PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is God's Gonna Cut You Down. Junie Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harrison
vs
Silva

185 cm
29
195 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
17 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Junie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Harrison.
Silva lands a jab.

Harrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Harrison is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Harrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva content to stall in guard here.

Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.

Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Harrison's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.

Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Harrison.

Harrison working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.

Harrison is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Harrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Harrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva has an active guard here but Harrison has managed to pass into half guard.

Harrison is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is looking to control Harrison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is in trouble now - Harrison has advanced to mount!
Harrison lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Harrison isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Junie Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harrison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harrison dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!

Silva shoots in and bounces Harrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Harrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harrison managing to control the position.

Harrison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Harrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Harrison to sweep him here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.

Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.

Harrison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.

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.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison working a defensive guard here.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Harrison has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva works over Harrison with some ground and pound from guard.

Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.

Harrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is in close to Harrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harrison wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Harrison is trying to keep Silva in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junie Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Harrison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Harrison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Harrison gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Harrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva gets full guard.

Harrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Harrison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harrison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Harrison drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Harrison off! Harrison jumps back into Silva's guard.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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 looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Silva has his foot on Harrison's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harrison works his way back into a safe position though.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harrison won't allow Silva to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Harrison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Junie Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

Harrison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
William Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is trying to keep Harrison in close.
Harrison throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Silva looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Harrison is defending well. Silva quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Harrison has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Silva celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junie Silva!