PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon comes to the ring accompanied by Dies Irae. Silva has chosen Vlad the Impaler as his entrance music. Thor Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Damon
vs
Silva

190 cm
28
222 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

192 cm
24
218 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Real Fighters Nutrition

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 6 and Laundering 90% )

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damon moves away.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Damon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Damon.
Damon looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Damon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damon lands a lovely overhand right.
Damon misses with a hook.
Damon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damon.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Damon off balance momentarily.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Damon misses.
Damon throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Damon's front leg but catches the back leg as Damon tries to avoid it.
Damon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Damon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damon. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.

Silva pushes Damon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Damon blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Damon avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.

Damon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damon throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Damon blocks a head kick by Silva.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damon checks a leg kick.
Damon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Thor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damon throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Damon's face.
Damon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Damon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Damon looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Damon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva digs a right hand into Damon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damon's gas tank.
Damon avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.

Damon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva motions for Damon to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Silva rushes Damon and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Damon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Damon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damon.
Damon misses the shot to the body.
Damon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Damon pushes him off.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva motions for Damon to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Damon checks a low kick from Silva.
A cross from Silva lands.
A leg kick checked by Damon.
Silva throws a head kick but Damon moves out of range.
Damon checks a leg kick.
Damon swinging wildly here.
Damon throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon misses with a head kick.
Ron Damon is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Damon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Damon takes a kick to the side of the head.

Damon gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Damon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Damon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Damon avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Silva is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Damon has denied him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Damon stalls.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries to work over Damon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damon misses with the head strike.
Damon lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damon is defending well for now.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damon prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva trying to stall but Damon improves his position.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon lands a nice shot to the body.

Damon breaks from the clinch.
Damon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Damon.
Damon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva cracks the inside of Damon's front leg.
Damon wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damon throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damon throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Damon misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Damon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Damon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ron Damon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a leg kick but Damon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Damon moved away.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Damon throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Damon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damon throws a big shot that misses.
Damon connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Damon is out of range.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Damon circles away.
Silva tries to clinch there but Damon circles away.
Damon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva lunges at Damon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damon's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Damon pushes him off.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Damon looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damon scoring well with a low kick there.
Danga de danga de dang - Damon scores with a four punch combination!
Damon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Damon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Damon throws a body kick that misses.
Damon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Damon blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Damon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damon's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Damon tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
A punch combination from Damon misses.
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damon misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Damon avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Damon.
Damon shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Damon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Damon's front leg but catches the back leg as Damon tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Damon off balance momentarily.
Damon looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Damon swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that Damon semi-blocks.

Silva rushes Damon and presses him up against the ropes.
Damon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damon managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Damon avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damon avoids it.
Damon managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Damon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Silva thows a leg kick but Damon checks it
and Damon counters with a straight right hand.
Damon connects with the punch.
Damon throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon misses with a looping right.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Damon's shoulder, as Damon tries to avoid the shot.
Damon circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Damon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Silva!
A very excited looking Thor Silva rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.