PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gigant Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boxer
vs
Silva

190 cm
32
210 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

225 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
Springfield HW Nutrition

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gigant Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A good leg kick by Boxer.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Boxer tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boxer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Boxer moves into the clinch.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva jumps guard but Boxer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Boxer regains guard immediately.
Boxer wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Boxer trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Gigant Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Boxer wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Silva looking to score a takedown here. Boxer is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Boxer's guard.
Boxer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva won't allow Boxer to get back to his feet.
Boxer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Boxer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gigant Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joe Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigant Silva.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bum rush Boxer with a series of wild strikes but Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxer throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Boxer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boxer wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Boxer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Boxer throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boxer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab by Boxer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boxer can pounce on him.
Gigant Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Boxer sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Boxer.
Silva moves away from the strike by Boxer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Boxer sprawls well.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxer looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Boxer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva slips a jab from Boxer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boxer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boxer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Boxer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva blocks a jab.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joe Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigant Silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Boxer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boxer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Boxer.
Boxer throws a big shot that misses.
Boxer stuffs the takedown.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Boxer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva looks to land a combination. Boxer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Boxer has managed to clinch.
Boxer lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Boxer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Boxer.
Boxer tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boxer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boxer obliges.
Boxer lands an uppercut.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
Silva wants a takedown.
Boxer lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Boxer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boxer digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Boxer.
Boxer lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boxer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Boxer.
Boxer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boxer.
Boxer lands a nice elbow.
Boxer pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Boxer.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
Boxer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boxer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boxer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boxer lands with a light punch inside.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
Boxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Boxer gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boxer after a bit of a struggle.
Nice body punch from Boxer - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boxer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Boxer.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boxer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boxer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Good body shot from Boxer.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
Boxer blocks an elbow strike.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boxer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxer.
Boxer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Boxer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Boxer is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boxer swivels and escapes.

Boxer gets a clinch.
Silva is working for takedown but Boxer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Joe Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigant Silva.
Boxer lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Joe Boxer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Boxer on the inside.
Boxer lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxer lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Boxer lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Boxer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boxer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxer.
A shot in the inside from Boxer.
Boxer pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva blocks a body shot from Boxer.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boxer with a knee to the head.
Boxer is working Silva over against the cage.
Boxer lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Boxer.
Boxer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Boxer has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boxer scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Boxer.
Boxer scores a nice knee to the body.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body.
Boxer lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Boxer gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva wants to stall.
Boxer lands a left hand.
Boxer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boxer unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Boxer.
Boxer connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boxer is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Boxer circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boxer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That kick from Boxer tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boxer lands a head kick!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Joe Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boxer as he jumps to the side.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva catches Boxer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boxer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boxer pinned against the cage. Boxer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boxer tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Boxer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Gigant Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Boxer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boxer, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Boxer!