PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Houellebecq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Theme Song. Houellebecq has chosen The Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. Gegard Houellebecq has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Houellebecq

173 cm
26
142 lbs
22 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
140 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

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KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Houellebecq!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva motions for Houellebecq to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a leg kick but Houellebecq moved away.
Houellebecq takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Houellebecq with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Houellebecq tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Houellebecq needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Houellebecq scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Houellebecq wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Houellebecq throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Houellebecq misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houellebecq misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Houellebecq shrugs it off.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Houellebecq waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Houellebecq looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Houellebecq there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Houellebecq steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Gegard Houellebecq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Houellebecq misses.
Houellebecq throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Houellebecq.
Houellebecq misses with a head kick.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Houellebecq throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houellebecq shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Houellebecq. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva tries to work over Houellebecq's front leg with a kick but Houellebecq checks it.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Silva misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Houellebecq.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Houellebecq swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva motions for Houellebecq to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Houellebecq is out of range.
Houellebecq staying out of range there.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva thuds his right hand into Houellebecq's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva avoids the head kick by Houellebecq.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Houellebecq misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Houellebecq was not able to check.
Houellebecq tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva cracks the inside of Houellebecq's front leg.
Houellebecq uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Houellebecq lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Houellebecq off balance momentarily.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Houellebecq's calf.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houellebecq stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Houellebecq ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Houellebecq on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Houellebecq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Houellebecq buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Houellebecq throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Houellebecq tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafa Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Houellebecq keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Houellebecq scores with a push kick.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Houellebecq throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Houellebecq.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Houellebecq's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Houellebecq.
Rafa Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Houellebecq bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houellebecq motions for Silva to come forward. Houellebecq throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Houellebecq chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Houellebecq scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Houellebecq throws a half hearted mid kick.
Houellebecq throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Houellebecq blocks the leg kick.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Houellebecq moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Houellebecq thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq staying out of range there.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Houellebecq counters with a thumping low kick.
Houellebecq takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Houellebecq throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looks to land a combination. Houellebecq sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Houellebecq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houellebecq scores with a shot to the body.
Houellebecq throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Houellebecq.
A punch combination from Houellebecq misses.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Houellebecq is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Houellebecq connects with an inside leg kick.
Houellebecq swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Houellebecq keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Houellebecq is able to avoid easily.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Houellebecq can pounce on him.
Houellebecq moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Houellebecq.
Silva scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Houellebecq, right into the meat.
Silva avoids the body shot from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq connects with an inside leg kick.
Houellebecq checks a low kick from Silva.
Houellebecq blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Houellebecq's shoulder, as Houellebecq tries to avoid the shot.
Houellebecq lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a leg kick but Houellebecq sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Houellebecq takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Houellebecq wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Houellebecq scores with a nice strike.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Houellebecq looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Houellebecq scores with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Houellebecq's torso.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Houellebecq counters with a leg kick.
A head kick from Houellebecq lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Houellebecq tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Houellebecq has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houellebecq. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houellebecq misses with a head kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Houellebecq counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but Houellebecq sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Houellebecq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Houellebecq misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Houellebecq connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Houellebecq tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houellebecq throws a quick inside leg kick.
Houellebecq misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Houellebecq throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Houellebecq throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva checks a low kick from Houellebecq.
Silva throws a right and a left that Houellebecq avoids nicely.
Silva lands a front kick.
Houellebecq takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Houellebecq takes one on the button.
Silva throws a leg kick but Houellebecq sees it coming and moves out of range.
Houellebecq on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Houellebecq scores with a leg kick.
Silva lands a nice hook to Houellebecq's body. Houellebecq takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Houellebecq blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Houellebecq misses
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Houellebecq shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houellebecq throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Houellebecq moves out of range easily.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Houellebecq missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Houellebecq counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Houellebecq.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houellebecq lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Houellebecq is rocked!
Houellebecq needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Houellebecq is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Houellebecq misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rafa Silva did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva cracks Houellebecq with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Houellebecq falls to his knees and Silva doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva retains his bantamweight title!
Rafa Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.