PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jerome Stevens's chin.

Stevens
vs
Silva

175 cm
18
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stevens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Stevens scores with a jab.
Silva tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Stevens. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stevens could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Jerome Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Stevens is having none of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Stevens shrugs it off though.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva is looking to clinch but Stevens is avoiding it.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stevens stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva keeps Stevens at a distance using the push kick.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Silva looks gassed!
Stevens scores with a three punch combo!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Stevens connects with a looping right hand.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stevens lands a right hook to the body.
Stevens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stevens scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Stevens.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Jerome Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevens circles away.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Stevens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva misses the body punch
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Stevens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to advance position but Stevens counters by regaining guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevens is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to stand but Stevens has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Stevens dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva shoots for a takedown but Stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Jerome Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Stevens to acknowledge the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Stevens scores with a four punch combination!
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevens throws a predictable looking body shot

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva moves into full mount! Stevens won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stevens tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Stevens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Stevens is having none of it.
Silva tries to control but Stevens wriggling away.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stevens sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevens is trying to stand.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Stevens is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Stevens is a slippery customer.
Stevens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stevens trying to control here.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevens defends it well.

Stevens manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Stevens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Stevens circles away easily
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevens pinned against the cage. Stevens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Stevens counters with a left to the body.
Jerome Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stevens clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four 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 with a poor takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stevens.
Stevens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stevens closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stevens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stevens throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevens lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Stevens dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Stevens pushes him off.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva shoots and misses
and Stevens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stevens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Jerome Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevens tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva shoots for a takedown but Stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stevens goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stevens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Stevens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stevens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva wants to clinch
and Stevens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevens is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevens digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva tries to clinch but Stevens moves away
and Stevens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Stevens does it's job there.
Stevens misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stevens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a two punch combo.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevens will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut there from Stevens.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stevens.
Stevens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stevens lands a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stevens!
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Stevens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stevens.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevens scores with a jab.
Jerome Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stevens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stevens counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva tries to clinch up but Stevens circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Stevens!