PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Silva

170 cm
23
154 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

167 cm
32
146 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brown's brow.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brown for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
A short uppercut from Silva.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Marcos Silva has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Silva avoids the body shot from Brown.
Jack Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jack Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Silva.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Brown clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown slips a straight right by Silva.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown is trying to stall.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brown is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.

Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Brown escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Brown in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Silva's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Brown.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.

Brown rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva is trying to break free.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jack Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Silva.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marcos Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
Silva misses with some punches.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown looking to stall.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcos Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a nice kick to the body.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown slips a jab from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Silva defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Jack Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva wants a takedown.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brown slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Brown lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with some punches.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Brown tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brown prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Jack Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown effectively controlling the action here.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marcos Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Brown breaks the clinch.

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 Jack Brown.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Brown!
Jack Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.