PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blackbeard The Pirate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with UFC Theme Song blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
The Pirate

173 cm
37
142 lbs
49 - 9 - 3

174 cm
35
148 lbs
29 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

KAISER
AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 49 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blackbeard The Pirate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Pirate tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Pirate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by The Pirate.

The Pirate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Pirate scores with a shot to the body.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Pirate throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks The Pirate off balance momentarily.
Silva takes one on the button.
The Pirate lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Pirate misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but The Pirate manages to avoid it.
The Pirate throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Pirate.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Pirate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
The Pirate throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pirate moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Crunch! The Pirate slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and The Pirate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but The Pirate avoids it.
The Pirate throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
The Pirate throws a big shot that misses.
Silva is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Pirate.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and The Pirate counters with a leg kick.
The Pirate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva moves to clinch but The Pirate breaks away
and The Pirate counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Pirate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Pirate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two 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!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Pirate's head.
The Pirate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
The Pirate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva misses with a right hand
and The Pirate counters with an outside leg kick.
The Pirate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for The Pirate's leg but The Pirate calmly moves out of range.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Pirate.
A big right from The Pirate misses.
Silva lands with a right hand.
The Pirate sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Pirate throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to work over The Pirate's front leg with a kick but The Pirate checks it.
The Pirate tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Blackbeard The Pirate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and The Pirate is able to avoid easily.
The Pirate feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
The Pirate looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
The Pirate throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
The Pirate misses with a looping left.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva cracks The Pirate with an open hand slap.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from The Pirate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Silva.
The Pirate dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate scores with a hook.
The Pirate misses with a few strikes there.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Pirate's sensitive parts.
The Pirate looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Pirate.
The Pirate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Pirate throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but The Pirate manages to avoid it.
The Pirate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva cracks a nice hook into The Pirate's ribs.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
An inside leg kick from The Pirate misses.
The Pirate 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva thows a body kick. The Pirate tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
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.

The Pirate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva throws a head kick but The Pirate moves out of range.
The Pirate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
The Pirate misses with a leg kick.
The Pirate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
The Pirate is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva is looking to clinch but The Pirate is avoiding it.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva slips a jab from The Pirate.
Silva is looking to counter the offense by The Pirate and move into the clinch.
The Pirate misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
The Pirate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Pirate.
Rafa Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Silva misses
and The Pirate counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
The Pirate looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
The Pirate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Pirate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
The Pirate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Pirate. The Pirate obviously looking to wear him down.
The Pirate misses with a hook.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but The Pirate blocks it.
The Pirate misses with a looping left.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Pirate throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Pirate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by The Pirate.
The Pirate connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Pirate connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from The Pirate.
The Pirate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at The Pirate's knee but The Pirate avoids it well.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Pirate. The Pirate circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva digs a good hook to The Pirate's body.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Pirate.
The Pirate tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva throws a low kick but The Pirate moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from The Pirate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Pirate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Pirate lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
The Pirate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by The Pirate misses

and Silva counters by clinching up.
The Pirate blocks an uppercut.
The Pirate is trying to break free.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.

The Pirate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Pirate slips a straight right by Silva.
The Pirate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Pirate drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
The Pirate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Pirate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and The Pirate counters with a leg kick.
The Pirate lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva wants to slow The Pirate down by chopping away at his legs.
The Pirate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A clash of legs there as The Pirate blocks the low kick.
The Pirate cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Pirate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws out a loose jab but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Pirate can pounce on him.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva wants to slow The Pirate down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but The Pirate moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Pirate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Silva is rocked!
The Pirate tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Blackbeard The Pirate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but The Pirate moves his leg out of the way.
The Pirate throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Pirate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Silva.
The Pirate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva thows a body kick. The Pirate tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Pirate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Pirate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Pirate moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
The fighters circling - The Pirate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Pirate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
The Pirate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The Pirate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
The Pirate has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.

