PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forest Beckford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Da Silva
vs
Beckford

185 cm
29
204 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
30
195 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

160!

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Forest Beckford!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva misses with an uppercut. Beckford saw that one coming.
Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Beckford has closed the distance and engaged Da Silva in a clinch.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Forest Beckford has been cut.

Da Silva breaks the clinch.

Da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Beckford in a clinch.
Da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beckford backwards.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beckford.
Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into Beckford's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva cracks Beckford with a nice body shot.
Beckford looks gassed!
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Da Silva.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beckford takes one to the side of the head.

Beckford is rocked!
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva throws a right hand that Beckford ducks under and follows up with a left that Beckford also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Silva.
Da Silva lands with a nice body kick.
David Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Da Silva throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Beckford stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Da Silva follows into mount!
Beckford is still in real trouble! Can Da Silva finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Da Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Beckford squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Da Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Beckford seems to have recovered his senses.
Beckford is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva looking to control but Beckford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beckford tries to hold on but Da Silva pushes him away.
Da Silva controlling from mount.
Beckford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to control but Beckford wriggling away.

David Da Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Da Silva lands a nice looking body kick.

Da Silva gets a clinch.
Da Silva dodges an elbow strike from Beckford.
Beckford working aggressively here.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Beckford blocks it.
Da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Beckford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Da Silva into the cage.
Da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That has opened up Forest Beckford's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Da Silva lands with an overhand left.
Beckford misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beckford misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Beckford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beckford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Silva.
Da Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beckford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Silva. Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forest Beckford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Da Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beckford at a distance.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beckford's sensitive parts.
Beckford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckford.
David Da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Beckford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
Good exchange - Da Silva coming out on top.
Beckford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beckford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Beckford circles away.
Da Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Da Silva wants to clinch.

Da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beckford misses with a body punch.
David Da Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva obliges.
Beckford is breathing heavily.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beckford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.

The cut above Forest Beckford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beckford can do to turn this around?
Da Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Beckford up against the cage.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beckford being controlled against the cage.
Beckford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Da Silva is pushing Beckford up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Da Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Beckford throws a head punch that misses.
Beckford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Beckford trying to stall but Da Silva improves his position.
Beckford looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Da Silva takes a swing at Beckford's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Beckford's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Da Silva dives in looking to finish as Beckford flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Da Silva's strikes! Da Silva is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Beckford's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Beckford was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Da Silva!
David Da Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 160! for their support in the buildup to the fight.