PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pitbull Lovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lovski
vs
Silva

193 cm
28
250 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

185 cm
26
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pitbull Lovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernesto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovski swinging wildly here.
Lovski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lovski tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
No joy there for Lovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Lovski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pitbull Lovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Lovski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva dives in and grabs Lovski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lovski pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Lovski.
Lovski lands a body shot.
Lovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lovski.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Lovski counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lovski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lovski throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lovski defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Lovski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pitbull Lovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernesto Silva.
Lovski lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a takedown
and Lovski counters with a right hand to the body.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovski is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Lovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lovski lands with an overhand left.
Lovski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Lovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lovski lands with a shot to the body.
Lovski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lovski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lovski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Lovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lovski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Lovski misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovski misses with a series of wild punches.
Lovski looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pitbull Lovski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lovski punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Lovski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lovski throws a shot to the body.
Lovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Lovski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Lovski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lovski duly obliges.
Nice straight punches there by Lovski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lovski.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovski throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Pitbull Lovski is winning the standup battle so far.
Lovski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lovski scores with a three punch combo!
Pitbull Lovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lovski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lovski throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lovski.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lovski defends it well.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lovski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lovski throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovski lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lovski counters with a right hand to the body.
Lovski swinging wildly here.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Lovski.
Pitbull Lovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernesto Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lovski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovski.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovski.
Lovski looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Lovski scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lovski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovski misses with a lunging right hand

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Lovski didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovski keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pitbull Lovski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lovski throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovski. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lovski sprawls well. Lovski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovski scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Lovski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Lovski stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Pitbull Lovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernesto Silva.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lovski tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lovski to the ground. Lovski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovski throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lovski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Lovski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lovski!
Lovski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot by Lovski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Oooooh!!! Lovski has knocked Silva down with a huge combo! Lovski steps away and waves a wobbly Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Silva is rocked!
Lovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovski scores with a nice head shot.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Lovski finish him?
Lovski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Lovski misses.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lovski enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lovski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lovski keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Lovski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lovski wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Pitbull Lovski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lovski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Lovski in his guard.

Lovski wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva is looking to stand up but Lovski isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pitbull Lovski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lovski, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pitbull Lovski!