PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hitman
vs
Silva

191 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Hitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Hitman misses.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Hitman's head.
Hitman pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hitman has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Hitman won't allow it.
Hitman pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Hitman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Hitman's head but Hitman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hitman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hitman.
Hitman moves out of range as Silva strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hitman.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hitman connects with an inside leg kick.

Hitman drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Hitman stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Jon Hitman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Silva.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Hitman.
Hitman has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hitman avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Hitman being controlled against the cage.
Hitman throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants a takedown.
Hitman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitman misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hitman controls the action.
Hitman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hitman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hitman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.

Hitman rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva tries to circle away but Hitman has him pinned against the cage.
Hitman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hitman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva tries to pull guard but Hitman won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to pull guard but Hitman won't allow it.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hitman.

It looks like Eric Silva has been cut.
Silva keeps control of Hitman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitman lands an elbow inside.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Hitman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hitman misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitman is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Hitman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jon Hitman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hitman drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jon Hitman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.

Hitman clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hitman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hitman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Hitman tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hitman keeps him there for the moment.
Hitman stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Hitman trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for a takedown.

Silva jumps guard and drags Hitman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Hitman wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Hitman.
Silva misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Hitman is out of range.
No joy there for Hitman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hitman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hitman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hitman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva throws a hook but Hitman avoids it easily.

Hitman closes the distance and clinches.
Hitman wants to break free but Silva has control.

Hitman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Hitman clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hitman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.

Hitman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hitman connects with an inside leg kick.
Eric Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Hitman.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Hitman.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hitman's head backwards.

Hitman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Hitman has control.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hitman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Hitman throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitman lands a damaging elbow.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Hitman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hitman has him pressed against the cage.
Hitman throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is pushing Hitman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Hitman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hitman misses with a two punch combination.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Hitman moved out of range nicely.

Hitman rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Hitman is trying to break free.
Hitman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva has Hitman pressed against the cage, preventing Hitman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Hitman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Hitman breaks from the clinch.
Hitman tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hitman in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Hitman.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Hitman forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva has Hitman pressed against the cage, preventing Hitman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hitman is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Hitman into the cage.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Hitman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jon Hitman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Silva.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Hitman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hitman wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Jon Hitman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hitman is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Hitman.
Hitman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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 fails to pull guard.
Silva jumps guard but Hitman stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva jumps guard but Hitman stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hitman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eric Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hitman misses with a head kick.
Hitman punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Hitman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hitman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva connects with a looping right hand.

Hitman forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hitman smiles and moves away.
Silva throws a hook but Hitman blocks it.

Hitman takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hitman is controlling him.
Hitman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitman has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hitman lands an elbow inside.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitman is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Hitman is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hitman down to the mat. Hitman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jon Hitman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hitman takes one to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Hitman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hitman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!