PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Street's entrance music is The Truth. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Street
vs
Silva

196 cm
22
236 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

192 cm
20
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Street tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Street uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva jabs Street to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Street throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Street.
Street throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Street tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Street.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Street manages to avoid it.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Street rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Street ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva with a nice cross.
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!
Street takes one to the side of the head.
Street wants to clinch.
Street tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Street somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Street.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Street throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva lands with a cross.
Street doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Street manages to avoid it.
Street fails with the takedown.
Silva jabs at Street's body.
Street throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Street.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
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!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Street was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Daniel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Street moves away.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Street takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Street.
Street is looking to score with low kicks.
Street ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.

Street drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Street using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Street is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Street as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Street throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Street tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Street misses.
Street drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Street looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Street sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Street fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Street. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Street shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Street is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Street is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Street is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Street leaves his chin hanging out and Silva seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Street crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Silva!