PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silvain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler has chosen Yep as his entrance music. Tiago Silvain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silvain
vs
Tyler

188 cm
25
222 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

170 cm
27
181 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Silvain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silvain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Tyler to work.
Silvain lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Silvain to work.
A knee to the head by Silvain.
Tyler blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Silvain.
Tyler is trying to break free.

Tyler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler thows a leg kick but Silvain checks it

and Silvain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silvain.
Tyler can't break the clinch.

Tyler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler throws a leg kick that is checked

and Silvain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silvain.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvain avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tyler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyler missing with knees to the body.

Tyler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Silvain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Tyler tries to break free but Silvain pushes him back against the cage.
Silvain scores with a knee to the head.
Tyler tries to break free but Silvain pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silvain.
Silvain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tyler is trying to break the clinch but Silvain is controlling him.
Silvain is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyler gets an underhook and turns Silvain into the cage.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silvain trying to control the position but instead, Tyler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silvain into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvain throws an elbow that misses.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvain has Tyler pushed against the cage.
Silvain trying to land knees to the body.
Silvain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyler working hard to break the clinch.
Tyler managing to block the knees to the body from Silvain.
Tyler trying to land knees to the body.
Tyler misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tyler tries to circle away but Silvain has him pinned against the cage.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyler avoids it.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silvain has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Silvain clinches up against the cage.
Silvain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Silvain breaks the clinch.
Tyler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silvain counters with a nice leg kick.

Silvain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvain working Tyler over with knees to the body.
Silvain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tyler misses with a knee strike.
Tyler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silvain being controlled against the cage.
Silvain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tyler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silvain trying to land knees to the body.
Tyler has Silvain pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tyler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Tyler blocks with his arms.
Silvain missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but Tyler blocks with his arms.
Silvain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silvain lands a knee to the body.
Silvain misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Silvain dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tyler thows a leg kick but Silvain checks it
letting Silvain counter with a right hand.
Silvain checks the leg kick.
Tyler throws a leg kick that is checked

and Silvain counters with a crisp one two that drops Tyler! Silvain thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tyler to his feet! Tyler is in big trouble!

Tyler is rocked!
Silvain checks the leg kick.
Tyler is still on wobbly legs! Can Silvain finish him?

Silvain has managed to clinch.
Tyler seems to have recovered his senses.
Silvain avoids a wild elbow strike from Tyler.
Tyler dodges an elbow strike from Silvain.
Silvain lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyler won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Silvain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A knee to the head by Silvain.
Silvain misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvain.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Silvain is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyler gets an underhook and turns Silvain into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silvain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Tyler misses
and Silvain counters with a leg kick.

Silvain has Tyler up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvain has double underhooks.

Silvain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyler thows a leg kick but Silvain checks it
and Silvain counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Silvain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvain working Tyler over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvain lands a knee to the body.
Silvain lands a knee to the head.
Silvain throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silvain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvain.
Silvain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyler.
Silvain working Tyler over with knees to the body.
Tiago Silvain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvain lands a nice knee to the body.
Tyler managing to block the knees to the body from Silvain.
Silvain trying to land knees to the body.
Tyler avoiding damage as Silvain throws knees to the body.
Tyler working hard to break the clinch.
Silvain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silvain throws a knee to the head but misses.

Silvain manages to break the clinch.
Tyler misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silvain closes the distance and clinches.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silvain has him pressed against the cage.
Silvain has Tyler pressed against the cage, preventing Tyler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyler misses with a low kick.
Tyler throws a leg kick
and Silvain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silvain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler misses with a leg kick
and Silvain counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Tyler misses
and Silvain finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
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!

Silvain drives through and clinches with Tyler against the cage.
Silvain tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyler avoids the damage to the body.
Silvain misses with a knee strike.

Tyler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silvain clinches.
Silvain dodges an elbow strike from Tyler.

Tyler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silvain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyler.

Silvain clinches up with Tyler and pushes him back against the cage.
Silvain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Tyler breaks from the clinch.

Silvain closes the distance and clinches.
Silvain leaning against his opponent.
Silvain misses with a knee strike.
Silvain has Tyler pressed against the cage, preventing Tyler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvain as Tyler tries to tie him up.
Silvain missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Silvain dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tyler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silvain counters with a low kick, right behind Tyler 's knee.
Silvain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyler can do to turn this around?
Tyler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tyler throws a leg kick

and Silvain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silvain.
Tyler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tyler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvain lands a head kick. Tyler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tyler thows a leg kick but Silvain checks it
and Silvain counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Silvain instigates a clinch.
Silvain wants to stall.
Silvain taking a breather.
Silvain unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Silvain drops Tyler with a big knee straight up the middle! Tyler is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Jake Tyler has been cut.

Silvain moves into range and clinches up with Tyler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvain lands an elbow just above Tyler 's eye.
Silvain lands a nice knee to the body.
Silvain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silvain missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silvain misses with an elbow over the top.

Tyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyler throws a leg kick that is checked

and Silvain moves into the clinch.
Silvain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyler avoids it.
Silvain lands a knee to the head.
Silvain missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler trying to land knees to the body.

Silvain drops Tyler with a big knee straight up the middle! Tyler is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Silvain closes the distance and clinches.
Silvain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvain is looking to control Tyler's arms but Tyler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silvain has his back to the cage.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvain has double underhooks.
Silvain looking to throw knees to the head but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Tyler is trying to stall.
Tyler avoids a wild elbow strike from Silvain.
Silvain lands a knee to the head.
Silvain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tyler tries to circle away but Silvain has him pinned against the cage.
Silvain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyler is trying to break free.

Silvain drops Tyler with a big knee straight up the middle! Tyler is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
An inside leg kick from Tyler misses.

Silvain closes the distance and pushes Tyler back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Tyler.
Tyler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tyler managing to block the knees to the body from Silvain.
Tyler wants to get back to striking at distance but Silvain won't allow it.
Silvain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyler is keeping busy.
Silvain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silvain throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Silvain.
Silvain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tyler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyler.
Silvain trying to stall but Tyler improves his position.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silvain missing with knees to the body.
Tyler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyler is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvain keeps control of Tyler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jake Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler has Silvain pressed against the cage, preventing Silvain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Silvain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silvain 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Silvain!
After the fight, Tiago Silvain was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.