PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Iced Earth - Harbinger of Fate. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Silva
vs
Arthur

182 cm
28
185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

182 cm
21
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

BioPharm Nutrition

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Arthur!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva cracks the inside of Arthur's front leg.
Arthur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva motions for Arthur to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with an overhand left.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Arthur. Arthur maintains the clinch.

Arthur breaks the clinch.
Arthur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to work over Arthur's front leg with a kick but Arthur checks it.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva cracks Arthur with an open hand slap.
Arthur 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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arthur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Arthur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arthur scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Arthur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Arthur's shoulder, as Arthur tries to avoid the shot.
Arthur throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arthur.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Arthur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arthur is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arthur unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arthur backwards.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arthur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Arthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arthur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arthur content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Arthur.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arthur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Arthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arthur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arthur looks gassed!
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Joseph Arthur has been cut.
Silva avoiding damage as Arthur throws knees to the body.
Arthur landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Arthur tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Arthur throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthur blocks a leg kick.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arthur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Arthur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva tests Arthur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arthur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Arthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Silva misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick as Arthur jumps back.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Arthur.
Silva defending well as Arthur loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Arthur misses.
Arthur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva lands a head kick!
Arthur misses 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!
Arthur moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arthur misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arthur is able to avoid easily.
Silva misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Arthur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arthur under the eye.
Arthur misses the shot to the body.
Silva jabs Arthur right on the nose. Arthur blinks but takes it well.
Arthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a hook but Arthur blocks it.
Arthur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abel Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arthur checks a leg kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arthur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arthur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arthur ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Arthur staying out of range there.
Silva feints and then cracks Arthur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arthur down.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arthur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arthur's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arthur. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva lands with a straight right. Arthur didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Arthur - that will leave a mark!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arthur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Arthur down.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Arthur moves out of range easily.
Arthur scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arthur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Arthur slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Arthur blocks the leg kick.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arthur.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva with a jab.
Arthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arthur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arthur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Arthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Arthur ducks down to avoid it.
Arthur takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Arthur seems unphased.
Arthur just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva thumps Arthur with a low kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Arthur counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arthur moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Arthur throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Arthur is out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arthur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Arthur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Arthur counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arthur counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arthur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arthur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva cracks Arthur with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Arthur is out of range.
Arthur throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arthur blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arthur blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Arthur avoids the head kick by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Arthur's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arthur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Arthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arthur tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arthur.
Arthur throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Arthur takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a series of punches but Arthur avoids them all with ease.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Arthur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arthur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arthur wants to stall.
Arthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Arthur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Arthur.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Arthur is out of range.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.

Arthur moves into the clinch.
Arthur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arthur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Arthur connects with a knee to the head.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Arthur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arthur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva avoids the body shot from Arthur.
Silva clobbers Arthur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arthur circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Arthur misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arthur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Arthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arthur throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arthur. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
enabling Arthur to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a hook but Arthur blocks it.
Joseph Arthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arthur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Arthur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arthur.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Arthur misses with a low kick.
Arthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthur slips under a jab.
Arthur ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arthur throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Arthur's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arthur checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arthur misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arthur has time to react.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abel Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Silva!
Abel Silva made sure to mention his sponsor, BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview.