PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Erik Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with No Sunshine - DMX blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jean Claude Van Halen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Silva
vs
Claude Van Halen

183 cm
21
187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
148 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erik Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Halen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Halen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Halen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Van Halen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva closes the distance but Van Halen moves to the side
and Van Halen counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Halen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Jean Claude Van Halen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Halen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Halen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Halen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva slips under a jab from Van Halen.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Halen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Halen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Silva is rocked!
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Halen.
Van Halen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but Van Halen circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Halen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Halen lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Van Halen jabs at Silva's body.
Van Halen throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Van Halen is predictable there
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Halen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Van Halen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Halen struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Halen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Halen tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Van Halen back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva blocks a body shot from Van Halen.
Van Halen presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Halen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Halen has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Van Halen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Halen.
Van Halen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva blocks a body shot from Van Halen.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Halen's face.

It looks like Jean Claude Van Halen has been cut.

Van Halen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Halen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva defending well as Van Halen loads up on a big left hand.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva slips under a jab.
Van Halen swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Van Halen throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Van Halen.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen misses with a left hand

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Halen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Halen is trying to break free.

Van Halen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Halen connects with a looping right hand.
Van Halen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Halen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Halen tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Halen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Halen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Halen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Halen to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Halen keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Halen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Halen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva tries to clinch but Van Halen moves out of range.
Silva closes the distance but Van Halen moves to the side

and Van Halen counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Van Halen trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Halen.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Halen is keeping busy.
Van Halen blocks an elbow strike.
Van Halen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Halen gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
A short left from Van Halen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva taking a breather.
Van Halen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Halen.
Van Halen leaning against his opponent.
Van Halen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Halen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Halen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva tries to clinch
enabling Van Halen to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Halen avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Van Halen circles away.
Silva moves out of range as Van Halen strikes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Van Halen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Van Halen tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Halen sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Halen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.

Van Halen moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Halen blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Halen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Jean Claude Van Halen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Halen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Halen gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Van Halen can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Halen lands a shot to the body.
Van Halen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Halen.
Van Halen lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Van Halen on the inside.
Van Halen working aggressively here.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Van Halen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Van Halen lands with a left to the head.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Van Halen on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Halen pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen lands with a light punch inside.
Van Halen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva blocking some punches.
Van Halen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Halen.
Van Halen tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Van Halen back against the cage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Halen is defending well for now.
Van Halen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Halen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Halen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Halen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Halen can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

Van Halen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jean Claude Van Halen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Halen tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Van Halen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Van Halen throws a body kick that misses.
Van Halen loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Van Halen throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Van Halen.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Van Halen pushes him off.
Van Halen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Halen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen circles away from the clinch attempt.

Van Halen closes the distance and clinches.

Van Halen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Halen throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva slips a jab from Van Halen.
Silva avoids the head kick by Van Halen.
Silva is looking to clinch but Van Halen is avoiding it.
Van Halen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a head kick.

Van Halen is rocked!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Halen is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Van Halen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Halen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Halen lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Van Halen seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Halen thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Halen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Halen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Van Halen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva moves to clinch but Van Halen breaks away
and Van Halen counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Halen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Halen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Van Halen scores with a nice head shot.
Van Halen with a nice cross.
Van Halen keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Van Halen.
Van Halen misses with a hook.
Van Halen lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Halen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Halen as he connects with a hook.

Silva drives through and clinches with Van Halen against the cage.
Van Halen dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Halen is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Van Halen improves position.
Van Halen lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Halen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Halen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Van Halen breaks the clinch.
Van Halen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Halen throws a body kick that misses.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Halen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Halen misses with a hook to the body

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva trying to stall but Van Halen improves his position.
Van Halen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Halen pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Van Halen improves position.
Van Halen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Halen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Van Halen creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Silva crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Silva face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Van Halen takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jean Claude Van Halen!
Jean Claude Van Halen made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.