PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freeman Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman Perry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Perry
vs
Silva

210 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freeman Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva darts in and clinches Perry up against the cage.
Perry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perry.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Silva tenderised Perry's leg. Perry is trying to keep his angry face on.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Perry in a clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Perry blocks it.
Silva has Perry pressed against the cage.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perry's face.

It looks like Freeman Perry has been cut.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva prevents Perry from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working Perry over with knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Perry wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freeman Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Perry blocks it.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.

Perry is rocked!
Silva looks winded!
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Perry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perry trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perry blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perry's face.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Perry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Perry blocks with his arms.
Perry seems to have got his legs back now.
Perry is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Perry.
Perry is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perry looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Perry is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Perry blocks with his arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Perry.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Perry blocks it.
Perry is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Perry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Perry can't break the clinch.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perry's face.
Perry is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Perry misses with an elbow over the top.
Perry is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva is looking to control Perry's arms but Perry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Perry missing with knees to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Perry tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perry avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perry tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dario Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freeman Perry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Perry closes the distance and clinches.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Perry's face.
Perry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dario Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Perry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Perry blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Perry blocks with his arms.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Perry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry working hard to break the clinch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Perry tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Perry is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perry is keeping busy.
Perry is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perry wants to break free but Silva has control.
Perry fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freeman Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Perry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Perry's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Perry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva is looking to control Perry's arms but Perry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perry tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Perry drops back down to his feet.
Perry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.

Perry moves into the clinch.
Perry trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Perry blocks it.
Perry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Perry jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Perry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perry jumps guard but Silva stands there with Perry around his waist. Perry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Perry has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Perry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Perry improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Perry tries to tie him up.
Silva keeps control of Perry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Perry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Perry moves out of range.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dario Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perry throws a half hearted mid kick.

Perry has managed to clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Perry is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
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 Freeman Perry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freeman Perry'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!

Silva tries to clinch there but Perry circles away.
Freeman Perry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perry dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Perry's head and hops out.

Silva forces Perry back against the cage and clinches.
Perry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Perry is looking for a takedown.
Perry takes an elbow to the temple.
Perry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Perry tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freeman Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva is stalling here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perry takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Perry blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Perry is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Perry wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Perry fails to land.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Perry has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Perry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Perry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva trying to stall but Perry improves his position.
Perry fails to pull guard.
Perry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Perry trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Perry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Perry blocks with his arms.
Perry tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Perry is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Perry looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Perry jumps guard.
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.
Perry is trying to keep Silva in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perry is on top in guard.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Perry dives into side control.
Silva tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Perry easily slips into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dario Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dario Silva!
Dario Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.