PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Silve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silve
vs
Silva

190 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Kiko Silve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wandy Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Silve gets a clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silve tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silve prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silve has him pressed against the cage.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Silve has double underhooks.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silve just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silve tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva presses Silve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silve is breathing heavily.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Silve won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silve.
Silva tries to pull guard but Silve holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Silve won't allow it.
Silva jumps guard but Silve stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiko Silve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandy Silva.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silve's brow.
Silve keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silve gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silve prevents the takedown attempt.
Silve tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Silve has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Silve is blocking nicely.

Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva is looking to stand up but Silve isn't so interested in that idea.
Silve would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silve moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silve just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silve tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silve gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silve with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silve with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silve is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silve down to the mat. Silve avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kiko Silve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silve doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva throws a series of punches but Silve avoids them all with ease.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silve is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiko Silve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silve darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silve is keeping busy.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silve has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to pull guard but Silve holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silve misses with a knee strike.
Silve avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Silve keeps him there for the moment.
Silve on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silve looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silve keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Silve has him pressed against the cage.
Silve scores with a knee to the head.
Silve blocks an elbow strike.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silve as Silva tries to tie him up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Silve misses with a knee strike.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silve gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiko Silve dominated that round.
That's time! Silve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silve circles away from the clinch attempt

and Silve holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Silve is controlling the position.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silve has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva is trying to drag Silve to the mat but Silve just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kiko Silve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandy Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva has Silve pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silve manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silve scores with a knee to the head.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Silve is controlling the position.
Silva pushes Silve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silve misses with a knee strike.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silve tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silve has him pressed against the cage.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Silve avoids the damage to the body.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silve just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silve is keeping busy.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silve avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Silve has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silve prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown but Silve manages to get underhooks.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silve tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silve gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silve prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silve just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silve is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Silve has him pressed against the cage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silve looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Silve has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silve gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silve landing knees to the head.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Silve looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve misses with a knee strike.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva tries for a takedown but Silve manages to get underhooks.
Silve misses with a knee strike.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silve prevents it.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silve gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silve landing knees to the head.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silve misses with a knee strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to pull guard but Silve won't allow it.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Silve blocks it.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Silve has double underhooks.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silve has him pressed against the cage.
Silve tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiko Silve dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Silve tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is looking to clinch but Silve is avoiding it.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silve circles away.
Silve is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch

and Silve counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silve lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silve prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silve misses with a knee strike.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Silve has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silve's elbow.
A knee to the head by Silve.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silve prevents it.
Kiko Silve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandy Silva.
Silve tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silve blocks an uppercut.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Silve has double underhooks.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silve's brow.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silve tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silve looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silve scores with a knee to the head.
Silve tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva jumps guard but Silve stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva tries to stall but Silve uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Silve shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silve gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silve is keeping busy.
Silve scores with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silve smiles and moves away.
Silva wants to clinch but Silve slips to the side

and Silve counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silve.
Silve misses with a knee strike.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silve misses with a knee to the head.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silve connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silve misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silve throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silve is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silve connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silve prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silve looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silve lands a knee to the head.
Silve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silve with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silve prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silve tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silve lands a knee to the head.
Silve with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silve with a knee to the head.

Silva pulls Silve into guard.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silve has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silve wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silve wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silve trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wandy Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silve is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kiko Silve showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silve, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiko Silve!