PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grammur Natzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Who Let the Dogs Out. Natzee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Marillion - Garden Party. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Silva
vs
Natzee

205 cm
32
271 lbs
19 - 16 - 1

162 cm
32
148 lbs
24 - 10 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adonis Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grammur Natzee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natzee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Natzee 's knee.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Natzee is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Natzee circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva throws a leg kick but Natzee sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Natzee slowing the pace effectively.
Natzee lands with a light punch inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Natzee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Natzee as he avoids it easily.
Natzee blocks a jab.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natzee.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Grammur Natzee has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natzee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Natzee's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Natzee keeps moving.
Natzee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Natzee keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to control but Natzee is working from the bottom.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva stays in close to Natzee's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Adonis Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva moves away from the strike by Natzee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Natzee should have avoided that one.
Natzee misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Natzee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Natzee circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Natzee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Adonis Silva has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Natzee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva lands a jab.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the body shot from Natzee.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Natzee.
Adonis Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natzee looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Natzee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Natzee circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Natzee works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Natzee slips a straight right by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva shoots in but Natzee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Natzee misses with a looping left.
Silva connects with a right hand. Natzee shakes it off.
Natzee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Natzee is out of range and Silva settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Natzee jabs at Silva's body.
Natzee misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adonis Silva will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Natzee misses the target.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Natzee.
Natzee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Natzee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva tries to clinch but Natzee is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Natzee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Natzee to the ground. Silva is now in Natzee's guard.
Natzee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Natzee preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Natzee throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Natzee's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Natzee wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Natzee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Natzee is controlling Silva's posture.
Natzee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Natzee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Natzee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Natzee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva trying to control but Natzee is working from the bottom.
Natzee looking for a sweep. Not yet Natzee, not yet.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Natzee's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natzee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Natzee trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Natzee is one step ahead there.
Natzee is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Natzee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Natzee preventing the sweep.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Natzee looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Natzee is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva throws a leg kick but Natzee sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Natzee sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Natzee is just out of range.
Natzee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Natzee looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Natzee is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Natzee circles away.
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 Adonis Silva will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva throws a hook but Natzee blocks it.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natzee.
Natzee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Natzee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Natzee.
Good work by Natzee as he checks the leg kick.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Natzee as he jumps to the side.
Natzee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Adonis Silva's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Natzee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Natzee sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Natzee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Natzee misses.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Natzee.
Silva throws a body punch but Natzee moves out of range.
Silva scores with a one two! Natzee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grammur Natzee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Adonis Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Natzee.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Natzee. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Natzee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Natzee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natzee connects with the punch.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Silva misses.
Natzee misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Natzee comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Silva stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Natzee is on him like rabid pit bull! Silva slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grammur Natzee!
In his post fight interview, Grammur Natzee gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you for the easy win, Tim Violets!'.