PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
David

185 cm
32
196 lbs
7 - 15 - 0

191 cm
22
196 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tristan David!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

David gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Nice elbow from Silva.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
David takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
David tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
David fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.

Silva gets caught napping as David dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as David accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
David is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from David.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as David accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

David thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva prevents David from moving into mount.
David is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
David controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

David thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
David just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like David might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
David's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Tristan David has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

David closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
David content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
David wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Silva is working an open guard so David takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
David misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to break free.
David misses with a body punch.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped David in his tracks for a moment.
David wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into David's ribcage.
David is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
David misses with a hook.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan David dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

David moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow David down.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva is leaning against David and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
David tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands an elbow inside.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped David in his tracks.

David drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
David trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand and escape but David is having none of it.
David trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tristan David hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

David gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. David won't want to take too many of those.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
David is breathing heavily.
David fails to pull guard.
Silva lands an elbow inside that David shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into David's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.

Silva clinches up with David and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
David takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva lands a body punch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow David down.

Silva drives through and clinches with David against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through David's defenses.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
David takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands an elbow just above David 's eye.
Silva landing knees to the body.
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 lands an elbow inside.
David fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shane Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan David.
Silva lands a knee to the body.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as David backs up against the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
David swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

David tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
David takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
David takes an elbow to the temple.
David takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands an elbow inside that David shrugs off.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped David in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. David won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Silva dominated that second round.
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 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David takes a knee to the side of the body.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.

Silva clinches.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
David tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
David jumps guard but Silva stands there with David around his waist. David gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
David showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva is looking to clinch.
David blocks a head kick by Silva.
David fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shane Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan David.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David fails with a takedown attempt.
David shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva leaves David with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shane Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged David in a clinch.
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!
David fails to pull guard.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the body.

Silva breaks the clinch.
David is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shane Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva wants to clinch up but David keeps it at a distance.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses David's sensitive parts.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that David can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with the combination.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to clinch up but David keeps it at a distance.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from David, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from David. David gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva closes the distance and pushes David back into the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
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 lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva is leaning against David and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

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