PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K. Stanton Crowe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crowe
vs
Silva

175 cm
33
207 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

183 cm
30
217 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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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 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to land a right hand but Crowe moved out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Crowe is wise to it.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Crowe blocks the low kick.

Crowe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Crowe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crowe trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Crowe throws a big right hand that misses.
Crowe throws a big elbow that misses.
Crowe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crowe trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.

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.
Crowe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Crowe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crowe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Crowe persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice combination there by Silva.

It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Crowe blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Crowe moves out of range easily.
Crowe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Crowe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range.
Crowe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crowe tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
Eduardo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Crowe wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
A shot to the liver by Crowe. Beautiful body shot.
Crowe blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Crowe throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Crowe 's knee.
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Crowe backpedaling.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Crowe saw that one coming.
Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Silva misses with a kick to the body

and Crowe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crowe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crowe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crowe is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.

Silva pushes Crowe off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crowe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Silva slips a straight right by Crowe.
Silva scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crowe. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crowe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Crowe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva wants to slow Crowe down by chopping away at his legs.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Crowe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Crowe avoids it.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
A left lands for Silva.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crowe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Good shot there by Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws the left hand but Crowe avoids the punch easily.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Crowe moves out of range.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Crowe is wise to it.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a low kick but Crowe moves out of range easily.
Crowe moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Crowe tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
A punch combination from Crowe misses.
Crowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crowe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eduardo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crowe throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Crowe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Crowe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Crowe is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crowe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Crowe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Crowe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva scores with the left hand. Crowe knows he should have avoided that one.
Oh Crowe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crowe seems to have got his legs back now.
Crowe slips under a jab from Silva.
Crowe throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Crowe is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Crowe as he checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Silva! Crowe is out on his feet! Silva rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Crowe is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Crowe is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Silva!
Eduardo Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.