work over Frey's front leg with a kick but Frey checks it.
Frey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Silva misses

and Frey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Frey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frey on the ground.
Frey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Frey's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thiago Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a leg kick

and Frey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Frey has control of the leg.
Frey is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Frey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Frey has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Frey is controlling him well.
Frey controlling the action here.
Frey moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Silva wants to control but Frey is having none of it.

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.
Frey content just to control the position here.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Frey breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frey lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Silva.
Frey has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Silva.
Frey lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Silva is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Frey loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Silva hold on?

Frey working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Silva is doing well to defend. Frey seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Silva is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mick Frey!