PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Trouble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Who Let the Dogs Out. A fine choice. Adonis Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Trouble

205 cm
28
271 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

185 cm
27
260 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Trouble!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva punishes Trouble's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Trouble off the cage and back into range.
No luck for Trouble with that takedown attempt.
Trouble throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Trouble is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Trouble drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trouble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trouble trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!
Trouble controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Trouble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trouble looking for a sweep. Not yet Trouble, not yet.
Silva wants to control from the top but Trouble keeps moving.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trouble looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Trouble is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adonis Silva.

Trouble shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Trouble showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Trouble lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trouble is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Trouble wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trouble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trouble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trouble throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trouble throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva is pulling down on Trouble's head. It's preventing any offense from Trouble, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Trouble from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trouble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Trouble's ribs.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trouble pinned against the cage. Trouble gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Trouble, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva works Trouble's body with a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva lands a jab to Trouble's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trouble shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Trouble's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adonis Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Trouble.

Trouble bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Trouble looks gassed!
Silva sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pressing down on Trouble's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Trouble dives into side control.
Silva tries to bench press Trouble off him but Trouble keeps the position.
Trouble scores with punches from side control.
Silva prevents Trouble from improving position.
Silva parries the strikes from Trouble easily there. Trouble is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trouble working away.
Silva tries to buck Trouble off but Trouble is having none of it.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trouble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Trouble tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trouble somewhat.
Big Trouble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trouble just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trouble's calf.
Trouble thows a body shot but no joy.
Trouble takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Trouble throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Trouble.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Trouble is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to control but Trouble postures up.
Trouble is trying to ground and pound but Silva uses the momentary lack of control by Trouble to regain half guard.
Well, if Trouble is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Trouble has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Trouble.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Trouble unloading with bombs!

It looks like Adonis Silva has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trouble looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trouble in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Adonis Silva's cut is getting worse.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adonis Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Big Trouble!