PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by No Love - Eminem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Da Silva
vs
Drakkar

190 cm
28
196 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
202 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Da Silva pushes Drakkar up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Drakkar controls the action.
Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Drakkar misses with an elbow over the top.
Drakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Drakkar is trying to maintain a safe position but Da Silva gets an underhook and turns Drakkar into the cage.
Da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Drakkar.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Drakkar keeps him there for the moment.
Drakkar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Da Silva wants to stall.
Da Silva is trying to break free.
Drakkar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drakkar crunches a lovely knee into Da Silva's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drakkar with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Da Silva moves into range and clinches up with Drakkar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a body punch.
Drakkar has Da Silva pushed against the cage.
Drakkar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Silva lands a right hand.

Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Drakkar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Da Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Drakkar circles away and keeps his distance.
Drakkar throws a lazy head kick
and Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Drakkar back into the cage.
Da Silva has Drakkar pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Da Silva is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakkar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva throws a body punch but Drakkar moves out of range.
Da Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drakkar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drakkar connects with a body shot.

Da Silva has managed to clinch.
Da Silva lands a body punch.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Da Silva manages to break the clinch.

Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Da Silva tries to work over Drakkar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Da Silva fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drakkar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Da Silva's brow.
Da Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Da Silva manages to break the clinch.

Drakkar forces Da Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drakkar throws an elbow but misses.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Drakkar.
Drakkar misses with a knee strike.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drakkar has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva presses Drakkar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drakkar backwards.
Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Drakkar controls the action.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drakkar moves in looking to clinch but Da Silva pushes him off.
Drakkar moves in looking to clinch but Da Silva pushes him off.
Da Silva throws a shot to the body.
Da Silva lands a jab.
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!
Da Silva slips a jab from Drakkar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Silva blocks a jab.
Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
Da Silva is looking to clinch but Drakkar is avoiding it.
Drakkar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Da Silva.
Drakkar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Drakkar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Da Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Da Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drakkar lands a head kick. Da Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Drakkar prevents Da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Da Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Da Silva tries to work over Drakkar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drakkar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Drakkar backwards.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rafael Da Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Da Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drakkar's brow.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks it.
Da Silva is pushing Drakkar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drakkar pushes off an throws an elbow but Da Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Drakkar's head.

Da Silva breaks from the clinch.
Rafael Da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva throws a nice looking combination but Drakkar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva swings for the body but Drakkar moves out of range.
Drakkar is looking to clinch.
Drakkar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Da Silva.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Drakkar pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drakkar. That's going to slow Da Silva down.
Drakkar misses with a two punch combination.
Drakkar slips under a jab.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Silva is looking to clinch but Drakkar is avoiding it.
Da Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivan Drakkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Drakkar instigates a clinch.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drakkar blocks it with crossed arms.

Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva dodges an elbow strike from Drakkar.
Da Silva lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Da Silva breaks from the clinch.

Drakkar instigates a clinch.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drakkar manages to avoid it.

Drakkar has Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Da Silva.

Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Drakkar does a little dance to reset his feet.

Drakkar moves into the clinch successfully.
Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drakkar trying to land knees to the body.
Drakkar with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rafael Da Silva has been cut.

Da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drakkar counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva closes the distance but Drakkar moves to the side
and Drakkar counters with a head kick.
Drakkar throws a low kick but Da Silva avoids it.
That kick from Drakkar tenderised Da Silva's leg. Da Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drakkar is looking to clinch.
Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Da Silva.
Drakkar is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Da 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 Drakkar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drakkar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Da Silva works Drakkar's body with a nice hook.

Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Da Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva digs a right hand underneath Drakkar's ribcage. Drakkar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drakkar misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drakkar throws an elbow but it misses.
Da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
Da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks it.
Drakkar is breathing heavily.
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Da Silva tries to stall but Drakkar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drakkar lands a damaging elbow.
Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Drakkar's head.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drakkar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Silva clobbers Drakkar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Da Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Da Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Drakkar does a little dance to reset his feet.

