PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silva
vs
Couture

205 cm
26
271 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

191 cm
26
230 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adonis Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a hook to the body
letting Couture counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Couture counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Couture connects with a nice looking jab.
Couture throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Couture sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Couture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Couture swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Couture there.
A big left from Couture misses.
A swing and a miss from Couture.
Couture looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Couture throws a big shot that misses.
Adonis Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
Silva lands with a hook. Couture tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Couture takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.

Couture gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Couture manages to retain guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Couture wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Couture has wrist control.
Couture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Couture has wrist control.
Silva trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Couture working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Couture gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Couture accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva is pulling down on Couture's head to control his posture.
Couture throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva controls Couture momentarily but Couture frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Couture is blocking nicely.
Couture is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Couture has wrist control.
Silva trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.

Silva gets to his feet. Couture looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Randy Couture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Couture.
Couture might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Silva misses with a hook.
Randy Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Couture did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is looking to stall here but Couture recovers full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva won't allow Couture to sweep him here.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Couture uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Couture!
Silva is trying to hold Couture in close to prevent damage but Couture has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva pushes Couture off looking to stand but Couture dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture'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!

Couture slips a jab from Silva.
Couture tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Couture counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Couture misses with a hook
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Couture misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Couture is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Couture on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Couture blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva winds up and cracks Couture with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Couture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Couture keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva throwing shots but Couture is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to stand but Couture has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Couture's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Couture from improving his position.
Couture is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
Silva stalling.
Silva is stalling here. Couture is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Couture has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Couture postures up.
Couture working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva tries to buck Couture off but Couture is having none of it.
Couture throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Couture prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Adonis Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture is looking to reverse the position.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adonis 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adonis Silva!
Adonis Silva made sure to mention his sponsor, Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ in his post fight interview.