PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diocuil McCormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vand Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diocuil McCormick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McCormick
vs
Silva

190 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diocuil McCormick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vand Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McCormick moves into the clinch successfully.
McCormick blocks a body shot from Silva.
McCormick tries for a takedown. No joy.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but McCormick moves away

and McCormick counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
McCormick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCormick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
McCormick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
McCormick trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to stand and escape but McCormick is having none of it.
McCormick with a nice head shot there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

McCormick clinches.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and McCormick moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McCormick sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva looks gassed!
McCormick manages to get to full guard.
McCormick has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
McCormick trying to control the position.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva preventing the sweep.
McCormick is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva won't allow McCormick to sweep him here.
McCormick strikes from his own guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a double jab

and McCormick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCormick is stalling in the full guard.
McCormick cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
McCormick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McCormick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McCormick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCormick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McCormick trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to hit a switch here but McCormick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCormick content just to control the position here.
McCormick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McCormick is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McCormick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva is in a horrible position here. McCormick smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCormick cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McCormick controlling from mount.
BOOM! McCormick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McCormick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McCormick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva taking shots to the head.
McCormick controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCormick landing shots from mount.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but McCormick has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diocuil McCormick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McCormick lands with a right hand.

McCormick fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but McCormick persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McCormick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McCormick trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Diocuil McCormick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCormick working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCormick working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCormick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McCormick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCormick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Diocuil McCormick just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but McCormick seems unphased.
McCormick tries to clinch up.
McCormick tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

McCormick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McCormick trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
McCormick working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
McCormick scoring with punches from side control.
McCormick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Silva wants to control but McCormick postures up.
McCormick remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Silva looking for a sweep but McCormick has passed into full mount! Oh no!
McCormick content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but McCormick cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McCormick cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
McCormick controlling his opponent.
McCormick dominating with strikes here.
McCormick controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCormick lands with some strikes.
McCormick prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
McCormick working the ground and pound effectively.
McCormick breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McCormick postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
McCormick controlling from mount.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
McCormick landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diocuil McCormick dominated that second round.
That's time! McCormick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McCormick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
McCormick with a couple of short strikes.
McCormick prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
McCormick scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva is looking to improve his position but McCormick isn't that keen on the idea.
McCormick controlling from mount.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

McCormick with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McCormick sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McCormick lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! McCormick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McCormick lands a heavy elbow.
McCormick lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McCormick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silva really wants to buck McCormick off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCormick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McCormick with a couple of short strikes.
McCormick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McCormick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McCormick with a couple of short strikes.
McCormick landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
McCormick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McCormick controlling his opponent.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCormick looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McCormick lands a nice shot to the head.
McCormick punishing his opponent with strikes.
McCormick working the ground and pound effectively.
McCormick landing strikes from the mount.
McCormick controlling from mount.
McCormick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
McCormick cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McCormick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diocuil McCormick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCormick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McCormick controlling his opponent.
Silva can't escape the position.
McCormick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
McCormick controlling his opponent.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McCormick with the ground and pound from mount.
Vand Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCormick controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diocuil McCormick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCormick 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diocuil McCormick!