PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sandstorm. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Stone
vs
Silva

172 cm
29
197 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

180 cm
30
185 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Stone.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva connects with the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Stone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Stone. Stone maintains the clinch.
Silva is trying to push Stone away but Stone has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.

Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone scores with a punch to the head.
Stone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stone will feel that in the morning.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone slips under a jab from Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva blocks a jab.
Stone misses with the combination.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Stone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Stone tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Stone throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Stone throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stone is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Stone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Stone avoids the head kick by Silva.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Stone moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
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!
Stone tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva is trying to push Stone away but Stone has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Stone looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Stone pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone misses with a leg kick.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Stone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stone moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Stone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Stone misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stone scrambles back to his feet.
Stone misses with a combination
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Silva's head back.
Stone connects with a high kick.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Chris Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the ropes.
Stone misses the body punch
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Stone. Stone maintains the clinch.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Stone scores with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva misses with the combination.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Stone lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stone is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Stone backpedaling.
Silva looks to land a combination but Stone avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Silva blocks a head kick by Stone.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva slips a straight right by Stone.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
That kick from Stone tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Stone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Stone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva checks a low kick from Stone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva misses with a body shot.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Stone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva looks to land a combination but Stone avoids it well.
A head kick from Silva lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stone throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Stone misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stone - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stone. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stone takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Silva is looking to chop away at Stone's legs.
Stone lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stone.

Stone rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Stone landing knees to the head.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stone throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Stone cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

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