PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yehia Kamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Amazing by Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kamel
vs
Silva

166 cm
30
130 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

172 cm
26
145 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yehia Kamel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Kamel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva lands with a hook. Kamel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva misses with a straight left.
As Silva looks to move away, Kamel throws a big counter combo bu Silva just gets out of the way.
We've been hearing reports that Kamel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kamel forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Kamel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kamel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamel swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kamel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva cracks Kamel with an open hand slap.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kamel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kamel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kamel has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamel.
Kamel lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kamel swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamel stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Yehia Kamel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Silva.
Kamel struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Kamel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kamel pulls his leg out and moves away.

Kamel clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kamel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kamel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamel scores with a jab.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Kamel is looking to counter punch.
Kamel tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva with the counter takedown but Kamel avoids it easily.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kamel is out of range.
Kamel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Kamel. Kamel maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kamel.
Kamel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kamel after a bit of a struggle.
Silva trying to stall but Kamel improves his position.
Kamel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kamel.
A nice left hand lands by Kamel.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kamel controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kamel.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamel misses with the head strike.
Kamel gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kamel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamel.
A head punch on the inside from Kamel fails to land.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamel lands a nice shot to the body.
Kamel scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kamel.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Kamel improves position.
A short left from Kamel.
Kamel pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yehia Kamel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kamel moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Kamel working aggressively here.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kamel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kamel swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamel misses with a body punch.
Kamel misses with a body punch.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kamel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kamel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yehia Kamel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamel thumps Silva with a low kick.
Kamel slips a jab from Silva.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kamel has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kamel.
Nice body punch from Kamel.
Kamel gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Kamel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
A short right from Kamel.
Kamel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kamel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamel swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocking some punches.
Kamel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kamel.
A body shot lands from Kamel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kamel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kamel works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.

Silva gets control of Kamel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamel wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva pulls Kamel in close to prevent any damage.
Kamel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kamel trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamel throwing strikes but missing.
Kamel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva goes for a double leg but Kamel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kamel continues to drive forward.
Kamel half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kamel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamel throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
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.
Yehia Kamel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kamel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kamel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yehia Kamel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kamel lands a head kick!

It looks like Pablo Silva has been cut.
Kamel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Kamel clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Kamel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamel slips a jab from Silva.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kamel scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kamel closes the distance and clinches.
Kamel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kamel tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Kamel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Kamel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamel throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocking some punches.
Kamel is working Silva over against the cage.
Kamel misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kamel misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Kamel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yehia Kamel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamel wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kamel instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kamel.
Kamel misses with the head strike.
Kamel lands an uppercut.
Kamel struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kamel just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamel swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kamel walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yehia Kamel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Kamel moves out of range.
Kamel throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Kamel connects with an inside leg kick.
Kamel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamel ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Kamel dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yehia Kamel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by Kamel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kamel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kamel.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kamel is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Kamel circles away and we're back to standing.
Kamel catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kamel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva stops Kamel from standing up.
Kamel is controlling Silva's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yehia Kamel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yehia Kamel!
During a confident post fight interview, Yehia Kamel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Pablo Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'I feel a little disappointed on the outcome of this fight. Today he is the better man and I congratulate him on the win. I promise to my fans I will be back!'.