PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Collten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Silva
vs
Collten

196 cm
23
245 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

191 cm
24
240 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Collten!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a combination
and Collten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collten swinging wildly here.
Renato Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Collten moves into the clinch.

Collten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collten scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Renato Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva throws a combination. Collten tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Collten drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silva has his foot on Collten's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collten works his way back into a safe position though.

Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Collten has passed into half guard!
Collten sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collten stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Collten scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Collten controlling the action here.
Collten takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Collten stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collten drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Collten has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Collten controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like Collten 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.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nick Collten wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Collten!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collten lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collten counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Collten to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from Collten misses.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Collten counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is staying active underneath Collten, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Collten trying to control the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva trying to control but Collten postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collten takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nick Collten wasn't active enough on the ground.
Collten swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Collten counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Collten counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Collten controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Collten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Collten counters with a body kick.

Collten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Collten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collten counters with a two punch combo.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Collten counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Collten holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Collten pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Collten counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Collten to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collten counters with a one-two to the body.

Renato Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collten closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Collten lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
A nice combination there by Collten.

Jeez, Renato Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Collten is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Collten scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.

Collten stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Collten moves into the clinch.

Collten jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.

Collten looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Collten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Collten seems keen to control Silva's posture.

Collten has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collten looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva sitting in guard here, content 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 tries to stand but Collten is controlling from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva moves to clinch but Collten breaks away
and Collten counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Collten shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Collten finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Collten in particular looking to stall.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nick Collten wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Collten counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collten displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Collten to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Collten gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Collten slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Collten wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Collten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Renato Silva's cut.
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!

Collten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Collten scores with a four punch combination!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva moves to clinch but Collten breaks away

and Collten counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Collten landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Collten stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Collten from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Collten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Collten controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Collten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Collten was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Collten.

Silva rushes Collten and presses him up against the cage.

Collten jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva is looking to pass into half guard but Collten pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Collten is in guard.
Collten connects with a couple of short punches.
Collten is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Renato Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Renato Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Collten!