PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wand Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck McNamara (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!

Silva
vs
McNamara

181 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wand Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McNamara has managed to clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but McNamara has him pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McNamara working hard to break the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McNamara has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva has McNamara pressed against the ropes, preventing McNamara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva tries to circle away but McNamara has him pinned against the ropes.
McNamara is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
McNamara tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries a body shot but McNamara blocks it.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McNamara prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
McNamara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McNamara swinging wildly here.
McNamara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McNamara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva dodges the punch combination from McNamara.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but McNamara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from McNamara. Those never looked like landing.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McNamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McNamara thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a series of punches but McNamara avoids them all with ease.
Silva checks a low kick from McNamara.
McNamara throws a one two combo.
McNamara misses with the combination.
McNamara misses with a double jab.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
McNamara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
McNamara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McNamara misses with a few strikes there.
McNamara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva lands a nice hook to McNamara's body. McNamara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McNamara throws a right hand that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McNamara lands with a cross.
McNamara looks gassed!
McNamara looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
A big right from McNamara misses.
McNamara cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
McNamara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McNamara closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries to circle away but McNamara has him pinned against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva prevents McNamara from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but McNamara is controlling him.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva keeps control of McNamara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck McNamara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva misses with a double jab
enabling McNamara to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from McNamara does no damage.
Buck McNamara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McNamara throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
McNamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
McNamara misses with a wild combination.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McNamara loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
A punch combination from Silva misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab
and McNamara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
McNamara dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
McNamara tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McNamara throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through McNamara's defenses.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from McNamara.
McNamara jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
letting McNamara counter with a right hand.
McNamara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNamara misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Buck McNamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva slips a straight right by McNamara.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McNamara misses with a two punch combination.
McNamara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McNamara misses with a double jab.
McNamara is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to bum rush McNamara with a series of wild strikes but McNamara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McNamara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva looks to land a combination but McNamara avoids it well.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McNamaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McNamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McNamara.
A combination from McNamara does no damage.
Silva throws a jab when McNamara was well out of range.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McNamara on the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a right hand that McNamara ducks under and follows up with a left that McNamara also avoids with ease.
McNamara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
McNamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Buck McNamara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

McNamara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McNamara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
McNamara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
McNamara thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
McNamara misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has McNamara backing up. McNamara nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva lunges at McNamara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McNamara's hand.
McNamara lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McNamara.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara misses with a two punch combination.
McNamara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. McNamara should have avoided that one.
McNamara misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wand Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McNamara scores with a jab to the head.
Wand Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buck McNamara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McNamara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McNamara finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
McNamara tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McNamara misses with an uppercut.
A left and a right from McNamara both land. Nice combination.
McNamara moves away from the strike by Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
McNamara lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva looks to throw the jab but McNamara is out of range.
McNamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
McNamara ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
McNamara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McNamara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McNamara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck McNamara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McNamara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck McNamara!