PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton has chosen Countdown to Extinction by Megadeth as his entrance music. Brian Norton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Norton

188 cm
23
207 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Elite Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davi Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Norton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norton momentarily.
Norton misses with a low kick.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva lands a head kick. Norton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva lands a head kick. Norton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Norton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Norton down.
Silva connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Norton to the floor! Silva dives in looking for the finish!

Norton is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Norton is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Norton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Norton seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva throwing shots but Norton is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norton's head.
Norton wants to get back to full guard.
Norton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Norton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva cracks the inside of Norton's front leg.
Norton looks gassed!

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Norton tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Norton throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davi Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Norton misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Norton clinches with his opponent.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva feints and then cracks Norton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norton down.
Norton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Norton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norton looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Norton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Norton avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Brian Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva works over Norton's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva defending well as Norton loads up on a big left hand.
Norton darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Norton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Norton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Norton closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Norton's head.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva pushes Norton away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Norton shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davi Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Norton misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Norton tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Norton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Norton misses with a body punch

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Norton's torso.
Silva works Norton's body with a nice hook.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norton can do to turn this around?
Norton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Norton doesn't seem bothered though.
Norton tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Norton is breathing heavily.

Silva gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Norton misses
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Norton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Norton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva thuds a left hand into Norton's body.
Norton tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Norton darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Norton throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Norton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva digs a good body shot into Norton's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Norton throws a head kick that misses

and Silva moves into the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Norton looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Davi Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Norton.
Silva looks to land a combination. Norton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Norton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a head kick!
Norton thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Norton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
Norton thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Norton throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Norton.
Silva throws and low kick but Norton moves out of range easily.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norton throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norton throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Norton.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norton tries a head kick but it misses.
Norton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Norton.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Norton tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Norton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Norton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Davi Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton fails to land the takedown.

Norton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Norton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Norton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Norton darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Norton clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Norton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton tries to clinch
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Norton throws a body kick the misses

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Norton keeps him there for the moment.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Norton won't allow it.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norton shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Norton wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking.
Norton shoots in but no luck this time.
Davi Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Norton.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva stalks Norton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Norton's face. Norton staggers backwards, shaken.
Norton shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.

Norton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Norton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Norton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Norton controlling the pace for now.
Norton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Norton's lack of action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a strike but Silva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norton is one step ahead there.
Norton wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Norton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Norton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norton tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Norton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Norton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brian Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton blocks a head kick by Silva.
Norton misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davi 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

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