PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Who Let the Dogs Out as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loco
vs
Silva

205 cm
29
275 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

205 cm
31
271 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a right hand
and Loco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Loco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Loco counters with a right hand to the body.
Loco cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Loco defends it nicely.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
El Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Silva.
Loco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Loco wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Loco moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Loco defends it nicely.
Loco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loco scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Loco circles away.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loco can pounce on him.
Loco misses with a low kick.
Silva thumps Loco with a low kick.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Loco's shoulder, as Loco tries to avoid the shot.
El Loco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Loco sprawls well. Loco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Loco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Loco lands a slapping body shot.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco scores with a punch to the head.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Loco sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Loco scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Loco's waist but Loco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Adonis Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loco leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Loco dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Loco clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab by Silva.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loco swings widly with a right hand

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Loco!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Loco tries to improve position but can't.
Loco is working hard here to advance position.
Loco manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loco's head.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Loco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva stops Loco from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Loco controlling the position well.
Loco looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Loco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Loco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva is trying to control. Loco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva prevents Loco from improving his position.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Loco is defending the position.
Loco desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silva looks to land a strike but Loco avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Loco 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Loco keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva is fighting to break Loco's control of his arms but Loco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Adonis Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Loco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Loco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loco.
Loco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Loco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Loco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Loco is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva thumps Loco with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looks for a takedown but Loco sprawls well.
El Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Loco wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 swings widly with a right hand
and Loco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva looks for a takedown but Loco sprawls well.
Loco slips a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Loco avoids it easily.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loco is on top in guard.

Loco stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Loco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loco misses with a hook.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loco blocks a jab.
Loco misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Loco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva tries a low kick but Loco avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loco.
Silva misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Loco.

Loco has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.

Loco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Loco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
El Loco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Silva.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Loco's head back.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Loco catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Loco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Loco ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loco cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Loco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Loco ducks down to avoid it.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Loco avoids it really well and circles away.
Loco lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to El Loco.
I think Loco 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!