PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sweeney might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Four Star Mary - Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sweeney
vs
Silva

225 cm
28
294 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

192 cm
29
280 lbs
23 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva checks a low kick from Sweeney.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sweeney.
Silva throws a right and a left that Sweeney avoids nicely.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sweeney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva throws a body kick that misses

and Sweeney counters by clinching up.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sweeney just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva blocking some punches.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Sweeney moves his leg out of the way.
Sweeney lands with an overhand left.
Sweeney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sweeney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva is looking to chop away at Sweeney's legs.
Sweeney lands a jab.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Sweeney off balance momentarily.
Sweeney tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Sweeney throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sweeney.
Sweeney moves out of range of the strikes.
Sweeney misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sweeney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva is looking to slow Sweeney down with leg kicks.
We've been hearing reports that Sweeney has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweeney blocks a leg kick.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva motions for Sweeney to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweeney lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Sweeney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sweeney.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sweeney loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Sweeney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sweeney just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Sweeney.
Silva throws a body punch but Sweeney moves out of range.
Sweeney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sweeney lands with an overhand left.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.

It looks like Declan Sweeney has been cut.
Silva throws a push kick but Sweeney slaps the foot to one side.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sweeney's head.
Sweeney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sweeney.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sweeney's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Silva lands.
Sweeney throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sweeney checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva takes a swing at Sweeney's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Sweeney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva cracks Sweeney with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Sweeney is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sweeney is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Sweeney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweeney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sweeney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sweeney looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Sweeney tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Sweeney is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Sweeney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sweeney is breathing heavily.
Sweeney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sweeney checks the leg kick.
Sweeney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Sweeney is just out of range.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Sweeney digs a good hook to Silva's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Declan Sweeney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sweeney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Sweeney throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Sweeney is out of range.
Sweeney takes one to the side of the head.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Sweeney slips the punch.
Daniel Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sweeney tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Sweeney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva thuds a left hand into Sweeney's body.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweeney was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sweeney rather than just go for the knockout.
Sweeney checks a low kick from Silva.
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 takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Sweeney's front leg but catches the back leg as Sweeney tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Sweeney's knee but Sweeney avoids it well.
Sweeney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a series of punches but Sweeney avoids them all with ease.

Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Sweeney down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Sweeney back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Sweeney is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Sweeney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sweeney. That did some damage!
Silva cracks Sweeney with a left hook right on the temple and Sweeney goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Silva lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Sweeney is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Silva!
A victorious Daniel Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Declan Sweeney had this to say: 'I'm sorry I let you down Ashley'.