PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sheehan Jr's choice of entrance music: Go Get it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Sheehan Jr

167 cm
37
146 lbs
18 - 17 - 0

168 cm
29
145 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheehan Jr checks a low kick from Silva.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Sheehan Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheehan Jr.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sheehan Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheehan Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a right hand that Sheehan Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheehan Jr also avoids with ease.
Sheehan Jr lands a high kick!
Sheehan Jr tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot by Sheehan Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sheehan Jr scores with a jab.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheehan Jr lands a two punch combo.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sheehan Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Sheehan Jr moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Silva.

It looks like Justus Sheehan Jr has been cut.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Sheehan Jr slips a straight right by Silva.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Sheehan Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Sheehan Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheehan Jr also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a hook but Sheehan Jr avoids it easily.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Silva rushes Sheehan Jr and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sheehan Jr. Sheehan Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva tries for a takedown but Sheehan Jr circles away easily
and Sheehan Jr counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr with a jab.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Sheehan Jr does no damage.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a hook
and Sheehan Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Sheehan Jr should have avoided that one.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Sheehan Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Sheehan Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Sheehan Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Sheehan Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Silva tries to bum rush Sheehan Jr with a series of wild strikes but Sheehan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Sheehan Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sheehan Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Sheehan Jr gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Marcos Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to land a combination but Sheehan Jr avoids it well.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sheehan Jr cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Sheehan Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sheehan Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Sheehan Jr misses.
Sheehan Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheehan Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Silva is rocked!
Sheehan Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva wants to clinch
and Sheehan Jr counters with a straight right hand.
BOOM! Sheehan Jr lands a beautiful left hook that drops Silva. Silva tries to recover but Sheehan Jr is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Silva lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justus Sheehan Jr!
An out of breath Justus Sheehan Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.