PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meat Beater has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Silva
vs
Beater

167 cm
33
146 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

170 cm
24
155 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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GREEN!

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meat Beater!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beater tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beater sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Beater tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beater defending well though.
Silva stops Beater from getting back to his feet.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beater avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beater's head.
Beater wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva throwing shots but Beater is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but Beater is blocking nicely.
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Beater to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Beater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Beater blocks nicely.
Silva stops Beater from standing up.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Beater is working from the bottom.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Beater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva stops Beater from standing up.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Beater has wrist control.
Beater keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva passes Beater's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva throwing shots but Beater is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Beater to regain full guard.
Beater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to control from the top but Beater keeps moving.
Silva works over Beater with some ground and pound from guard.
Beater wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beater keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Beater cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beater.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beater as he jumps to the side.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcos Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Beater's head but Beater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Beater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Beater counter with a right hand.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Beater back into the cage.
Beater wants to stall.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beater at a distance.
Silva closes the distance but Beater moves to the side
and Beater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beater swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beater backs up against the cage.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beater counters with a nice body shot.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Beater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marcos Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beater stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Beater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Beater circles away easily
and Beater makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beater scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beater fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Beater thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Beater sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Beater scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Meat Beater seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No joy there for Beater, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Beater connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Beater gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Beater.
Beater lands an uppercut.
Beater digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Beater lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva prevents a body shot from Beater.
Beater lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beater has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Beater is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Beater counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Beater catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Beater circles away.
Silva looks for a takedown but Beater sprawls well.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Beater misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beater fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meat Beater 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beater's waist but Beater gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Beater slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beater lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Beater counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva closes the distance but Beater moves to the side
and Beater counters with a straight right hand.
Beater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries for a takedown but Beater sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a leg kick but Beater sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beater moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beater.
Beater blocks a jab.
Beater misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Beater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beater scores with a hook.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beater jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beater slips a jab from Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beater manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beater listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meat Beater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Beater counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beater is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beater moves away.
Beater throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Nice defenses there by Beater.
Silva scores with the left hand. Beater knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beater moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva moves to clinch but Beater breaks away
and Beater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beater lands a jab to the head.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Beater connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Silva 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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beater.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Beater.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Beater counters with a nice body shot.
Silva misses with a double jab.

Beater fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Beater lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beater lands a body punch in the clinch.

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

Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beater on his heels. He'll look to pass Beater's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva prevents Beater from getting back to his feet.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcos Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva throws a strike but Beater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Meat Beater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beater 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Beater!