PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asteroids Bombereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bullet For My Valentine - Your Betrayal . This should be a great matchup!

Silva
vs
Bombereem

170 cm
22
156 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

177 cm
26
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asteroids Bombereem!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva checks a low kick from Bombereem.
Bombereem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bombereem shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bombereem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Bombereem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bombereem misses with an uppercut

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bombereem's guard.
Bombereem wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva is looking to stand up but Bombereem won't let him.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bombereem keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bombereem is on top in guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bombereem from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Silva.
Bombereem circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bombereem. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva wants to clinch.
Bombereem cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bombereem takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Bombereem, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Bombereem against the ropes but Bombereem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bombereem is avoiding it.
Asteroids Bombereem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bombereem jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombereem's corner calls for a 1-2. Bombereem obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bombereem did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Bombereem is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Bombereem is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombereem is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva is really struggling to control Bombereem but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Silva.
Nice takedown defense from Bombereem. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bombereem cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bombereem fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam 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.

A telegraphed right hand from Bombereem misses the target.
Bombereem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Bombereem avoids nicely.
Bombereem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bombereem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Bombereem manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva moves to clinch but Bombereem breaks away
and Bombereem counters with a stiff right hand.

Silva rushes Bombereem and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombereem working aggressively here.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva stalls.
Bombereem struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Bombereem misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bombereem wants to stall.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with some punches.

That's two 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.
Bombereem taking a breather.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bombereem stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva defending well as Bombereem loads up on a big left hand.
Bombereem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Bombereem throws a right hand that misses

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Bombereem has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bombereem as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva just leaning against Bombereem, taking a breather.
Silva jumps guard but Bombereem stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bombereem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva wants to clinch
and Bombereem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bombereem scores with a jab to the body.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bombereem is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bombereem circles away and keeps his distance.
Bombereem circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bombereem counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bombereem.
Bombereem throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Bombereem cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Bombereem misses with a looping left.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bombereem.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bombereem keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asteroids Bombereem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bombereem digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Bombereem misses the target.
Bombereem stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bombereem just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Bombereem.
Bombereem digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bombereem circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Bombereem.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Bombereem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bombereem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Bombereem jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Bombereem changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bombereem cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Bombereem.
Bombereem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva wants to clinch.

Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bombereem is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working for a kimura but Bombereem is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Bombereem defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva looking to control but Bombereem is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bombereem is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

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.
Silva controlling from mount.

Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bombereem has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Silva goes for an armbar but Bombereem turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bombereem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asteroids Bombereem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bombereem 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Asteroids Bombereem!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Asteroids Bombereem!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Asteroids Bombereem!

Asteroids Bombereem wins by unanimous decision!