PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jae Sang Yoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Sang Yoon

185 cm
19
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

186 cm
27
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dante Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jae Sang Yoon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoon moves out of range as Silva strikes.

Yoon gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yoon working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Yoon is chipping away with strikes.
Silva trying to control but Yoon flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Yoon connects with a big shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Yoon.
Good control from Yoon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Yoon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Yoon cracks Silva with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Silva from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Yoon is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Yoon scores with punches to the body.
Yoon is looking to control Silva but Silva is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoon punishes Silva with strikes from the back mount.
Yoon gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.
Yoon controls the position.
Yoon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like Yoon might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoon scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Silva covers up after that shot from Yoon.
Yoon gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yoon scores with strikes from the back.
Yoon is punishing Silva with strikes - can he finish him?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoon loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Silva hold on?
Yoon cracks Silva with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Silva from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Yoon cracks Silva with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Silva from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Yoon gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Yoon is punishing Silva with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Yoon gets his hands free.
Silva grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoon slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Yoon loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Silva hold on?
Yoon lands strikes to the head.
Yoon lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Yoon.
Yoon lands a shot to the head.
Yoon is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoon struggling to keep hold of the position.
Yoon lands a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jae Sang Yoon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yoon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yoon landing strikes.
Yoon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yoon landing a few strikes.
Yoon working the head and body with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva tries to bench press Yoon off him but Yoon keeps the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yoon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoon trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Yoon tries to advance position but instead Silva slips a leg back in to half guard.
Yoon is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Yoon sits in half guard.
Yoon working Silva over with strikes.

Yoon is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Yoon is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yoon passes to side control.
Yoon scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoon controlling the position.
Silva is not content to let Yoon control the position.
Yoon is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yoon.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Yoon controls the position.
Yoon lands some shots froms side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoon works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Yoon lands a couple of good shots and Silva has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Yoon's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Yoon is landing with strikes from the back.
Silva breaks Yoon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Yoon keeps moving.
Yoon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Yoon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Yoon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Yoon content to stall in guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoon.
Yoon avoids the body shot from Silva.

Yoon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Yoon slips an elbow through the middle.
Yoon landing with the ground and pound.
Jae Sang Yoon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yoon is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jae Sang Yoon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Yoon.

Yoon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Yoon is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yoon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yoon passes to side control.
Yoon trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Yoon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoon just content to control the position.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yoon wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Yoon lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yoon slows the pace down.
Yoon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Yoon not doing much here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is staying active underneath Yoon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yoon controlling the pace.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jae Sang Yoon wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yoon shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Yoon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Dante Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoon trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoon is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yoon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Yoon works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Yoon from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jae Sang Yoon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yoon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoon looking to pass the guard.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Yoon defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jae Sang Yoon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yoon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jae Sang Yoon!