PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manu Del Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Del Rey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Till i collapse. Alvaro De Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Del Rey
vs
De Silva

179 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manu Del Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvaro De Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Rey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Del Rey misses with a wild combination.
De Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Del Rey counters with a stiff right hand.
De Silva checks a leg kick.
De Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Del Rey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Silva somewhat.
De Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manu Del Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro De Silva.
De Silva misses with a body shot.
De Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Del Rey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Silva shoots in for a takedown but Del Rey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Del Rey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Del Rey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Silva misses with a takedown
and Del Rey counters with a left and a right that stings De Silva.
Del Rey lands with an overhand left.
De Silva tries for a takedown but Del Rey circles away easily
and Del Rey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Del Rey - just one landing.
Del Rey scores with a one two! De Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Silva shoots in for a double leg but Del Rey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Silva looks gassed!
De Silva shoots for a takedown but Del Rey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Del Rey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Del Rey works over De Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Del Rey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Silva eats them both and turns towards Del Rey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Silva walks into a left hand.
Del Rey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Del Rey throws a series of punches but De Silva avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Del Rey scores with a four punch combination!
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!
De Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Del Rey throws a good cross that connects.
Del Rey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Del Rey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manu Del Rey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Rey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Del Rey.
Del Rey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
De Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Del Rey lands with an overhand left.
De Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Del Rey counters with a nice body shot.
Del Rey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Del Rey is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for De Silva.
De Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Rey is working the combinations to good effect here.
Del Rey scores with a nice strike.
De Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rey feints a jab promting De Silva to slip. Del Rey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Del Rey connects with the punch.
De Silva shoots in and drives through. Del Rey sprawls well.
A punch lands to the side of De Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Del Rey lands a head shot.
De Silva misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Del Rey to counter with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Del Rey.
Del Rey lands a right hook to the body.
Del Rey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Del Rey works the jab nicely.
De Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Del Rey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Del Rey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Del Rey to counter with a crisp jab.
Del Rey lands with a right hand.
Del Rey connects with a body shot.
De Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Del Rey counters with a nice body shot.
Del Rey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Silva has time to react.
Del Rey scores with a nice right hand.
Del Rey throws a push kick but De Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Del Rey clobbers De Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Del Rey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Del Rey lands a jab.
De Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Del Rey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manu Del Rey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Del Rey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Del Rey sprawls well. Del Rey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
De Silva cracks the inside of Del Rey's front leg.
Del Rey lands a really nice looking cross but De Silva seems unphased.
De Silva shoots in but Del Rey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Del Rey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Silva shoots and misses
and Del Rey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manu Del Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro De Silva.
Del Rey scores with the left hand. De Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
De Silva is breathing heavily.
De Silva fails with the takedown
and De Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Del Rey checks it well.
Manu Del Rey is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva misses with a takedown
and Del Rey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Silva drops his hands momentarily and Del Rey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Del Rey connects with the punch.
Del Rey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Del Rey works over De Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Del Rey lands a really nice looking cross but De Silva seems unphased.
A lazy left from Del Rey finds it's target.
De Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Silva fails with the takedown
and Del Rey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Del Rey thuds his right hand into De Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Del Rey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Del Rey has got the better of the exchanges.
De Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva fails with the takedown
and Del Rey counters with a straight right hand.
De Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Del Rey scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Silva in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Del Rey. Del Rey obviously looking to wear him down.
Del Rey lands with a right hand.
Del Rey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Silva back to the cage. Del Rey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Del Rey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Silva.
Del Rey scores with a one two! De Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Silva shoots in and drives through. Del Rey sprawls well.
De Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Silva shoots and misses
and De Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rey cracks De Silva with an open hand slap.
Del Rey connects with a jab.
De Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Del Rey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Del Rey lands a glancing blow to the side of De Silva's head.
De Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Del Rey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Del Rey finds it's way through De Silva's defenses.
De Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Del Rey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Silva somewhat.
De Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Del Rey counters with a stiff right hand.
De Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Del Rey counters with a straight right hand.
Del Rey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rey throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Del Rey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Del Rey lands a jab-cross combination.
Del Rey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Rey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Silva.
Del Rey scores with a jab. De Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Del Rey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Del Rey sprawls well. He's pushed De Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Silva moves forwards but Del Rey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Silva misses with a takedown
and Del Rey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Rey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Del Rey as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manu Del Rey dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Del Rey!
De Silva shoots in but Del Rey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Del Rey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Del Rey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Del Rey counters with a three punch combo that has De Silva backing up. De Silva nods at Del Rey to acknowledge the strikes.
Manu Del Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro De Silva.
Del Rey cracks a nice hook into De Silva's ribs.
De Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Del Rey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Silva scrambles back to his feet.
De Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Rey.
De Silva with a poor takedown
and Del Rey counters with a nice uppercut.
Del Rey throws a right hand that De Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that De Silva also avoids with ease.
Del Rey lands the left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Rey scores with a three punch combo!

De Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Silva trying to control but Del Rey is working from the bottom.
De Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Del Rey is retaining full guard.
De Silva stops Del Rey from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Silva stays in close to Del Rey's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alvaro De Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Del Rey lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Silva.
Del Rey throws a sloppy head kick and De Silva moves out of range easily.
De Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Del Rey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Silva can do to turn this around?
Del Rey leaves De Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Del Rey finds it's way round the side to connect with De Silva's head.
De Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Del Rey scores with a one two! De Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Del Rey both land. Nice combination.
De Silva tries for a takedown but Del Rey circles away easily
and Del Rey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Rey.
Del Rey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Del Rey slaps away a takedown attempt from De Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rey throws out a powerful jab.
De Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Del Rey counters with a nice uppercut.
Del Rey stuffs the takedown attempt from De Silva. De Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
De Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Del Rey tries to avoid it but De Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Del Rey to the ground. Del Rey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvaro De Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Rey scores with a sloppy right hand. De Silva should have avoided that one.
De Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Del Rey, looking for a takedown. De Silva pushes Del Rey against the cage but Del Rey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Del Rey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Silva momentarily.
De Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Del Rey swivels and escapes.
De Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Del Rey counters with a straight right hand.
Del Rey tests De Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Del Rey cracks De Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Del Rey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Rey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Del Rey does no damage.
De Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Del Rey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Rey lands a right hook to the body.
Alvaro De Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manu Del Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Del Rey to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Del Rey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Del Rey, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Del Rey!
Manu Del Rey spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.