PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernanes Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yen comes to the cage accompanied by Hitman. Hernanes Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donnie Yen 's chin.

Yen
vs
Silva

182 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Yen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hernanes Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch up but Yen keeps it at a distance.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yen scores with a body shot.
Yen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva motions for Yen to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yen digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Yen misses with a head kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Yen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hernanes Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Yen back into the cage.
Yen blocks an elbow strike.
Silva prevents Yen from breaking the clinch.
Yen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Hernanes Silva has been cut.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Yen breaks the clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Yen circles away.
Yen lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Yen moves his leg out of the way.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Yen .
Yen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yen swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Yen lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a leg kick but Yen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yen lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Yen counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Yen .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva looks gassed!
Yen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Yen scores with a push kick.
Nice body kick from Yen .
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid body kick from Yen .
An inside leg kick lands from Yen .
Yen lands with a cross.
Yen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yen misses with a head kick.
Yen lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yen misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yen .
A shot to the liver by Yen . Beautiful body shot.
Yen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yen lands a nice looking body shot.
Yen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Yen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen lands with a slapping head kick.
Yen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yen !
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yen stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid body kick from Yen .
Yen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.

That has opened up Hernanes Silva's cut even more.
Yen digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Yen lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Yen connects with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Yen .
Yen lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Yen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yen lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva 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 has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yen .
Yen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yen lands a right hook to the body.
Silva blocks a head kick by Yen .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yen throws a nice head kick!
Yen tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick from Yen lands but Silva takes it in his stride.

The cut above Hernanes Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yen scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yen scores with a head kick.

Silva is rocked!
Silva tries to work over Yen 's front leg with a kick but Yen checks it.
Yen works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Yen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yen . That one must have hurt.
Yen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yen lands a jab to Silva's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yen scores with a spinning back kick!
Yen lands with a nice body punch.
Yen misses with a head kick.
Yen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yen throws a head kick that half lands.

Hernanes Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Yen lands a jab to the head.
Yen lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Yen is having none of it.
Yen throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch.
That kick from Yen tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Silva misses
and Yen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva motions for Yen to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yen thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Yen jabs at Silva's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Yen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hernanes Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Yen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Yen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yen lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Yen connects with an inside leg kick.
Yen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yen cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Yen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Yen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yen scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yen is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That kick from Yen tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yen lands a right hook to the body.
Yen lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick from Yen lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Yen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yen connects with a body shot.
Yen lands a nice looking body kick.
Yen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yen .
Yen scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yen jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yen connects with a high kick.
Yen throws a head kick that misses.
Yen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yen catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yen counters with a right hand to the body.
Yen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva tries to clinch up but Yen circles away and keeps his distance.
Yen lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva wants to clinch.
Yen misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but Yen circles away.
Yen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Yen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Yen .
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Yen .
Yen connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva 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 tries a low kick but Yen avoids it.
Yen scores with a kick to the body.
Silva thows a leg kick but Yen checks it
and Yen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yen counters with a nice leg kick.
Yen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yen lands with a shot to the body.
Yen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yen to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch but Yen is having none of it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yen - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yen . Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yen thumps Silva with a low kick.
Yen is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Yen .
Yen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yen . Yen obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Yen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hernanes Silva's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Yen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yen , right into the meat.
Yen swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Yen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yen sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Yen circles away.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yen checks it well.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Yen is out of range.
Yen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yen .
Yen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
That kick from Yen tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva avoids the head kick by Yen .
Silva throws a leg kick
and Yen counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yen scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yen digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva wants to slow Yen down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Yen pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donnie Yen is winning the standup battle so far.
Yen tries a head kick but it misses.
Yen lands with a shot to the body.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yen scores with a leg kick.
Yen scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yen . That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Yen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Yen there.
Yen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Yen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yen works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Donnie Yen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yen lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Yen lands a jab to the nose.
Yen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yen connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Yen connects with a high kick.
Yen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yen punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Yen scores with a body shot.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Yen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Yen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yen scores with a leg kick.
Yen stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yen scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yen 's corner calls for a 1-2. Yen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yen throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Yen lands a slapping body shot.
Yen scores with a nice right hand.
Yen scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Yen checks it.
Yen checks a low kick from Silva.
Yen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yen throws a shot to the body.
Yen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yen lands a body shot.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Yen had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body punch from Yen .
Hernanes Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yen lands with a slapping head kick.
Yen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva throws a leg kick but Yen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yen throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Yen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yen lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Yen .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Yen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva throws a low kick but Yen avoids it.
Silva blocks a head kick by Yen .
Yen lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva avoids the head kick by Yen .
Yen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Yen stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yen misses with a head kick.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Yen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yen connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yen misses with a head kick.
Yen thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Yen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Yen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yen 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Yen !