PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Black Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Knight
vs
Silva

172 cm
22
179 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Black Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Knight lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Knight blocks a low kick nicely.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.

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.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva feints and then cracks Knight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knight down.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a leg kick but Knight moved away.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Knight takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva looks for the body kick but Knight saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but Knight avoids it.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Knight manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Knight displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Thiago Silva has been cut.
Knight's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knight duly obliges.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
A leg kick checked by Knight.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some bone on bone action there as Knight checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Silva throws a leg kick but Knight checks it.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knight is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight jabs at Silva's body.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva avoids the body shot from Knight.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight blocks a low kick nicely.
Knight throws a one two combo.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Knight tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Knight moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Knight.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

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.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Black Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Knight misses with the combination.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Silva settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Knight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Silva throws a low kick, looking for Knight's leg but Knight calmly moves out of range.
Knight blocks the body kick.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Knight looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva is looking to chop away at Knight's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knight's head.
Knight misses with the combination.
Silva slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight lands with a good body shot.
Silva is looking to chop away at Knight's legs.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Knight's knee but Knight avoids it well.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Knight then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thiago Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bone on bone clash there as Knight blocks the leg kick.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight cracks Silva with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knight checks it well.
Black Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Knight.

Silva is rocked!
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knight checks a leg kick.
Knight connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knight 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Black Knight!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Black Knight!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Black Knight!

Black Knight wins by unanimous decision!