PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Carolla

188 cm
18
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
48
201 lbs
56 - 51 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

GREEN!160

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 Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 56 - 51 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Carolla scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Carolla moves into the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

Carolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Carolla catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Carolla lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carolla cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carolla scores with a jab.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carolla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Carolla moves out of range easily.
Carolla lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carolla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carolla blocks a head kick by Silva.
Carolla scores with a jab to the head.
Silva misses with an uppercut
letting Carolla counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Carolla circles away.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carolla lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Carolla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Carolla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Carolla counters with a nice uppercut.
Carolla scores with a hook.
Carolla scores with a three punch combo!
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carolla scores with a shot to the body.
Carolla connects with a single shot there.
Silva wants to clinch
and Carolla counters with a right hand to the body.
Carolla connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Carolla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva is looking to clinch but Carolla is avoiding it.
Carolla lands a jab to the head.
A head kick by Silva misses
enabling Carolla to counter with a crisp jab.
Carolla scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Carolla closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carolla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carolla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, jab by Carolla - just one landing.
Silva looks to clinch
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Carolla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carolla works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Carolla lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carolla 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.
Carolla scores with a punch to the head.
Silva moves to clinch but Carolla breaks away
letting Carolla counter with a right hand.
Carolla thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Carolla.
Carolla scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Carolla avoids the head kick by Silva.
Carolla connects with a crisp jab.
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.
Carolla scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Antonio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Carolla connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Good shot there by Carolla.
Carolla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Carolla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva takes one to the chin 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 plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
Silva tries to clinch
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Carolla counters with a nice body shot.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Carolla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Carolla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Carolla counters with a straight right hand.

Carolla clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carolla lands with a left to the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Carolla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Carolla tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Carolla.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Carolla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carolla keeps the fight on the outside.
Carolla connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Carolla dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carolla scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Carolla clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva wants to clinch
and Carolla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carolla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Carolla. Carolla maintains the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.

Carolla breaks from the clinch.
Carolla shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Carolla to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carolla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Carolla clinches with his opponent.
Carolla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Carolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carolla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Adam Carolla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Carolla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carolla tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva closes the distance but Carolla moves to the side
and Carolla counters with a nice uppercut.
Carolla jabs at Silva's body.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carolla connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carolla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Carolla counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Carolla to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carolla tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carolla lands with a good body shot.
Carolla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Carolla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Carolla finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Carolla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Carolla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carolla.
Carolla with a nice cross.
Carolla lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Carolla.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carolla!
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Carolla counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva wants to clinch but Carolla slips to the side
and Carolla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carolla works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carolla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla lands a jab to the nose.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Carolla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Carolla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Carolla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carolla throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva walks into a jab.

Silva is rocked!
Carolla on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Donk. Carolla catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Carolla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot lands for Carolla.
Carolla avoids the head kick by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla scores with a shot to the body.
Carolla lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carolla lands a right hook to the body.
Carolla lands a jab-cross combination.
Carolla looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Carolla.
Carolla smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carolla is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Carolla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
A left and a right from Carolla both land. Nice combination.
Nice body punch from Carolla.
Carolla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carolla.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carolla connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carolla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carolla lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Carolla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carolla.
Carolla throws a one two combo.
Silva throws a lazy head kick

and Carolla counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Carolla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carolla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Carolla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Carolla to counter with a crisp jab.
Carolla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carolla moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left lands for Carolla.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carolla throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carolla lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carolla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carolla.
Nice straight punches there by Carolla. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carolla.
A left and a right from Carolla both land. Nice combination.
A lazy left from Carolla finds it's target.
Carolla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
enabling Carolla to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carolla connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva walks into a jab.
Carolla goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Carolla goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carolla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Antonio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carolla scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carolla blocks a head kick by Silva.
Carolla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carolla scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carolla.
Nice straight punches there by Carolla. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carolla.
Adam Carolla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Carolla pushes him off.
Carolla looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Carolla counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carolla scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carolla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Carolla takes the fight into the clinch.

Carolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carolla goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Carolla gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Carolla manages to break the clinch.
Carolla darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Good exchange - Carolla coming out on top.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carolla to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Carolla is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but Carolla dives into side control.

Carolla is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla landing strikes.
Silva looking for a sweep but Carolla has passed into full mount! Oh no!
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!
Carolla controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is trying to stand but he's just given Carolla his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Carolla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carolla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Carolla!
A relieved looking Adam Carolla thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.