PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klayd Kol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kol
vs
Silva

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Klayd Kol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kol tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Silva leaves Kol with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Kol on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klayd Kol. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kol looks a forlorn figure.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Kol bucks and avoids them well.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Kol manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva throwing strikes here but Kol is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kol because Silva loaded up on that one.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kol holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kol throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Kol is blocking nicely.
Silva cracks Kol with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva punching from mount but Kol doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kol tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Kol wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva controlling from mount.
Kol taking shots to the head.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kol because Silva loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva punching from mount but Kol doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva cracks Kol with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kol tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva punching from mount but Kol doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Kol wants to control but Silva is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Kol bucks and avoids them well.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Kol is blocking nicely.
Silva looking to control but Kol is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Kol is blocking nicely.
Kol is looking to get to half guard.
Silva scoring with strikes but Kol is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kol is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Kol takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.

Silva looking to score a takedown here. Kol is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Kol's guard.
Kol is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Kol is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Junior Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva passes Kol's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kol wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Kol is working away.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kol defending well though.
Kol trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kol wants to get back to full guard.
Kol avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Kol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Kol trying to control from the bottom.
Kol is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Kol's temple.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Kol is defending well.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Kol is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kol is looking to improve his position.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Kol defends it.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Kol is working away.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Junior Silva.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kol was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Kol is working from the bottom.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kol's guard.
Silva with the ground and pound but Kol uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kol can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kol wants to get back to full guard.
Kol wants to get back to full guard but Silva has mounted him!
Silva punching from mount but Kol doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes here but Kol is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Kol manages to avoid easily.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kol wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva misses with a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Kol is in trouble!
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kol because Silva loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Kol gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Kol manages to retain guard.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva prevents Kol from improving his position.
Kol is trying to control but can't.
Silva thows a huge punch but Kol dodges it nicely.
Kol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to control but Kol is keeping him busy.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva throwing shots but Kol is blocking nicely.
Kol pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Kol is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva prevents Kol from improving his position.
Kol avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Kol regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Kol throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Kol can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva trying to control but Kol is working from the bottom.

Silva stands and steps away. Kol gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Kol, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Kol against the ropes but Kol circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kol lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kol.
Kol stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.

Silva scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva wants to control the pace but Kol is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kol can't escape the position.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva throwing strikes here but Kol is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kol is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kol avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Kol tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva throwing strikes here but Kol is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kol is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kol manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Kol, under a barage of strikes from Silva.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Klayd Kol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva is taking a breather. Kol says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Silva!