Da Silva clinches up with Drakkar and pushes him back against the cage.
Da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drakkar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Da Silva's efforts to push away.
Drakkar misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drakkar.
Da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drakkar has Da Silva pushed against the cage.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drakkar tries to clinch there but Da Silva circles away.
Da Silva swings for the body but Drakkar moves out of range.
Drakkar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drakkar catches Da Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva punishes Drakkar's body with a nice straight punch.
Da Silva throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drakkar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Da Silva clinches up against the cage.
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva dodges an elbow strike from Drakkar.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Da Silva on the inside.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Drakkar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Drakkar circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Da Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Drakkar.
Drakkar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Da Silva is looking to wear down Drakkar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Drakkar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drakkar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Drakkar.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drakkar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drakkar fails in his attempt to clinch.

Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks it.
Da Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Drakkar blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva misses with a straight left.
Da Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Da Silva tries to bum rush Drakkar with a series of wild strikes but Drakkar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Drakkar moved out of range.
Da Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Drakkar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Da Silva tries to clinch there but Drakkar circles away.
Drakkar tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar lands a front kick.

Drakkar closes the distance and clinches.
Da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drakkar lands a damaging elbow.
Drakkar throws an elbow but it misses.
Drakkar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Drakkar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Da Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Da Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Da Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Drakkar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt

and Da Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Da Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Da Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Drakkar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Da Silva clinches up against the cage.
Da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Drakkar.
Da Silva avoiding damage as Drakkar throws knees to the body.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Drakkar won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Drakkar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drakkar letting Da Silva take a breather here.
Da Silva pushes Drakkar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drakkar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drakkar misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva.
Drakkar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Drakkar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Da Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Da Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Da Silva lands a body shot.

Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Da Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Drakkar controls his hands.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva pushes Drakkar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Da Silva manages to break the clinch.

Da Silva clinches.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Da Silva clinches up against the cage.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drakkar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drakkar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Silva misses with a kick to the body.

Da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drakkar pushes off an throws an elbow but Da Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva.

Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Da Silva throws a right and a left that Drakkar avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drakkar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drakkar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drakkar throws a chopping leg kick but Da Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Drakkar keeps it at a distance.
Drakkar misses with a hook.
Da Silva throws a one two combo.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drakkar tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva throws a body punch but Drakkar moves out of range.
Drakkar cracks a nice hook into Da Silva's ribs.
Da Silva connects with a single shot there.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Drakkar.
Drakkar misses with a wild combination.
Drakkar ducks right into an uppercut from Da Silva.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Drakkar circles away.
Da Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Da Silva tries to clinch there but Drakkar circles away.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Silva is looking to chop away at Drakkar's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva takes a swing at Drakkar's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Drakkar is having none of it.
Da Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Da Silva had his way with Ivan Drakkar in that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Da Silva'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. This is the final round!

Drakkar thuds his right hand into Da Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drakkar tries to work over Da Silva's front leg with a kick but Da Silva checks it.

Da Silva clinches up against the cage.
Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.

Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Drakkar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Da Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Da Silva cracks Drakkar with a nice body shot.
Da Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Drakkar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Da Silva into the cage.
Drakkar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drakkar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drakkar circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Da Silva.

Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva lands a right hand.

Drakkar is rocked!
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drakkar blocks it with crossed arms.
Drakkar is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Silva finish him?
Da Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drakkar up against the cage.
Da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drakkar missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drakkar throws an elbow but misses.
Da Silva lands a left hand.
A short right from Da Silva on the inside.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva throws a big uppercut that drops Drakkar! More strikes from Da Silva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Drakkar lies dazed against the cage as Da Silva celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Da Silva!
Rafael Da Silva is the new middleweight champion!
Rafael Da Silva looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks to all my fans, and my training team. I wouldn't be here without all of you! I'm here for a long time, and am just looking to keep building steam towards my title shot. xXx is where it's at!'.