PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BulletTooth Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Bulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brandon Bulk was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Silva
vs
Bulk

200 cm
24
295 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

178 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BulletTooth Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Bulk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bulk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bulk slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bulk.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Bulk counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Bulk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Bulk is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bulk won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulk postures up.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Bulk defends easily.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bulk defends it easily.
Bulk wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Silva pushes Bulk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bulk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bulk back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Brandon Bulk has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Silva.

Silva forces Bulk back against the cage and clinches.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bulk as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Bulk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bulk looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
BulletTooth Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Bulk.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bulk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bulk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bulk counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Bulk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Bulk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BulletTooth Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Bulk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bulk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
BulletTooth Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bulk shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Bulk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bulk tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bulk blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva prevents a body shot from Bulk.
Bulk prevents the takedown attempt.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Bulk circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Bulk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bulk checks a leg kick.
Bulk throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Bulk tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.

Silva has clasped his hands together around Bulk's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bulk to his feet.
Bulk shoots and misses

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

Bulk is rocked!
BulletTooth Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Bulk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bulk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Bulk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bulk is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Bulk prevents Silva from standing back up.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bulk is breathing heavily.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Bulk, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Bulk against the cage but Bulk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bulk seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bulk keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Bulk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bulk.
Bulk stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
BulletTooth Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bulk from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulk stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Bulk trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brandon Bulk has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bulk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Bulk lands a two punch combo.
Silva throws a right hand that Bulk ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulk also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BulletTooth Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Bulk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva misses with a leg kick

and Bulk counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Bulk wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Bulk pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Bulk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bulk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bulk from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Bulk is having none of it.
Bulk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.

Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bulk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Silva wants the takedown. Bulk is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bulk's guard against the cage.

Bulk is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bulk counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva has managed to clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Bulk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulk checks a low kick from Silva.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Bulk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Silva has clasped his hands together around Bulk's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva misses with a combination
and Bulk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Bulk has a takedown stuffed.
Bulk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Brandon Bulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BulletTooth Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BulletTooth Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bulk fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
BulletTooth Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BulletTooth Silva!