PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riddick
vs
Silva

200 cm
27
275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
26
242 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks for a takedown but Riddick sprawls well.
Silva tries to clinch there but Riddick circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riddick sprawls well. Riddick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riddick stuffs the takedown.
The Riddick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Silva.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddick stuffs the takedown.
Riddick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva looks gassed!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Riddick.
Riddick lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riddick.
Riddick throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riddick. That's going to slow Silva down.
Good leg kick by Riddick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riddick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddick. Riddick obviously looking to wear him down.
Riddick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Riddick is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riddick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Riddick counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Riddick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddick can pounce on him.
Silva checks a low kick from Riddick.
Riddick cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Riddick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riddick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riddick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva 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.
Riddick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riddick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riddick lands a head kick!

It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
Riddick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Riddick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riddick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
That kick from Riddick tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riddick misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Riddick.
Riddick misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Riddick connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Riddick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riddick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riddick.
Riddick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riddick feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Riddick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That has opened up Antonio Silva's cut even more.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riddick.
Riddick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Riddick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Riddick scores with a leg kick.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Riddick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riddick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riddick.
A good leg kick by Riddick.
That kick from Riddick tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riddick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riddick throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Riddick. That's going to slow Silva down.
Riddick lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riddick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddick can pounce on him.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riddick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riddick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddick can pounce on him.
Riddick feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
The Riddick is winning the standup battle so far.
Riddick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riddick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddick.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddick. Riddick obviously looking to wear him down.
Antonio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddick scoring well with a low kick there.
Riddick cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Riddick lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riddick.
That kick from Riddick tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Riddick goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Riddick throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riddick goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

The cut above Antonio Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riddick.
Riddick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riddick thumps Silva with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Riddick has got the better of the exchanges.
Riddick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddick can pounce on him.
Riddick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riddick scores with a leg kick.
Riddick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Riddick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riddick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Riddick feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riddick, right into the meat.
Riddick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riddick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Riddick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riddick feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
A good leg kick by Riddick.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riddick.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riddick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Riddick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Riddick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riddick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Riddick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riddick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riddick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riddick, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Riddick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddick throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Riddick goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Riddick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Riddick feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riddick, right into the meat.
Riddick scores with a leg kick.
Riddick throws a leg kick that misses.
Crunch! Riddick slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddick.
Riddick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riddick throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Riddick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio 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!

Riddick throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Riddick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riddick thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riddick throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Riddick tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riddick.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riddick is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Riddick circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Riddick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riddick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Riddick.
Riddick scores with a leg kick.
Riddick connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddick. Riddick obviously looking to wear him down.
Riddick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riddick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riddick scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddick.
Riddick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Riddick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riddick lands a nice looking body kick.
Riddick cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddick paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Riddick circles away easily
and Riddick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Riddick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Silva.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riddick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riddick thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddick can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riddick.
Riddick connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riddick scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Riddick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riddick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Riddick sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddick can pounce on him.
Silva 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 takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddick throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick from Riddick lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Riddick thumps Silva with a low kick.
Riddick stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Riddick throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Riddick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riddick misses with a low kick.
Silva dives in and grabs Riddick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riddick pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Riddick bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Riddick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riddick. That's going to slow Silva down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Riddick - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riddick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Antonio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddick pushes Silva away with a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Riddick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riddick 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Riddick!