PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kroner Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by The Last of Mohicans. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silva
vs
Trickle

177 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kroner Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Trickle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a straight right.
Trickle throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Dick Trickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Trickle misses.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Trickle ducks down to avoid it.
Trickle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Silva misses.
Trickle lands a lovely overhand right.
Trickle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Trickle throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trickle.
A jab from Trickle misses.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trickle finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.

Trickle gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Trickle lands with a light punch inside.
Trickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Trickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trickle.
Trickle tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to circle away but Trickle has him pinned against the cage.
Trickle misses with a knee to the head.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Trickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva avoiding damage as Trickle throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trickle.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Trickle avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trickle blocking some punches.
Silva lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Trickle has the dominant position.
Trickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Trickle.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Trickle has double underhooks.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Trickle is controlling him.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Trickle misses.
Trickle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva avoids the body shot from Trickle.
Trickle avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trickle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trickle doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Dick Trickle has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook but Trickle avoids it easily.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trickle throws out the jab.
Silva stuns Trickle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva defending well as Trickle loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Trickle.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Trickle scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trickle.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Trickle's knee but Trickle avoids it well.
Trickle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the jab.
Trickle lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Trickle connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trickle scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trickle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Trickle moves out of range easily.
Trickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Trickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Trickle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Trickle. Silva shrugs it off though.
Trickle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trickle is looking to land body kicks.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dick Trickle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Trickle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trickle wants to clinch
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.

Trickle gets a clinch.
Trickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Trickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trickle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trickle motions for Silva to come forward. Trickle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trickle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Trickle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trickle wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Trickle misses with a low kick.
Trickle misses with a leg kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Trickle moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Trickle coming out on top.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Trickle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trickle.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Trickle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dick Trickle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trickle throws out a powerful jab.
Trickle throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Trickle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Trickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trickle's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle lands with a shot to the body.
Silva defending well as Trickle loads up on a big left hand.
Trickle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Trickle cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body kick there by Trickle.
Trickle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Trickle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trickle avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Trickle throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva moves out of range as Trickle strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick.

Trickle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva works on Trickle's body with a couple of short punches.
Trickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trickle misses with a knee strike.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trickle takes a shot to the head.
Trickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is trying to break free.
Trickle misses with a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a body shot from Trickle.
Trickle blocks an uppercut.
Trickle throws a knee to the head but misses.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Trickle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Trickle in the body.
Trickle is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trickle.
Silva defending well as Trickle loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Trickle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Trickle misses.
Trickle tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva misses the jab.
Trickle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trickle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Trickle off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a hook but Trickle avoids it easily.
Trickle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kroner Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Trickle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trickle.
Nice defenses there by Trickle.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trickle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trickle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trickle misses with a wild body shot.
Trickle throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trickle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva cracks Trickle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 big head kick that sends Trickle tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Trickle back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Trickle is rocked!
Silva darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Trickle's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Silva before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kroner Silva!
A very excited looking Kroner Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.