PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Silva
vs
Ostrowski

183 cm
24
217 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

189 cm
24
212 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ostrowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ostrowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Ostrowski.
Silva misses with a hook to the body

so Ostrowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ostrowski from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to stand up but Ostrowski is controlling him.
Ostrowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ostrowski trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ostrowski wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.

Ostrowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Ostrowski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ostrowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ostrowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Ostrowski, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ostrowski controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ostrowski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Ostrowski pushes him off.
Silva takes a swing at Ostrowski's ribcage but misses.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva catches Ostrowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ostrowski with a nice cross.
Ostrowski catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva is looking to clinch but Ostrowski is avoiding it.
Ostrowski staying out of range there.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ostrowski counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ostrowski stops Silva from standing up.
Ostrowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ostrowski throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ostrowski's guard. Nice move by Silva!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ostrowski has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Ostrowski is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Ostrowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ostrowski avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Ostrowski checks it.
Ostrowski misses with a body shot.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ostrowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Ostrowski persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Ostrowski darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Ostrowski into the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Ostrowski shrugs off.
Ostrowski misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ostrowski backwards.
Ostrowski tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ostrowski lands a shoulder strike.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ostrowski's elbow.
Ostrowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ostrowski or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva tries to work over Ostrowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Ostrowski backwards.
Ostrowski takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Frankie Ostrowski has been cut.
Ostrowski blocks an uppercut.
Silva presses Ostrowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ostrowski backwards.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Ostrowski is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ostrowski backwards.
Silva tries a body shot but Ostrowski blocks it.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eduardo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ostrowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ostrowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Ostrowski controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Ostrowski is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ostrowski has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Silva.

Ostrowski is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Ostrowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Ostrowski lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Ostrowski in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Silva lands a vicious elbow to the side of Ostrowski's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Silva tries to finish him with strikes but Ostrowski still seems able to defend himself so Silva steps back and lets Ostrowski get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Eduardo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to clinch but Ostrowski is having none of it.
Ostrowski circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Silva. Ostrowski falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduardo Silva!
Eduardo Silva retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Eduardo Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.