PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cant be touched. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

O Donnell
vs
Silva

185 cm
20
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Donnell dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
O Donnell misses with a wild body shot.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but O Donnell pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
O Donnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Donnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Donnell.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Donnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva tries to clinch but O Donnell moves out of range.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donnell.
Silva shoots in but O Donnell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Donnell misses the shot to the body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Donnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to clinch but O Donnell moves out of range.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Donnell as he avoids it easily.
O Donnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Silva misses.
O Donnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from O Donnell.
Victor O Donnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Donnell misses the shot to the body.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. O Donnell tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Donnell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Victor O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Silva.
O Donnell sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O Donnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
O Donnell is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Donnell looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Donnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but O Donnell is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up
and O Donnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Silva forces O Donnell back against the cage and clinches.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Donnell misses with a body punch.
Silva cracks O Donnell with a nice body shot.
Silva is pushing O Donnell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but O Donnell blocks with his arms.
O Donnell can't break the clinch.
O Donnell working hard to break the clinch.
O Donnell blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
O Donnell avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
O Donnell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but O Donnell blocks it.
O Donnell tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but O Donnell keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged O Donnell in a clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Donnell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but O Donnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Donnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Donnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Donnell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for O Donnell.
Silva tries to clinch up.
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 Victor O Donnell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Donnell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
O Donnell throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
O Donnell throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva blocks a jab.

Silva drives through and clinches with O Donnell against the cage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but O Donnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries for a takedown but O Donnell manages to get underhooks.
O Donnell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on O Donnell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Donnell taking a breather.
O Donnell blocks an uppercut.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but O Donnell avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
O Donnell is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
O Donnell working hard to break the clinch.
O Donnell is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Silva lands a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed O Donnell's guard.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of O Donnell's head.

Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows O Donnell to get to his feet.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but O Donnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Donnell thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but O Donnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Donnell.
Silva is looking to clinch.
O Donnell lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Donnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Donnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Donnell to the mat! O Donnell manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but O Donnell is retaining full guard.
Silva passes O Donnell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva winds up and cracks O Donnell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Donnell tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva stops O Donnell from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control from half guard but O Donnell is working away.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Donnell is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Donnell avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
O Donnell desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
O Donnell blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but O Donnell keeps it at a distance.
O Donnell throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
O Donnell thows a body shot but no joy.
O Donnell keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of O Donnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Donnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Donnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva shoots in but O Donnell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Donnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Donnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Donnell throws a head kick that misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Donnell but O Donnell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but O Donnell pushes him off.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Donnell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but O Donnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Donnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Donnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Donnell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva blocks a jab.
O Donnell throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
O Donnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch.
O Donnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch but O Donnell is avoiding it.
O Donnell thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but O Donnell circles away and keeps his distance.
O Donnell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Donnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Donnell as he avoids it easily.
Victor O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Silva.
Silva shoots in and drives through. O Donnell sprawls well.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but O Donnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Donnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
O Donnell cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
O Donnell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Victor O Donnell is winning the standup battle so far.
O Donnell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Donnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - O Donnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva tries to clinch up but O Donnell circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but O Donnell keeps it at a distance.
O Donnell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva tries to clinch up but O Donnell circles away and keeps his distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from O Donnell enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. O Donnell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
O Donnell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Donnell is on top in guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Donnell is one step ahead there.
O Donnell's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva keeping full guard, as O Donnell tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Victor O Donnell just wasn't active enough.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Donnell has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva keeps control of O Donnell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Donnell blocks an uppercut.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva closes the distance and pushes O Donnell back into the cage.
O Donnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Donnell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

O Donnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Donnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by O Donnell.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Donnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Donnell lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Donnell manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Donnell.
O Donnell thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Victor O Donnell.
I think O Donnell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor O Donnell!
Victor O Donnell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.