PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kule Den (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kule Den has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Den
vs
Silva

195 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

185 cm
21
215 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Raptorz Inc.

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kule Den!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Den throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dante Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Den scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Den circles away quickly and effectively.
Den moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva slips a straight right by Den.
Den misses the jab.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Den uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Den has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Den's head.

It looks like Kule Den has been cut.
Den ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Den takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Den takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Den slips under a jab.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva misses with the combination.
Den lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Den uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Den.
Den keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Den throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Den has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Den there as he acknowledges the shot.
Den ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Den.
Den throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Den closes the distance and clinches.
Den blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is trying to push Den away but Den has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Den slowing the pace effectively.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Den is controlling him.
Silva is trying to break free.
Den working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Den.
Silva prevents a body shot from Den.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Den.
The referee calls for Den to work.
Den blocks an uppercut.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Den seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
Den scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Den lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Den misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Den.
A shot in the inside from Den.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Den can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Den throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Den stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Den throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
A cross from Silva lands.
Den definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Den pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Den bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Den looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Den slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dante Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kule Den's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Den tries to clinch up.
Silva takes a swing at Den's ribcage but misses.
Den looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Den on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Den on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Den walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Den looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Den connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Den stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Den checks the leg kick.
Den pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Den's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Den tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Den misses the shot to the body.
Silva takes a swing at Den's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Den.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Den tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva swings for the body but Den moves out of range.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Den avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva lands with a hook. Den tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Den lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva with a hook.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva swings for the body but Den moves out of range.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Den moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Den is controlling the position.
Kule Den has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Den keeps him there for the moment.
Den works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Den gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to control Den's arms but Den gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Den lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Den is controlling him.
Den lands with a right to the head.
Silva tries to circle away but Den has him pinned against the cage.
Den lands with a left to the head.
Den controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Den misses with some punches.
Den lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Den keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries to pull guard but Den holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Den scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Den throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Den lands a shoulder strike.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Den has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to break free but Den pushes him back against the cage.
Den gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Dante Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Den looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Den has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Den.
The crowd cheers as Den lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dante Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kule Den's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva jabs Den right on the nose. Den blinks but takes it well.

Kule Den's cut is getting worse.
Den fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Den lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Den. That snapped Silva's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Den takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Den looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab by Den.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Den circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Den blocks a low kick nicely.
Den throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Den showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Den showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Den displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva misses with an uppercut

and Den counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Den swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva prevents a body shot from Den.
Den stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Den fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is leaning against Den and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Den lands a right hand.
Den lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Den lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Den looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Den misses with the head strike.
Den lands a right hand.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Den lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Den has him pressed against the cage.
Den prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Den misses with a body punch.
Den pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Den - that landed with a thud.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Den has him pressed against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Den ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Den showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Den slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Kule Den has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dante Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Silva misses.
Den just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva motions for Den to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Den throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva digs a good body shot into Den's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Den stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva misses the shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Den lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Den is working Silva over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Den misses with the head strike.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Den misses with the head strike.
Den has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Den misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kule Den showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Silva!
Dante Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.