PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K. War is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Pretty Reckless - Heaven Knows. Eduardo Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Silva
vs
War

183 cm
30
217 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

197 cm
31
210 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Holy War!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to clinch.
War steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
War throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
War throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
War misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva is looking to chop away at War's legs.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva tries to clinch up but War circles away and keeps his distance.
War doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva throws a body punch but War moves out of range.
War throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at War.
War takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
War throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from War.
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from War.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but War manages to avoid it.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by War.
Silva 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.
War lands with an overhand left.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva throws a low kick but War avoids it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War lands an uppercut.
War is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War working hard to break the clinch.
War tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by War.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
War lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
War goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva has War pushed against the cage.
War wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
War throws a head punch that misses.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

War breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a leg kick but War moved away.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but War slips the punch.
War cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
War swings and misses with a hook to the body.
War cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
War throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
War tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva scores with a one two! War had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
War throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Holy War has been cut.
War lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a hook but War avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva lands a body shot.
War takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
War takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
War throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. War does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from War, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow War down.
War throws a quick inside leg kick.
War 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.
War takes one on the button.
War throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by War.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - War circles away.
War throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva with a jab.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
War throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
War looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva throws a body punch but War moves out of range.
War swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
War throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
War drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva moves to clinch but War breaks away
letting War counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from War.
Nice defenses there by War.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Holy War's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva lands a jab.
War connects with an inside leg kick.
War misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that War can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a hook
and War connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
War sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract War.
War feints the counter takedown.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
War scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. War should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but War bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
War with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
War misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
War has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
War lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. War will feel that in the morning.
War misses with a head kick.
Eduardo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by War.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
War pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
War slips under a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva catches War with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva checks a low kick from War.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and War is able to avoid easily.
War uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and War counters with a lovely straight right hand!
War on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
War lands a head kick!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
War 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.
Silva looks to land a right hand but War moved out of range.
War attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
War is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of War backwards.
War fails to pull the fight into his guard.
War wants to break free but Silva has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

War escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
War walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
War flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Silva stuns War with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
War connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
War lands a front kick.
War takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by War.
War lands a right hook to the body.
Silva misses with a hook
and War counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
War scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
War misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but War sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a wild body shot.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
War throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
War thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
War misses with a looping left.
War misses with a straight right.
Silva takes a swing at War's ribcage but misses.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWar.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
War takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva swings for the body but War moves out of range.
War throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
War bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and War counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holy War's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

War uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva throws a jab when War was well out of range.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
War throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
War takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
War tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
War ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva throws a front kick that sends War stumbling back into the cage.
Silva jabs at War's body.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. War manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a body punch but War moves out of range.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a combination
and War makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
War scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva takes a swing at War's ribcage but misses.
War with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
War fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
War takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a hook but War avoids it easily.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
War with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
War is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged War in a clinch.
War misses with a body punch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as War controls the action.
Eduardo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite War's efforts to push away.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from War.
Still in the clinch, War scores with a nice short uppercut.
War trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holy War has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
War tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
War tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing War back against the cage.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
War misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on War's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
War throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
War lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
War tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
War tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is leaning against War and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War misses with a short punch on the inside.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
Eduardo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
War misses with a punch on the inside.
War tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
War fails to pull guard.
Eduardo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holy War.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Silva!
An out of breath Eduardo Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.