PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toru Ohta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pride Theme. Ohta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Technopolis kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Ohta

170 cm
23
145 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

167 cm
29
144 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toru Ohta!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Ohta ducks down to avoid it.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ohta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva connects with the punch.
Ohta's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ohta duly obliges.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Ohta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ohta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva thuds his right hand into Ohta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Ohta is rocked!
Silva throws a body punch but Ohta moves out of range.
Ohta is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ohta swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Ohta seems to have recovered his senses.
Ohta misses with a looping left.
Ohta walks into a left hand.
Ohta walks into a jab.
A nice combination there by Ohta.
Ohta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Ohta misses with a looping right.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ohta was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ohta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ohta might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silva won't allow Ohta to sweep him here.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Ohta is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ohta looking for a sweep. Not yet Ohta, not yet.
Ohta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ohta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ohta's guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Ohta dodges it nicely.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ohta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Ohta from improving his position.
Ohta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Ohta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva stalling.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohta is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva wants to control but Ohta is keeping him busy.
Ohta is trying to control but can't.
Ohta manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ohta is trying to keep Silva in close.
Ohta is controlling Silva's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ohta is trying to keep Silva in close.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Toru Ohta hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch combination from Ohta misses.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ohta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ohta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ohta wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ohta. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva tests Ohta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva works Ohta's body with a nice hook.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva punishes Ohta's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ohta. Ohta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ohta wants to clinch.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ohta swivels and escapes.
Ohta closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Ohta pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ohta throws out the jab.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Ohta.
Ohta throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Ohta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ohta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ohta throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ohta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ohta lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Ohta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Ohta.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohta.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Ohta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ohta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohta moves away.
Ohta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Alexio Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Ohta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva lunges at Ohta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ohta's hand.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ohta was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohta.
Ohta throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ohta sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Ohta tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva works over Ohta's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Ohta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ohta showed some decent athleticism there.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ohta decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ohta walks into a left hand.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ohta avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Ohta lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohta throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohta misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Ohta avoids it well.
Ohta pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Ohta follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ohta.
Ohta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ohta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Ohta loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Ohta.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a hook but Ohta blocks it.
Ohta lands a nice looking body kick.
Ohta lands with a shot to the body.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Ohta misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohta tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Ohta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Ohta looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Ohta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Ohta tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ohta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ohta looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Ohta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ohta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Ohta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ohta as he jumps to the side.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Ohta saw that one coming.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Ohta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ohta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ohta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva jabs Ohta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ohta lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Silva manages to pull guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ohta wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toru Ohta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva shoots in but Ohta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ohta tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Ohta moves away and avoids it.
Ohta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Ohta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ohta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Ohta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva throws a head kick but Ohta moves out of range.
Ohta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ohta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ohta manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ohta trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohta is stalling in the full guard.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ohta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ohta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva keeping full guard, as Ohta tries to pass.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ohta's guard.
Ohta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva works over Ohta with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ohta keeps moving.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Ohta is retaining full guard.
Ohta wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Ohta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to lock up and control but Ohta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva can't escape the position.
Ohta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ohta looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohta wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Ohta controlling from the full mount.
Ohta is looking to stand but Ohta has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Ohta controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohta landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Ohta tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Ohta is looking to stand but Ohta has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Ohta avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Ohta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ohta prevents Silva from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toru Ohta.
I think Ohta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!