PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sprutluder Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Taylor West has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
West

178 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 Rio de Janeiro, Sprutluder Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taylor West!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Silva.
Sprutluder Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
West throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Taylor West has been cut.
Nice body punch from Silva.
West has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from West there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - West advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
West looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from West.
Silva is not content to let West control the position.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
West working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
West has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from West.
Silva is trying to stand up here but West is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from West.
West landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva pushes West off looking to stand but West dives back in and keeps control.
West takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
West working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
West lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from West there.
West trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva is trying to stand up here but West is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from West there.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for West on the ground.
West is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
West performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva is trying to stand back up but West is controlling him
West is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva pushes West off looking to stand but West dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West content to control rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Taylor West.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
West throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva stalks West and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into West's face. West staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Nice body punch from 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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice cross by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor West'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.

Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wests jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lands a body shot.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva lands a jab to West's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sprutluder Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but West avoids them all with ease.
Silva is looking to wear down West with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
West misses the shot to the body.
Sprutluder Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva works over West's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Silva.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
West tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
West shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva misses with the combination.
West rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva with a hook.
West tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Sprutluder Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor West.
Silva tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West takes one on the button.
Sprutluder Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva works the jab nicely.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
West lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.

West shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as West controls the pace.
West working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Taylor West has got the better of the ground game so far.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
West lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
West wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but West is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
West's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sprutluder Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taylor West's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.

West shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
West working Silva over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. West lands a nice short elbow.
West slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
West is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
West landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
West working Silva over with strikes.
West content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
West looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, West seems content to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
West working Silva over with strikes.
West is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
West scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
West scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
West moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva is in a horrible position here. West smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
West lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Silva is rocked!
West looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
West punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
West landing strikes from the mount.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
West working away from the top, dropping strikes.
West lands a big shot to the head and Silva winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Taylor West!
During a confident post fight interview, Taylor West thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.