PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diddy Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mayweather
vs
silva

175 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Monster MMA

Prime Time Fighting Clothing
The Fire Inside

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diddy Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from silva misses.
Mayweather throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around silva's waist but silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mayweather off to one side.
silva works over Mayweather's head and body with a nice combination.

Mayweather fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with silva, pushing him back against the cage.

Mayweather breaks the clinch.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mayweather closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mayweather tries to stall but silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Mayweather pulls guard effortlessly.
silva wanted to stand there but Mayweather had control of the position.
Mayweather looking to hit a scissor sweep but silva is one step ahead there.
Mayweather is looking to stand up but silva isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
silva prevents Mayweather from getting back to his feet.
silva passes Mayweather's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
silva is looking to clinch.
Mayweather tries to bum rush silva with a series of wild strikes but silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mayweather swinging wilding here.

silva forces Mayweather back against the cage and clinches.
Mayweather misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from silva.
silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayweather or not.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mayweather crunches a lovely knee into silva's ribcage.
Mayweather works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
silva wants to break free but Mayweather has control.
silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayweather fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mayweather tries to clinch but silva moves away

and silva moves into the clinch.
silva looks gassed!
silva wants to break free but Mayweather has control.
Mayweather tries for a takedown. No joy.
silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
silva can't get the takedown.
A right hand to the body from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws an elbow that misses.
silva has Mayweather pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayweather manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diddy Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy silva.
silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mayweather scores with a shoulder strike.

silva manages to break the clinch.

Mayweather instigates a clinch.

Mayweather decides to pull guard.
silva stopping the sweep attempt from Mayweather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
silva is standing up over Mayweather. Mayweather looks to escape but silva dives into side control.
Mayweather is looking to work his way out of this bad position but silva is controlling him well.
Mayweather tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mayweather darts in and clinches silva up against the cage.

Mayweather breaks the clinch.
Mayweather tries to clinch but silva moves away

and silva counters by moving into the clinch.
silva tries to break the clinch but Mayweather is controlling the position.
Mayweather pushes silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mayweather stalling the fight.
silva wants to break free but Mayweather has control.
Mayweather working aggressively here.
silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
silva blocks an elbow strike from Mayweather.
silva tries to break the clinch but Mayweather is controlling the position.
Mayweather blocking some punches.
Mayweather throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
silva has had enough of the clinch but Mayweather keeps him there for the moment.
Mayweather pushes silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mayweather gets through silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
silva is breathing heavily.
Mayweather looking to slow down the pace here.
silva blocks an uppercut.
Mayweather fails to pull guard.
silva tries to break the clinch but Mayweather is controlling the position.
Mayweather content to slow the pace in the clinch.
silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayweather has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather with a knee to the head.
Mayweather throws a head punch that misses.
Mayweather tries to pull guard but silva won't allow it.
silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayweather has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mayweather.
silva can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from silva.
Mayweather swings away with an uppercut that misses.
silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mayweather pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Mayweather breaks from the clinch.
Mayweather lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
Mayweather misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mayweather clinches up against the cage.
Mayweather lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mayweather softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
silva pushes Mayweather back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayweather has him pressed against the cage.
silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Mayweather won't allow it.

Mayweather pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Mayweather is looking to stand up but silva isn't so interested in that idea.

silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mayweather, up you get!
silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mayweather.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diddy Mayweather. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andy silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mayweather.
Mayweather wants to clinch but silva slips to the side

and silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by silva.
Mayweather tries to pull guard but silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Mayweather drops back down to his feet.

Mayweather manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mayweather finds it's way round the side to connect with silva's head.
silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mayweather. That one must have hurt.

silva clinches up with Mayweather and pushes him back against the cage.

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

silva rushes Mayweather and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mayweather lands a left hand that snaps the head of silva backwards.

silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayweather tries to clinch but silva is having none of it.
Mayweather clinches but silva breaks the clinch

and silva counters by clinching up.
silva lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mayweather manages to break the clinch.
silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diddy Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mayweather tries to clinch up but silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayweather misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
silva tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from silva.
Mayweather slips a jab and a cross from silva.
Mayweather tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mayweather has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mayweather prevents silva from breaking the clinch.
Mayweather stalling against the cage.
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 Diddy Mayweather will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mayweather tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
silva throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely.
Mayweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
silva throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely.
Mayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mayweather moves into the clinch.
silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mayweather slows down the pace here.

Mayweather breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayweather lands a jab-cross combination.
Mayweather tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
silva tries to clinch but Mayweather is having none of it.
Mayweather moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mayweather throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to clinch but silva is having none of it.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
silva looks to clinch

and Mayweather counters by moving into the clinch.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mayweather lands a shoulder strike.

Mayweather breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayweather takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather looks to clinch

and silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by silva.
silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mayweather works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mayweather tries to work over silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayweather prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mayweather gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from silva.
Diddy Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy silva.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Mayweather has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva is trying to break the clinch but Mayweather has him pressed against the cage.
Mayweather lands a nice shot to the body.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mayweather scores with a nice short uppercut.
silva blocks an elbow strike from Mayweather.
Mayweather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mayweather looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mayweather changes levels and goes for a takedown here. silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mayweather tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
Mayweather tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayweather moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off.
silva misses with a double jab
and Mayweather counters with a straight right hand.
Mayweather tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
silva misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
silva takes a swing at Mayweather's ribcage but misses.
Mayweather fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayweather throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
silva lands with a right hand.

silva clinches with his opponent.
silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mayweather gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Mayweather breaks the clinch.

silva has Mayweather up against the cage in a clinch.
silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mayweather tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. silva smiles and moves away.
silva lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Mayweather or perhaps it was just good defense by silva which made him look bad.

silva clinches with his opponent.
silva blocks an elbow strike.
Mayweather swings wildly with an uppercut but silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayweather prevents a takedown attempt there.
silva is working for takedown but Mayweather is calmly controlling the position for now.
silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
silva has had enough of the clinch but Mayweather keeps him there for the moment.
silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayweather throws an elbow that misses.
Mayweather keeps control of silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Mayweather breaks from the clinch.
Mayweather throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayweather lands a nice looking body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diddy Mayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayweather 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diddy Mayweather!