PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Craig Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento Silva Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Leo Sayer-You Make Me Feel Like Dancing. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Thomson
vs
Nascimento Silva Jr

202 cm
34
255 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

183 cm
33
193 lbs
26 - 17 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Thomson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nascimento Silva Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nascimento Silva Jr prevents a body shot from Thomson.
Nascimento Silva Jr trying to stall but Thomson improves his position.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores a nice knee to the body.

Nascimento Silva Jr breaks the clinch.
Thomson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a body kick.
Thomson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Thomson checks a low kick from Nascimento Silva Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomson misses the shot to the body.
Nascimento Silva Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Thomson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nascimento Silva Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomson scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr dips to his left and cracks Thomson with an uppercut!
Nascimento Silva Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomson.
Nascimento Silva Jr looks winded!
Thomson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Thomson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomson is looking to wear down Nascimento Silva Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr looks to land a combination but Thomson avoids it well.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nascimento Silva Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Thomson.
Thomson feints and then cracks Nascimento Silva Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nascimento Silva Jr down.
A solid body kick from Thomson.
Nice body punch from Thomson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Thomson.
Thomson swinging wildly here.
Nascimento Silva Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nascimento Silva Jr's calf.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a shot from downtown. Thomson moves away and avoids it.
Thomson misses with a body shot.
Thomson misses with a two punch combination.
Thomson moves out of range of the body kick from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Thomson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thomson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Thomson thumps Nascimento Silva Jr with a low kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thomson takes a step back to recover.
Nascimento Silva Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr walks into a jab.
Thomson tries to work over Nascimento Silva Jr's front leg with a kick but Nascimento Silva Jr checks it.
Nascimento Silva Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Thomson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomson misses with a double jab.
Thomson tries to clinch up.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomson.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a front kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomson tries to clinch but Nascimento Silva Jr is having none of it.
Thomson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomson's head.
Thomson moves out of range as Nascimento Silva Jr throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nascimento Silva Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nascimento Silva Jr moves away.
Thomson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Thomson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thomson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nascimento Silva Jr's elbow.
Nascimento Silva Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomson working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but Thomson avoids it by throwing Nascimento Silva Jr back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomson blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Thomson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nascimento Silva Jr!
Thomson avoids the head kick by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with the body kick

and Thomson counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Nascimento Silva Jr to the mat! Thomson runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Nascimento Silva Jr is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
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!
Thomson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nascimento Silva Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Craig Thomson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomson wants to clinch up but Nascimento Silva Jr keeps it at a distance.
Thomson thuds his right hand into Nascimento Silva Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nascimento Silva Jr can do to turn this around?
Thomson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nascimento Silva Jr at a distance.
Thomson just misses with a punch to the body.

Nascimento Silva Jr rushes Thomson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Thomson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomson lands a shot to the body.
Nascimento Silva Jr is breathing heavily.
Thomson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Nascimento Silva Jr is rocked!
Good body shot from Thomson.
Nascimento Silva Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomson finish him?
Thomson lands a hook that snaps the head of Nascimento Silva Jr backwards.
A shot in the inside from Thomson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson creates a bit of distance and cracks Nascimento Silva Jr with a big uppercut! Nascimento Silva Jr goes down! The referee pushes Thomson away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Nascimento Silva Jr make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Thomson takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Craig Thomson!
A relieved looking Craig Thomson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.