The Pirate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as The Pirate blocks the low kick.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Pirate was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
The Pirate misses with a low kick.
The Pirate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
The Pirate has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
The Pirate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut. The Pirate saw that one coming.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a straight left.
The Pirate throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but The Pirate moves his leg out of the way.
Silva cracks The Pirate with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Pirate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
The Pirate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Pirate throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Pirate looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Pirate misses with a low kick.
The Pirate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Pirate throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but The Pirate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and The Pirate moves out of range easily.
The Pirate defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
The Pirate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The Pirate misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks The Pirate off balance momentarily.
The Pirate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
The Pirate's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Pirate with a hook.
The Pirate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva cracks The Pirate with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Pirate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and The Pirate settles back down.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Pirate misses with a hook.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - The Pirate had a free shot at his head there.
The Pirate explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Pirate moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Pirate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Pirate takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The Pirate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Pirate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
The Pirate avoids a kick to the body.
The Pirate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rafa Silva did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big right from Silva misses.
The Pirate misses with a looping left.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - The Pirate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Pirate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
The Pirate moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva blocks a jab.
The Pirate bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Pirate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Pirate blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Pirate! But no joy.
The Pirate throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva throws a head kick but The Pirate moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick from The Pirate.
Silva is looking to clinch but The Pirate is avoiding it.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Pirate throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Pirate.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but The Pirate manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - The Pirate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Pirate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a head kick but The Pirate moves out of range.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Pirate checks it well.
The Pirate throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Pirate's knee momentarily.
A slow jab from The Pirate misses its intended target.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Pirate.
Silva misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate misses with an uppercut

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Pirate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by The Pirate.
The Pirate prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva has The Pirate pressed against the cage, preventing The Pirate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but The Pirate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Silva.
The Pirate is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

The Pirate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Pirate.
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!
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Pirate avoids the head kick by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice combination. The Pirate backs away looking to recover.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but The Pirate avoids it.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva feints and then cracks The Pirate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Pirate down.
The Pirate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to land a front kick but The Pirate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva misses with a body kick.
The Pirate throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Pirate.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva looks to land a body kick but The Pirate moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
The Pirate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Pirate scores with a leg kick.
The Pirate scores with a push kick.

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!
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Pirate checks it well.
The Pirate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva connects with the punch.
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.
The Pirate jabs at Silva's body.
Silva connects with a leg kick. The Pirate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Pirate throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Pirate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Pirate throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Pirate.
The Pirate lands with a good body shot.
The Pirate is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafa Silva had his way with Blackbeard The Pirate in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The Pirate checks a low kick from Silva.
The Pirate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from The Pirate. Those never looked like landing.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from The Pirate - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says The Pirate. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Pirate.
The Pirate throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva blocks a head kick by The Pirate.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good leg kick by The Pirate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva dips to his left and cracks The Pirate with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but The Pirate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
The Pirate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva cracks The Pirate with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Pirate.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Pirate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops The Pirate in his tracks momentarily.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Pirate.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
You can see that The Pirate has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The Pirate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
The Pirate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
The Pirate throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
The Pirate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
The Pirate is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Pirate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Pirate throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackbeard The Pirate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
The Pirate finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva slips a jab from The Pirate.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Pirate takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks The Pirate off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The Pirate throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
The Pirate keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from The Pirate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva throws a low kick but The Pirate avoids it.
The Pirate on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from The Pirate misses the target.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pirate misses with a low kick.
Silva slips a jab from The Pirate.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Pirate misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
The Pirate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Pirate doesn't seem bothered though.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with The Pirate.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva misses with the head strike.
The Pirate wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.

The Pirate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Pirate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Pirate under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
The Pirate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Pirate throws a sloppy body shot
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Pirate throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
The Pirate on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
The Pirate takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circling - The Pirate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Pirate throws a head kick that half lands.
The Pirate misses with a low kick.
Silva checks a low kick from The Pirate.
The Pirate closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafa Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.