PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Obi Uzoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Spider Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Uzoma
vs
Silva

185 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Convicted
Convicted

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Obi Uzoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spider Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzoma looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Uzoma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Uzoma misses.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Uzoma waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Silva.
Uzoma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva slips a jab from Uzoma.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uzoma counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with a hook. Uzoma ducked under it nicely.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva looks gassed!
Uzoma takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Uzoma looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Uzoma connects with a jab.
Silva throws a series of punches but Uzoma avoids them all with ease.
Uzoma fails to land the takedown.
Uzoma loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Uzoma misses with a straight right.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obi Uzoma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzoma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Uzoma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Uzoma.
Uzoma misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Uzoma misses the shot to the body.
Uzoma throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Uzoma dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Uzoma is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Uzoma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Uzoma looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uzoma throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uzoma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Uzoma shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obi Uzoma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uzoma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Uzoma throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Uzoma takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Uzoma stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva avoids the body shot from Uzoma.
Silva avoids the body shot from Uzoma.
Uzoma missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Uzoma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uzoma as he jumps to the side.
Donk. Uzoma catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Uzoma misses with a wild body shot.
Silva defending well as Uzoma loads up on a big left hand.
Uzoma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Uzoma misses.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uzoma throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Uzoma's guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzoma has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Uzoma has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Uzoma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uzoma is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Uzoma has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Uzoma is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Uzoma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva pushing down on Uzoma's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Uzoma kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Uzoma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uzoma misses with a hook.
Uzoma throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uzoma circles away.
Silva moves away from the strike by Uzoma.
Uzoma fails to land the takedown.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Uzoma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A jab from Uzoma finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Uzoma looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Uzoma throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Uzoma misses with a straight right.
Uzoma thows a body shot but no joy.
Uzoma scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Obi Uzoma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Uzoma lands a nice shot to the body.
Uzoma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uzoma misses with a hook.
Spider Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A choreographed right hand from Uzoma misses the target.
Jab by Uzoma.
Uzoma swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Uzoma misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Uzoma.
Uzoma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Uzoma. Uzoma gets slowly back to his feet.
Uzoma misses with a few strikes there.
Uzoma with a lazy takedown attempt
and Uzoma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Uzoma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Obi Uzoma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spider Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uzoma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzoma shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Uzoma misses with a wild body shot.
Uzoma misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Uzoma as Silva shoots in.
Uzoma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uzoma moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uzoma connects with a body shot.
Uzoma misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Uzoma sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Uzoma scores with a three punch combo!
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uzoma.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Uzoma with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Uzoma's knee momentarily.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uzoma swivels and escapes.
Uzoma swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Uzoma missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Uzoma with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Uzoma shoots in.
Uzoma throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uzoma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uzoma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uzoma slips under a jab.
Uzoma cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Uzoma.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uzoma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva misses the jab.
Uzoma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Uzoma.
Uzoma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uzoma as he avoids it easily.
Uzoma loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Uzoma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uzoma jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uzoma.
Uzoma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Uzoma takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Uzoma throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Uzoma on that attempt.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uzoma is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Uzoma circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Uzoma throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uzoma misses with a looping right.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Uzoma sprawls well.
Uzoma throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Uzoma swinging wilding here.
Uzoma throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Uzoma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uzoma tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uzoma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uzoma thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Uzoma but Uzoma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Uzoma connects with a body shot.
Silva avoids the body shot from Uzoma.
Silva staying out of range there.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva defending well as Uzoma loads up on a big left hand.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Uzoma throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obi Uzoma is winning the standup battle so far.
Uzoma just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Uzoma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Uzoma is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Uzoma's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Uzoma's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva gets his hands free as Uzoma looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Obi Uzoma dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Uzoma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uzoma throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzoma is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Uzoma is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva won't allow Uzoma to sweep him here.
Uzoma is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Uzoma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Uzoma.
Uzoma seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Uzoma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uzoma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Uzoma has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Uzoma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Uzoma decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Uzoma misses with a body shot.
Uzoma slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Uzoma.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzoma is just out of range.
A big left from Silva misses.
Uzoma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Uzoma slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Uzoma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva tries to bum rush Uzoma with a series of wild strikes but Uzoma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Uzoma ducks down to avoid it.
Uzoma lands a lovely overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Uzoma, as that shot connected.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Uzoma.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uzoma's waist but Uzoma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Obi Uzoma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spider Silva.
Uzoma throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Uzoma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uzoma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Uzoma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uzoma fails with the takedown.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uzoma as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Uzoma finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Uzoma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzoma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Uzoma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Uzoma does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uzoma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uzoma looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Uzoma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Uzoma but Uzoma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Uzoma saw that one coming.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uzoma moves away.
Spider Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uzoma blocks a jab.
Uzoma misses with a looping right.
Uzoma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uzoma has a takedown stuffed.
Uzoma misses with a hook.
Uzoma slips under a jab.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Uzoma moved out of range nicely.
Uzoma throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva misses with a hook. Uzoma ducked under it nicely.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Uzoma misses.
Uzoma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uzoma misses with a few strikes there.
Uzoma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uzoma.
Uzoma misses with a looping left.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Uzoma works the jab nicely.
Uzoma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva moves out of range as Uzoma strikes.
Uzoma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Uzoma throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A choreographed right hand from Uzoma misses the target.
Uzoma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Uzoma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Uzoma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uzoma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Uzoma!