PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Iced Earth - Harbinger of Fate as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alberto
vs
Silva

192 cm
25
185 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue 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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Alberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alberto misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alberto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Alberto avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva staying out of range there.
Alberto doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Alberto looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Alberto fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva slips a straight right by Alberto.
Alberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva throws a low kick but Alberto avoids it.
Alberto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alberto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a series of punches but Alberto avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alberto loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.

Alberto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Alberto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva managing to control the position.
Alberto won't allow Silva to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto postures up.
Alberto wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.

Abel Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Alberto throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Alberto checks a leg kick.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alberto throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a head kick. Alberto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Alberto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alberto avoids the head kick by Silva.
Alberto throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Alberto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alberto lands a head shot.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alberto misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva cracks the inside of Alberto's front leg.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alberto.
Alberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alberto throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Alberto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Alberto checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva feints and then cracks Alberto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alberto down.
Alberto misses with a looping right.
Silva slips under a jab from Alberto.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva throws a low kick but Alberto moves out of range easily.
Abel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands with a hook. Alberto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alberto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alberto blocks a head kick by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alberto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva tries to work over Alberto's front leg with a kick but Alberto checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big left from Silva misses.
Alberto throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Alberto moves out of range easily.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alberto moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Alberto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alberto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alberto.
Alberto misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Alberto blocks a head kick by Silva.
Alberto drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva throws a head kick but Alberto moves out of range.
Alberto is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva slips under a jab from Alberto.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Alberto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alberto moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Abel Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva tries to work over Alberto's front leg with a kick but Alberto checks it.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alberto lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alberto is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Alberto tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Alberto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alberto.
Silva scores with a head kick.
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!
Alberto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alberto checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva throws a head kick but Alberto moves out of range.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alberto.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alberto.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Alberto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alberto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Alberto's knee but Alberto avoids it well.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alberto.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Alberto shoots in.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Alberto in the body.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Alberto.
Alberto avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alberto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horrible takedown by Alberto or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alberto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Alberto misses with a wild body shot.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Alberto pushes him off.
Alberto misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alberto lands with a shot to the body.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alberto is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Alberto avoids the head kick by Silva.
Alberto cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alberto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Alberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alberto has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
A bone on bone clash there as Alberto blocks the leg kick.
Alberto checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel 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! This is the final round!

Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Alberto.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Alberto checks it.
Alberto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Alberto misses.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Alberto checks it.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alberto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Alberto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
A bone on bone clash there as Alberto blocks the leg kick.
Alberto lands a nice shot to the body.
Alberto throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Alberto throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Alberto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Alberto moves out of range and Silva only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva takes one on the button.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alberto is able to avoid easily.
A solid body kick from Silva.

Alberto clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Alberto stalling the fight.
Alberto blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Alberto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alberto tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Alberto shrugs off.
Alberto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alberto slows down the pace here.
Jose Alberto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberto has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Alberto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alberto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alberto blocks an elbow strike.
Alberto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alberto misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alberto thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Alberto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Alberto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva moves forwards but Alberto connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Alberto's front leg but catches the back leg as Alberto tries to avoid it.
Alberto throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Alberto shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lunges at Alberto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alberto's hand.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alberto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva avoids the body shot from Alberto.
Alberto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alberto throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva clobbers Alberto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alberto swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva is looking to slow Alberto down with leg kicks.
Alberto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alberto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Alberto moves out of range.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alberto.
Alberto checks the leg kick.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alberto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by Alberto. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alberto.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Silva!