PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oitink Itch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oitink Itch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Itch
vs
Silva

177 cm
27
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oitink Itch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itch misses the shot to the body.
Itch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Itch swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a body kick the misses
and Itch counters with a left to the body.
Itch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Itch punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Itch.
Silva throws a low kick but Itch moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Itch blocks the low kick.
Itch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Itch misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Itch.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Itch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Itch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Itch misses with a wild body shot.
Itch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Itch lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Itch - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Itch.
Itch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Itch thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Itch just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva slips a straight right by Itch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Itch circles away.
Itch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itch checks a low kick from Silva.
Itch looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itch.
Itch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Itch is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Itch.
Mario Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Itch takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva throws the left hand but Itch avoids the punch easily.
Itch is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Itch looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Itch avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a low kick but Itch moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itch lands with a cross.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Itch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Itch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Itch somewhat.
Itch works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva blocks a jab.
Itch cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Itch swinging wildly here.
Silva tries to clinch but Itch moves out of range.
Itch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Itch throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Itch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Itch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Itch as he checks the leg kick.
Itch misses with a wild body shot.
Itch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Itch throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Itch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Itch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Itch wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to clinch.
Itch throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oitink Itch will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Itch gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.

Itch manages to pull guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Itch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Itch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Itch is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Itch tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mario Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Itch swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Itch stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Silva drives through and clinches with Itch against the cage.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Itch stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Itch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Itch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A clash of legs there as Itch blocks the low kick.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Itch lands a jab.
Itch misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Itch moves out of range.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Itch is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Itch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Itch just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Itch off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Itch misses its intended target.
Itch 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.
Itch throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a leg kick but Itch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Itch swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Itch circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itch swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Oitink Itch has been cut.
Silva closes the distance but Itch moves to the side
and Itch counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Itch.
Itch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Itch takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Itch.
Itch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva blocks a jab.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Itch back into the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itch tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Itch blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Itch has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oitink Itch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Itch takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Itch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oitink Itch's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Itch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva lands a front kick.
Itch misses the shot to the body.
Itch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Itch down.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itch misses with a double jab.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Itch moves away.
Itch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Itch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Itch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Itch on the side of the head.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Itch goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Silva clinches up with Itch and pushes him back against the cage.

Itch has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Itch is not going to allow Silva to sit and survive in this position.
Silva tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itch gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.
Silva needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Itch wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Itch controlling well, preventing Silva from escaping the position.
Silva prevents Itch from getting a body triangle.
Silva just trying to survive but Itch is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Silva is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Itch off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Itch trying to control.
Itch is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Itch. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Itch's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Oitink Itch.
Itch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itch takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Itch throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Itch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Itch misses with a body shot.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Itch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Itch staying out of range there.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Itch.
Itch staying out of range there.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Itch ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Itch was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Itch finds it's target.
Itch moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Silva!
After the fight, Mario Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.