PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgrath kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 50 cent feat. Akon - I'll still kill. Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Human Sacrifice. Rich Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mcgrath
vs
Silva

180 cm
28
240 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

193 cm
25
273 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Mcgrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgrath tries to clinch up.
Mcgrath tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mcgrath loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Mcgrath throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Mcgrath gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Frank Mcgrath has been cut.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mcgrath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Mcgrath misses with a jab to the body
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mcgrath moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Mcgrath looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mcgrath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a low kick but Mcgrath moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgrath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcgrath fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mcgrath throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mcgrath misses with a kick to the body

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mcgrath utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mcgrath wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcgrath utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mcgrath working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushing down on Mcgrath's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcgrath defending well though.
Mcgrath avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva throwing shots but Mcgrath is blocking nicely.
Silva throwing shots but Mcgrath is blocking nicely.
Mcgrath blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Mcgrath keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcgrath might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mcgrath is not content to let Silva control the position.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgrath keeps working.
Mcgrath on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mcgrath tries to get out of the position.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mcgrath keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva thows a huge punch but Mcgrath dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva misses with a head shot. Mcgrath uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva trying to control but Mcgrath is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rich Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mcgrath throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgrath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank Mcgrath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcgrath throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Mcgrath wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frank Mcgrath will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Mcgrath's cut.
That's time! Mcgrath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick by Mcgrath misses
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Mcgrath 's knee.
A head kick misses from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgrath takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mcgrath cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Mcgrath misses with a kick to the body

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mcgrath keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Mcgrath avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcgrath works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Mcgrath working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two 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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mcgrath utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mcgrath knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Mcgrath is keeping the position.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcgrath works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Mcgrath keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva throws and elbow that misses. Mcgrath uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Mcgrath!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrath is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mcgrath postures up.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mcgrath kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Mcgrath gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mcgrath thows a leg kick but Silva checks it

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva wants to control from the top but Mcgrath keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Mcgrath's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mcgrath throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Frank Mcgrath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frank Mcgrath is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mcgrath lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mcgrath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mcgrath counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Mcgrath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mcgrath throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Nice shot by Silva.
Mcgrath throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mcgrath tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Mcgrath looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mcgrath.
Mcgrath looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva takes a swing at Mcgrath's ribcage but misses.
Mcgrath throws a leg kick

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mcgrath's guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva is taking a breather. Mcgrath says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mcgrath is not content to let Silva control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva throwing shots but Mcgrath is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Mcgrath is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mcgrath avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Mcgrath is working away.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rich Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mcgrath misses with a head kick.
Mcgrath takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcgrath moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick from Mcgrath misses

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mcgrath wants to get back to his feet.
Silva works his way into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgrath takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Silva!