PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cannon
vs
Silva

170 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Derrick Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Cannon. Beautiful body shot.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Nick Cannon has been cut.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cannon.
Cannon slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cannon has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.

Cannon breaks the clinch.
Silva blocks a head kick by Cannon.
Cannon avoids the head kick by Silva.
Cannon lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cannon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva looks gassed!
Cannon tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Cannon scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Cannon.
Cannon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cannon throws a quick inside leg kick.

Cannon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cannon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Cannon prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cannon tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Cannon moves out of range easily.

Cannon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Cannon trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cannon into the cage.

Cannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cannon tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Cannon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Cannon scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannon wants to clinch.
Cannon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cannon rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.

Cannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cannon lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Cannon takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Silva is rocked!
A combination from Cannon does no damage.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Cannon finish him?
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cannon counters with a crisp one two that drops Silva! Cannon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Silva to his feet! Silva is in big trouble!
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cannon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva misses with a combination
and Cannon counters with a body kick.
Cannon tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Cannon throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cannon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva avoids the head kick by Cannon.
Cannon is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Cannon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cannon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cannon is looking to clinch.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cannon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a head kick but Cannon moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cannon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cannon is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cannon lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cannon circles away quickly and effectively.

Cannon moves into the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Cannon keeps him there for the moment.

Cannon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cannon is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Cannon wants to clinch.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Cannon moves out of range easily.

Cannon instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Cannon pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cannon misses with the combination.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cannon moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Cannon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Cannon's cut.
That's time! Cannon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cannon blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Cannon moves out of range easily.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cannon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Cannon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cannon scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cannon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick but Cannon moves out of range.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Cannon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.

Cannon has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cannon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Cannon dives into Silva's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cannon slips nicely into half guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cannon decides to return to a standing position.
Cannon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Cannon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Cannon closes the distance and clinches.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Cannon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cannon is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nick Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cannon has managed to clinch.

Cannon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cannon pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nick Cannon.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cannon.
Cannon tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cannon scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a combination
and Cannon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cannon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva misses with a combination
and Cannon counters with a thumping low kick.

Cannon moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Cannon won't allow it.
Silva is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cannon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nick Cannon is winning the standup battle so far.
Cannon tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Cannon throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Cannon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Cannon.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to bum rush Cannon with a series of wild strikes but Cannon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cannon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cannon blocks a head kick by Silva.

Cannon drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.

Cannon decides to pull guard.
Cannon is trying to hold Silva in close to prevent damage but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Cannon tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cannon wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Cannon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Cannon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Cannon throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Cannon tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Cannon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cannon thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.

Cannon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cannon breaks the clinch.
Cannon tries to clinch up.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cannon counters with a solid body kick.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cannon. That's going to slow Silva down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cannon.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cannon darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Cannon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to break free but Cannon pushes him back against the cage.

Cannon breaks the clinch.
Cannon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cannon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cannon throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Cannon tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cannon moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cannon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick from Cannon lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cannon looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cannon blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cannon counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cannon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cannon wants to clinch.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Cannon backs away looking to recover.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cannon counters with an inside leg kick.
Cannon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cannon tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Cannon works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Cannon doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Cannon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cannon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cannon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Cannon gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cannon tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

Cannon closes the distance and clinches.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Cannon lands a jab-cross combination.
Cannon avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Cannon counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Cannon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cannon circles away quickly and effectively.
Cannon is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cannon avoids them all with ease.
Cannon pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Cannon is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cannon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Cannon moves out of range easily.
Cannon scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Cannon.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Cannon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Cannon fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cannon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Derrick Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Cannon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cannon lands a head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Cannon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cannon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Cannon!