PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Artist
vs
Nascimento Silva Jr

190 cm
24
198 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

183 cm
27
193 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a low kick.
Artist tries to clinch but Nascimento Silva Jr is having none of it.
A slow jab from Nascimento Silva Jr misses its intended target.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with an uppercut.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands with a good body shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr connects with a right hand. Artist shakes it off.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nascimento Silva Jr shoots in for a double leg but Artist sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nascimento Silva Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Artist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nascimento Silva Jr slips under a jab.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nascimento Silva Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Artist.
Artist moves out of range of the strikes.
Artist is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Artist.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook.
Artist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch but Nascimento Silva Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artist tries to clinch up.
Artist checks a leg kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr checks a low kick from Artist.

Nascimento Silva Jr instigates a clinch.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist pushes off an throws an elbow but Nascimento Silva Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nascimento Silva Jr landing knees to the body.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Unkind Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nascimento Silva Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Nascimento Silva Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Artist to keep the fight standing.
Nascimento Silva Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artist.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Artist.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artist taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Artist.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Artist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a body punch.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Artist pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nascimento Silva Jr fails to land the takedown.
Artist slips under a jab from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a hook but Artist blocks it.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Artist was well out of range. Poor timing from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Artist tries to clinch up but Nascimento Silva Jr circles away and keeps his distance.

Artist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Artist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artist digs a right hand underneath Nascimento Silva Jr's ribcage. Nascimento Silva Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Nascimento Silva Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nascimento Silva Jr's elbow.

Nascimento Silva Jr works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Artist is on top in guard.

Nascimento Silva Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Artist has picked Nascimento Silva Jr up and slammed him! Nascimento Silva Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Artist manages to pass to side control!
Nascimento Silva Jr is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Artist is thwarting Nascimento Silva Jr's attempts to control the position.

Nascimento Silva Jr actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Artist is looking to advance position but Nascimento Silva Jr won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Artist moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento Silva Jr pushes him off.
Nascimento Silva Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artist circles away quickly and effectively.
Artist fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nascimento Silva Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Artist throws a low kick but Nascimento Silva Jr moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a leg kick.
Artist feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nascimento Silva Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Artist slaps away a takedown attempt from Nascimento Silva Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Artist lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nascimento Silva Jr takes a step back to recover.
Artist scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist throws a solid leg kick but Nascimento Silva Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Artist.
An inside leg kick lands from Artist.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Nascimento Silva Jr. That snapped Artist's head back.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Artist counters with a body kick that stops Nascimento Silva Jr in his tracks momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Artist.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nascimento Silva Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Artist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Artist throws a sloppy head kick and Nascimento Silva Jr moves out of range easily.
A jab from Nascimento Silva Jr misses.
Artist on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Artist has Nascimento Silva Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Artist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Artist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nascimento Silva Jr backwards.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nascimento Silva Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Artist controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artist.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Nascimento Silva Jr controls his hands.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Nascimento Silva Jr controls the action.
Nascimento Silva Jr working aggressively here.
Artist looking to stall.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nascimento Silva Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but Artist avoids it by throwing Nascimento Silva Jr back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr working aggressively here.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artist scores with a shoulder strike.
Nascimento Silva Jr prevents a body shot from Artist.
Nascimento Silva Jr is leaning against Artist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Artist avoids it.
Artist is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Unkind Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr.
Artist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Artist misses with the head strike.
Artist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Artist on the inside.
Artist lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Artist controls the action.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nascimento Silva Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Artist after a bit of a struggle.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Artist.
Nascimento Silva Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Artist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nascimento Silva Jr jumps guard but Artist stands there with Nascimento Silva Jr around his waist. Nascimento Silva Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nascimento Silva Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nascimento Silva Jr.
Artist blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Artist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artist lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Artist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unkind Artist dominated that second round.
That's time! Artist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Artist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artist tries to land a leg kick but Nascimento Silva Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Artist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Artist. That's going to slow Nascimento Silva Jr down.
Artist stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Artist wants it to stay on the feet.
Nascimento Silva Jr lunges at Artist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Artist's hand.
Artist throws a leg kick but Nascimento Silva Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Artist attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nascimento Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Artist.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws out a loose jab but Artist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unkind Artist is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artist. Nascimento Silva Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artist tries to land a front kick but Nascimento Silva Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to land a front kick but Artist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Artist throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Artist throws a body kick that misses.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Artist counters with a low kick, right behind Nascimento Silva Jr 's knee.
Artist finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Unkind Artist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artist is looking to land body kicks.
Nascimento Silva Jr checks a leg kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a hook to the side of Artist's head but Artist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Artist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nascimento Silva Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artist circles away quickly and effectively.
Artist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking to chop away at Artist's legs.
Artist scores with a jab. Nascimento Silva Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Artist feints and then cracks Nascimento Silva Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nascimento Silva Jr down.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nascimento Silva Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nascimento Silva Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a low kick, looking for Artist's leg but Artist calmly moves out of range.
Artist staying out of range there.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a wild combination.
Artist tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Nascimento Silva Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Nascimento Silva Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nascimento Silva Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Artist avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Nascimento Silva Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist is looking to score with low kicks.
Artist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nascimento Silva Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Artist circles away.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to clinch but Artist is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Artist.

Artist pushes Nascimento Silva Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nascimento Silva Jr backwards.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nascimento Silva Jr works on Artist's body with a couple of short punches.
Nascimento Silva Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Artist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Unkind Artist has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Artist misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nascimento Silva Jr backwards.
Artist blocks a body shot from Nascimento Silva Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artist gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Unkind Artist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist lands with a light punch inside.
Artist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nascimento Silva Jr backwards.
Artist gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Artist blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artist gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Unkind Artist showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Artist 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unkind Artist!