PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy has chosen - as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Silva
vs
Hoy

185 cm
21
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
29
199 lbs
27 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a leg kick but Hoy checks it.
Hoy jabs at Silva's body.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoy ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoy throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hoy.
Hoy scores with a nice right hand.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva defending well as Hoy loads up on a big left hand.
Silva takes one on the button.

Hoy shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoy with a nice head shot there.
Hoy works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Hoy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Hoy is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hoy.
Hoy stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoy stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

Hoy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hoy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hoy trying to control here.
Hoy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Hoy is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
Hoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking to advance position but Hoy won't allow it.
Hoy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.

Hoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control. Hoy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hoy gets back to full guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Hoy is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Hoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Hoy is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a leg kick but Hoy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hoy.
Hoy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoy misses with an uppercut.
Hoy avoids a kick to the body.
Hoy thows a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Hoy tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Hoy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoy. Hoy gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hoy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoy.
Hoy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Mario Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dane Hoy.
Hoy throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Hoy throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Hoy throws a head kick that misses.
Hoy cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoy is out of range.
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
Hoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hoy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva motions for Hoy to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoy throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a leg kick
and Hoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoy is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Hoy moves out of range and Silva only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Hoy throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Hoy throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Hoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.

Silva clinches.
Hoy wants a takedown.
Hoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoy's defenses.
Hoy managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Hoy shrugs off.

It looks like Dane Hoy has been cut.
Hoy is breathing heavily.
Hoy managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Hoy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Hoy fails to land.
Hoy tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Hoy back against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Hoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoy lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dane Hoy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva slips under a jab from Hoy.
A head kick from Hoy lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Hoy moved away.
Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hoy checks it well.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Hoy moved out of range nicely.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hoy shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoy misses with a body kick.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva checks a low kick from Hoy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoy.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Hoy sees coming a mile off.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Hoy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dane Hoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Hoy maintains control.
Hoy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva is looking to improve his position but Hoy isn't that keen on the idea.
Hoy tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hoy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Hoy's body position as best he can.
Hoy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hoy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?

Hoy has isolated one of Silva's arms. Silva looking to fight him off but Hoy twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dane Hoy!