PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Demonyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Demonyo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vitor Silva's chin.

Demonyo
vs
Silva

213 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Demonyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demonyo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Demonyo wants to clinch.
Demonyo moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Demonyo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demonyo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

Demonyo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Demonyo working a defensive guard here.
Demonyo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Demonyo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Demonyo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Demonyo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Demonyo striking off his back but it's not causing Silva any problems.
Demonyo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Demonyo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Demonyo is trying to control but can't.
Demonyo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Silva manages to mount him!
Demonyo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Demonyo manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo gets back to full guard.
Demonyo is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Demonyo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Demonyo wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.

Silva stands up and waves to Demonyo to follow him.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Demonyo is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demonyo tries to clinch but Silva moves away

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Demonyo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Demonyo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Demonyo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Demonyo scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Demonyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demonyo wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 won't allow Demonyo to get back to his feet.
Demonyo is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Demonyo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demonyo striking off his back but it's not causing Silva any problems.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Demonyo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Demonyo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Demonyo dominated that round.
That's time! Demonyo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Demonyo.
A left and a right from Demonyo both land. Nice combination.
Demonyo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Demonyo back into the cage.
Demonyo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Demonyo lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Demonyo scores with a knee to the head.
Demonyo lands with a left to the head.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Demonyo is struggling to control the position.
Demonyo lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Demonyo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Demonyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demonyo throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Demonyo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Demonyo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Demonyo connects with a high kick.

Demonyo moves into the clinch.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Demonyo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
Demonyo is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Demonyo into the cage.
Demonyo has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva blocks a body shot from Demonyo.

Demonyo manages to break the clinch.
Demonyo tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Demonyo moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Demonyo lands with a cross.
Demonyo tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvin Demonyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demonyo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demonyo scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demonyo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Demonyo tries to clinch up.
Demonyo misses with the combination.

Demonyo closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demonyo connects with a knee to the head.
Demonyo has Silva pushed against the cage.
Demonyo misses with a knee to the head.
Silva keeps control of Demonyo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Demonyo fails to land.
Demonyo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Demonyo jumps guard but Silva stands there with Demonyo around his waist. Demonyo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Demonyo tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Demonyo is trying to keep an underhook but Silva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Demonyo is looking to improve his position.
Demonyo has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva prevents Demonyo from improving his position.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demonyo trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Demonyo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Demonyo is looking to clinch.
Demonyo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
A head kick from Demonyo lands but Silva takes it in his stride.

Demonyo drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.

Demonyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demonyo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Alvin Demonyo is winning the standup battle so far.
Demonyo lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Demonyo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demonyo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demonyo tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Demonyo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Demonyo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Demonyo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demonyo wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Demonyo wants to clinch.
Demonyo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Demonyo but Demonyo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alvin Demonyo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demonyo keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Demonyo wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Demonyo scores with a head kick.

Demonyo closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Demonyo.
Demonyo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demonyo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Demonyo has Silva pushed against the cage.

Demonyo lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demonyo is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Demonyo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Demonyo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Demonyo tries to clinch up.

Demonyo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Demonyo stalls.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Demonyo has the dominant position.
Silva blocks a body shot from Demonyo.
Demonyo is looking for a takedown.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demonyo with a knee to the head.
Demonyo wants a takedown but no success here.
Demonyo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Demonyo working aggressively here.

Demonyo drags the fight down to the ground.
Demonyo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Demonyo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Demonyo trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vitor Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvin Demonyo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demonyo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Demonyo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Demonyo 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Demonyo!