PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto von Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Dirty Hous' blaring out of the sound system. von Goldstein has chosen Heut ist mein tag as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
von Goldstein

178 cm
28
182 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

175 cm
25
169 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto von Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva misses with a low kick.
von Goldstein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at von Goldstein's knee but von Goldstein avoids it well.
von Goldstein avoids a kick to the body.
von Goldstein has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
von Goldstein misses with a straight right.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping von Goldstein under the eye.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva looks to land a left hand but von Goldstein moved out of range nicely.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. von Goldstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on von Goldstein if he has to take too many more of those.
von Goldstein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from von Goldstein misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped von Goldstein's head back.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Mauricio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but von Goldstein is having none of it.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
von Goldstein stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. von Goldstein doesn't seem phased though.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and von Goldstein counters with a nice body kick.
von Goldstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva clobbers von Goldstein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva throws a leg kick but von Goldstein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva tries to land a front kick but von Goldstein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but von Goldstein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
von Goldstein is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. von Goldstein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces von Goldstein off the cage and back into range.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva tries to clinch
and von Goldstein counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
von Goldstein lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
von Goldstein throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva throws a hook but von Goldstein avoids it easily.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
von Goldstein wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from von Goldstein.
von Goldstein shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed von Goldstein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva tries to clinch there but von Goldstein circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for von Goldstein.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks von Goldstein off balance momentarily.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
von Goldstein cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged von Goldstein in a clinch.
von Goldstein misses with some punches.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
von Goldstein managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries a body shot but von Goldstein blocks it.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. von Goldstein is defending well for now.
Silva can't break the clinch.
von Goldstein manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
von Goldstein dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.

von Goldstein jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
von Goldstein trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
von Goldstein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
von Goldstein is trying to control the position from the bottom.

von Goldstein throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as von Goldstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva pushes down on von Goldstein's leg and manages to get into half guard.
von Goldstein is trying to control but can't.
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 Mauricio Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

von Goldstein slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with the combination.
von Goldstein throws a big shot that misses.
von Goldstein scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
von Goldstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
von Goldstein throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by von Goldstein.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Good shot there by Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by von Goldstein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but von Goldstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva thuds his right hand into von Goldstein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
von Goldstein misses with a low kick.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva wants to clinch
and von Goldstein counters with a one-two to the body.
von Goldstein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
von Goldstein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva scores with the left hand. von Goldstein knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but von Goldstein slips the punch.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Goldstein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. von Goldstein doesn't seem bothered though.
von Goldstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva checks a low kick from von Goldstein.
Silva misses with a hook. von Goldstein ducked under it nicely.
von Goldstein takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
von Goldstein throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
von Goldstein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
von Goldstein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
von Goldstein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva slips under a jab from von Goldstein.
von Goldstein throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
von Goldstein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten von Goldstein somewhat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. von Goldstein shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook but von Goldstein blocks it.
Silva checks a low kick from von Goldstein.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but von Goldstein ducks down to avoid it.
Silva misses with a looping right.
von Goldstein thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
von Goldstein moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but von Goldstein moves away.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but von Goldstein saw it coming and moves away.
von Goldstein misses with a straight left.
Silva looks to land a left hand but von Goldstein moved out of range nicely.
von Goldstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between von Goldstein's hands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and von Goldstein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from von Goldstein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Goldstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva scores with a push kick.
von Goldstein connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
von Goldstein misses the shot to the body.
von Goldstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
von Goldstein takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
von Goldstein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva throws a leg kick which misses von Goldstein's front leg but catches the back leg as von Goldstein tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but von Goldstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
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 Mauricio Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Silva throws a head kick but von Goldstein moves out of range.
von Goldstein staying out of range there.
von Goldstein takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mauricio Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed von Goldstein momentarily.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but von Goldstein is having none of it.
Silva moves out of range as von Goldstein strikes.
Silva lands a nice hook to von Goldstein's body. von Goldstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
von Goldstein misses with a wild body shot.
von Goldstein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from von Goldstein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goldstein misses the shot to the body.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
von Goldstein slips a jab from Silva.
von Goldstein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
von Goldstein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
von Goldstein needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
von Goldstein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva cracks von Goldstein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
von Goldstein has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from von Goldstein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
von Goldstein blocks a low kick nicely.
von Goldstein takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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 wants to clinch.
von Goldstein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but von Goldstein slips the punch.
von Goldstein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
von Goldstein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva looks to land a combination but von Goldstein avoids it well.
A slow jab from von Goldstein misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by von Goldstein.
Silva avoids the head kick by von Goldstein.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
von Goldstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
von Goldstein shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but von Goldstein keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mauricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto von Goldstein.
Silva dips to his left and cracks von Goldstein with an uppercut!
Otto von Goldstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from von Goldstein.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva thuds a left hand into von Goldstein's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but von Goldstein checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from von Goldstein.
von Goldstein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
von Goldstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles von Goldstein. von Goldstein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on von Goldstein if he has to take too many more of those.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
von Goldstein blocks the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Silva!
After the big win, Mauricio Silva made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 5th Round Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.