PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spar Sparman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sparman
vs
Silva

196 cm
23
272 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

205 cm
25
271 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spar Sparman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adonis Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva slips under a jab.
Sparman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sparman tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sparman to the ground. Sparman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sparman stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sparman's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sparman pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Sparman trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Sparman is trying to stand.
Sparman is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Sparman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sparman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Silva might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Sparman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparman is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva scoring with strikes but Sparman is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Sparman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Sparman is trying desperately to improve position.
Sparman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Sparman working to try and regain half guard.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparman tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva looking to finish Sparman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sparman!

Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The referee warns Sparman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sparman is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Sparman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva landing punches.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sparman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sparman tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva prevents Sparman from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Sparman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sparman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Sparman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Sparman lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Nice shot by Sparman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparman. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Sparman misses its intended target.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Sparman misses.
Sparman throws out a powerful jab.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sparman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva controlling from side mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparman tries to improve position but can't.
Sparman struggling a bit here.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sparman's legs.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sparman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sparman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sparman tries to improve position but can't.
Adonis Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sparman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva happy to just control the position for now.
Sparman is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva controlling from side mount.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sparman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva staying calm.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Adonis Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sparman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sparman scores with a shot to the body.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spar Sparman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Silva.
A cross from Sparman lands.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Sparman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Sparman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Sparman's front leg but catches the back leg as Sparman tries to avoid it.
Sparman lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sparman.
The fighters circling - Sparman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sparman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Spar Sparman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Sparman. Beautiful body shot.
Silva avoids the body shot from Sparman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparman misses with a jab to the body

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sparman!
Sparman is working to get back to half guard.
Silva scoring with strikes but Sparman is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sparman thows a body shot but no joy.
Sparman throws a good cross that connects.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sparman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Sparman as Silva shoots in.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparman.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Sparman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spar Sparman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Silva.
Sparman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Sparman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparman throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sparman avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Sparman tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sparman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva wants to clinch up but Sparman keeps it at a distance.
Spar Sparman is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Sparman.
Sparman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adonis Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Sparman. Those never looked like landing.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Sparman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Sparman.
Silva defending well as Sparman loads up on a big left hand.
Sparman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sparman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sparman lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva tries to move into range but Sparman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparman connects with a looping right hand.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sparman counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Sparman finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparman works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva dives in and grabs Sparman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sparman pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparman.
Sparman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sparman lands a body shot.
Sparman jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sparman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sparman.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Sparman.
Sparman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sparman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sparman scores with a shot to the body.
Sparman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sparman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sparman scores with a jab to the head.
Sparman throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparman scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva slips under a jab from Sparman.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Sparman tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sparman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spar Sparman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spar Sparman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spar Sparman showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adonis Silva!
Adonis Silva made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Do not ever underestimate the power of heart and courage.'.