PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Silva
vs
Hawk

190 cm
19
189 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
192 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Combat Pro Design

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawk's calf.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawk scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Hawk.
A punch combination from Hawk misses.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Hawk.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
Hawk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Hawk throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Hawk looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Matt Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.

Hawk gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva controlling from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva wants to control but Hawk is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hawk seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hawk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Hawk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawk.
Hawk misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Hawk was not able to check.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Hawk.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva catches Hawk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva throws a right and a left that Hawk avoids nicely.
Hawk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva lunges at Hawk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawk's hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Hawk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Silva misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva shoots in but Hawk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hawk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Hawk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matt Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk lands a jab to the nose.
Hawk misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Hawk misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Fedor Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawk.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Some wild striking there from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fedor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawk's sensitive parts.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawk can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hawk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawk's knee momentarily.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawk slips a jab from Silva.
Hawk throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Hawk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Hawk's torso.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawk but Hawk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva slips a straight right by Hawk.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Hawk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Hawk 's knee.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawk. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Hawk stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Hawk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Hawk's torso.
Silva takes a swing at Hawk's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Hawk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Hawk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Hawk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva lands a high kick!
Hawk throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawk tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matt Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Hawk was not able to check.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawk. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva misses with a looping left.
Fedor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Silva!