PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgulino da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiga Towshom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snow by RHCP. Virgulino da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

da Silva
vs
Towshom

190 cm
23
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

201 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Virgulino da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiga Towshom!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towshom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Towshom throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva blocks a head kick by Towshom.
da Silva tries to clinch up
and Towshom counters with a head kick. That will keep da Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Towshom tries to work over da Silva's front leg with a kick but da Silva checks it.
Towshom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Towshom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Silva tries to clinch but Towshom moves out of range.
da Silva looks to clinch
and Towshom counters with a low kick, right behind da Silva 's knee.

Towshom rushes da Silva and presses him up against the cage.

da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Towshom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Towshom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Towshom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Towshom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Towshom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Towshom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Towshom counters with a body kick that stops da Silva in his tracks momentarily.
da Silva tries to clinch up
and Towshom counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Towshom looks gassed!

da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Towshom misses.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Towshom circles away.

da Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Towshom being controlled against the cage.

da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Virgulino da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Towshom counters with a head kick.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Towshom paws at him with a jab and circles away.

da Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Towshom, pushing him back against the cage.
da Silva leaning against his opponent.

da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Towshom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Towshom scores with a push kick.
da Silva wants to clinch but Towshom slips to the side
and Towshom counters with a big head kick but da Silva shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Towshom counters with a nice body shot.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Towshom circles away.
da Silva tries to clinch
and Towshom counters with a thumping low kick.
da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Towshom counters by clinching up.
da Silva effectively controlling the action here.
da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Towshom has him pressed against the cage.
da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Towshom has double underhooks.
Towshom wants to break free but da Silva has control.
da Silva has Towshom pushed against the cage.

da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva tries to clinch up
and Towshom counters with an inside leg kick.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Towshom finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Towshom counters with a flying knee. Nice.

da Silva clinches.
da Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva wants to clinch but Towshom slips to the side
and Towshom counters with a head kick.
Virgulino da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
da Silva wants to clinch but Towshom slips to the side
and Towshom counters with a left and a right that stings da Silva.
da Silva connects with a single shot there.
da Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Thiga Towshom has been cut.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Towshom circles away.

da Silva closes the distance and pushes Towshom back into the cage.
da Silva is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with da Silva for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
da Silva gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towshom working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Virgulino da Silva.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Towshom circles away.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Towshom is avoiding it.

Towshom tries to keep at a distance but da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from da Silva.
da Silva works on Towshom's body with a couple of short punches.
da Silva effectively controlling the action here.

da Silva breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Towshom swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Towshom has managed to clinch.

da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Towshom keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgulino da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiga Towshom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

da Silva tries to clinch up.
da Silva wants to clinch but Towshom slips to the side

and Towshom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva avoids the head kick by Towshom.
Towshom throws a combination that misses

and da Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
da Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Towshom keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Towshom or perhaps it was just good defense by da Silva which made him look bad.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Towshom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Towshom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Towshom counters with a low kick, right behind da Silva 's knee.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Towshom is breathing heavily.
da Silva wants to clinch.
da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Towshom throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
Towshom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
da Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Towshom counters with a thumping low kick.

da Silva has Towshom up against the cage in a clinch.

da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.

da Silva has managed to clinch.

da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
da Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Towshom keeps it at a distance.
da Silva is looking to clinch.

da Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
da Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Towshom is looking to break free of the clinch but da Silva has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Towshom's head.
Towshom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. da Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.

da Silva has managed to clinch.
da Silva just leaning against Towshom, taking a breather.
da Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Towshom takes a shot to the head.
da Silva presses Towshom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from da Silva - that landed with a thud.
da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from da Silva.
The referee calls for da Silva to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
da Silva digs a right hand underneath Towshom's ribcage. Towshom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
da Silva avoiding damage.
da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
da Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from da Silva.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
da Silva lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Towshom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Towshom keeps it at a distance.

da Silva darts in and clinches Towshom up against the cage.
da Silva presses Towshom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
da Silva lands a body shot.
Come on da Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

da Silva clinches up against the cage.
da Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Towshom up against the cage.
Virgulino da Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from da Silva - that landed with a thud.
da Silva is leaning against Towshom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

da Silva moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Virgulino da Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiga Towshom's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Towshom circles away.
Towshom tries a head kick but it misses.
Towshom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Towshom clinches up against the cage.
Towshom is trying to break the clinch but da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Towshom wants a takedown but no success here.
da Silva lands a body punch.
da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Towshom can do to turn this around?
da Silva is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from da Silva.

da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Towshom misses with the combination.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Towshom circles away and keeps his distance.
da Silva tries to clinch there but Towshom circles away.
A right-left combo lands from da Silva.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Towshom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Towshom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Towshom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Towshom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Left hook, right uppercut from da Silva.
da Silva tries to clinch but Towshom moves out of range.

da Silva rushes Towshom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva digs a right hand underneath Towshom's ribcage. Towshom let out a lung full of air as it connected.

da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Towshom pushes him off.

da Silva pushes Towshom up against the cage in a clinch.

da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

da Silva gets a clinch.
da Silva lands a left hand.
da Silva stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from da Silva.

da Silva breaks from the clinch.
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Towshom pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
da Silva lands an uppercut.
da Silva avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from da Silva.
da Silva digs a right hand underneath Towshom's ribcage. Towshom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Towshom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
da Silva stalling the fight.
da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
da Silva lands a body shot.
da Silva is stalling here.
da Silva is working Towshom over against the cage.
da Silva lands a shot to the body.
da Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Towshom letting da Silva take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva pushes Towshom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from da Silva - that landed with a thud.

da Silva breaks the clinch.

da Silva clinches with his opponent.

da Silva manages to break the clinch.
da Silva checks a low kick from Towshom.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Towshom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? da Silva is fending him off so far but Towshom persists. Nope, da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Towshom swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Towshom keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva tries to clinch but Towshom moves out of range.
da Silva tries to clinch up.

da Silva clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thiga Towshom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Towshom counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
da Silva closes the distance but Towshom moves to the side
and Towshom counters with a head kick.
Towshom misses with a takedown attempt
and da Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Virgulino da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiga Towshom.
Towshom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Towshom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Towshom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
da Silva lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

da Silva breaks the clinch.
Towshom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Towshom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Virgulino da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Virgulino da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well da Silva 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26

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