PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Spicoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spicoli comes to the cage accompanied by Wipe Out. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BLUNT- The Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spicoli
vs
Silva

183 cm
32
198 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

186 cm
32
195 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Spicoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Silva!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spicoli misses with a looping right.
Spicoli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab from Silva.
Spicoli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spicoli moves away.
Silva lands a body shot.
Spicoli slips a jab from Silva.
Spicoli slips under a jab from Silva.
Spicoli misses with a wild body shot.
Spicoli throws a body kick that misses.
Matt Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spicoli looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva with a nice cross.
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!

Spicoli rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spicoli.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spicoli backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Spicoli fails to land.
Spicoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Spicoli is blocking nicely.
Spicoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spicoli has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jeff Spicoli has been cut.
Spicoli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva digs a right hand into Spicoli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spicoli's gas tank.

Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Spicoli is looking for a sweep.
Spicoli struggling a bit here.
Spicoli defending against the ground and pound.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Spicoli defends.
Silva trying to control the action but Spicoli is working from the bottom.
Spicoli parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Spicoli to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spicoli is not content to let Silva control the position.
Spicoli is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Spicoli tries to improve position but can't.
Spicoli is not content to let Silva control the position.
Spicoli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spicoli is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli is looking for a sweep.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Spicoli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Spicoli controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva looks up at the clock and then as Spicoli takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Spicoli is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Spicoli is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Spicoli regains half guard.
Silva prevents Spicoli from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spicoli tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Spicoli manages to get to full guard.
Spicoli controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spicoli keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Spicoli's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spicoli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Spicoli throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.

Spicoli rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Spicoli throws a head punch that misses.
Spicoli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spicoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spicoli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva prevents a body shot from Spicoli.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Spicoli.
Spicoli swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spicoli scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spicoli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spicoli tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spicoli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.

Spicoli moves into the clinch successfully.
Spicoli displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Spicoli wants to stall.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spicoli throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Spicoli misses with a short punch on the inside.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spicoli throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Spicoli throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva misses the body punch
enabling Spicoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Spicoli moved out of range.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Spicoli throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spicoli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Spicoli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spicoli tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Spicoli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Spicoli misses with a few strikes there.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Spicoli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spicoli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Spicoli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice cross by Silva.

Spicoli is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Spicoli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spicoli defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Spicoli is out of range.
Jeff Spicoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spicoli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva drops Spicoli with a straight right hand, right on the button! Silva follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Silva!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matt Silva thanked Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).