PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Stone
vs
Silva

172 cm
33
176 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

190 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva moves away from the strike by Stone.
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Stone lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva throws a lazy body kick

and Stone counters by clinching up.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

Stone rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Stone on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Chris Stone has been cut.
Stone lands with a light punch inside.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone blocks a head kick by Silva.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Silva clinches.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Stone breaks from the clinch.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone with a nice cross.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Silva misses with a head kick.

Silva drives through and clinches with Stone against the cage.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Silva avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva misses with a knee to the head.

Stone jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Stone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Stone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Stone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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

Stone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva pushes down on Stone's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stone has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stone manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Stone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stone swinging wildly here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stone.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Stone counters by moving into the clinch.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chris Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Stone had a free shot at his head there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
A head kick misses from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva avoids the body shot from Stone.
Silva throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Stone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Stone has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
Chris Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Stone.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Stone avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Stone keeps him there for the moment.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone scores with a hook to the body.

Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stone pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Stone follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Silva is rocked!
A head kick by Stone - that's a beauty! Silva is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Stone can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris Stone!
A relieved looking Chris Stone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.