PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes to the cage accompanied by Chuck Norris - Eyes of a Ranger. Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Who Let the Dogs Out. Adonis Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Norris
vs
Silva

194 cm
27
269 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

205 cm
28
271 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris on the side of the head.

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Norris to the mat! Norris manages to get full guard.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva lands a couple of digs.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Norris dives on top into guard.

Norris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Norris misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Norris avoids it really well and circles away.
Norris moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norris leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bill Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Silva.
Norris lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris. Norris obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Norris backs up against the cage.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Norris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Adonis Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Bill Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva sizes up Norris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
Norris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norris looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Jab, jab by Norris - just one landing.
Norris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Norris misses.
Norris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris throws out the jab.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Norris tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norris scores with a push kick.
Silva with a nice cross.
Norris needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Norris is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Norris circles away and we're back to standing.
Norris throws a body kick that misses.
Norris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris misses with a kick to the body.
Norris throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris.
Norris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva cracks Norris with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norris throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Norris misses with a body kick.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Silva.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Norris is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva working Norris over with strikes.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Norris defends it.
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 prevents Norris from standing back up.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Norris defends it.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norris defending well though.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Norris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is nestled in close to Norris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Norris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Norris is defending well.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a huge punch but Norris dodges it nicely.
Silva prevents Norris from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Norris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Norris taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
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 looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva winds up and cracks Norris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Norris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Norris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Norris to the mat! Norris manages to get full guard.
Norris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Norris wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva stops Norris from standing up.
Norris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Norris tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Norris from getting back to his feet.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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 working some strikes from top position.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Bill Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Norris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norris's guard.
Norris trying to control here.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adonis Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva prevents Norris from standing back up.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Norris's hands, connecting with Norris's forehead.
Silva is keen to just control but Norris is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Adonis Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris is trying to stand.
Silva controlling the pace.
Norris throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Adonis Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adonis 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adonis Silva!
Post fight, Adonis Silva stared into the camera and said 'Its been two months since my last fight, thought that I am a bit rusty. But then, thank you fans for all your support! Lets go to my house and booze all the way!'.