PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geodude Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golem's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Geo dude geo geo dude. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Who Let the Dogs Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Geodude Golem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adonis Silva's chin.

Golem
vs
Silva

191 cm
33
203 lbs
32 - 9 - 0

205 cm
33
271 lbs
19 - 17 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geodude Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adonis Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Golem misses.
Golem scores with a nice right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva avoids the head kick by Golem.
Silva blocks a head kick by Golem.
Golem throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Golem sprawls well. Golem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Adonis Silva has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Golem might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Golem is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Golem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Golem's hands, connecting with Golem's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Golem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golem is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Golem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva is keen to just control but Golem is a slippery customer.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Golem defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golem is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Golem won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva shoots for a takedown but Golem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Golem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geodude Golem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Golem defends well and Silva ends up having to push Golem into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Golem lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Golem is controlling the position.
Silva avoiding damage.
Golem lands a damaging elbow.
Golem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Golem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva cracks Golem with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Golem misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem throws a head kick that misses.
Golem looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golem slips under a jab from Silva.
Golem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golem was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Golem.
Silva takes a swing at Golem's ribcage but misses.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Golem throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Golem goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golem.
Golem stuffs the takedown.
Geodude Golem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva blocks a head kick by Golem.
Golem fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva lands a head shot.
Golem throws a head kick that misses.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Golem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Golem pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem cracks Silva with an open hand slap.

That has opened up Adonis Silva's cut even more.
Golem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golem throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Golem throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Golem misses with a head kick.

Silva shoots in and bounces Golem off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Golem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Golem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Golem tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Golem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adonis Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Golem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Golem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
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 Geodude Golem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Golem as Silva shoots in.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Golem which made him look bad.
Geodude Golem is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva goes for a double leg but Golem avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Golem continues to drive forward.
Geodude Golem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Silva.
Golem lands with a left to the head.
Golem pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
Golem working aggressively here.
Golem scores with a knee to the head.
Golem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Golem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem lands a nice uppercut.
Golem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Golem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golem lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Adonis Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Golem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Golem misses with some punches.
A short left from Golem.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golem.

Adonis Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Golem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Golem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Golem misses with some punches.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva blocking some punches.
Golem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golem lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adonis Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Geodude Golem!
Post fight, an emotional Geodude Golem said 'Geodude, Geodude, Geodude...'.