PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rage
vs
Silva

196 cm
26
274 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

193 cm
24
283 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Rage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Silva looks to land a combination but Rage avoids it well.
Rage looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duke Rage 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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been told by Rage's head coaches at Abobomination Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice combination there by Rage.
Rage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rage.
Rage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A left and a right from Rage both land. Nice combination.
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.
No luck for Rage with that takedown attempt.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rage clinches with his opponent.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rage shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rage.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rage.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rage misses with a double jab.
Rage tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Rage moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Rage misses with some punches.
Rage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Rage keeps him there for the moment.
Rage has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rage misses with a punch to the body.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva letting Rage take a breather here.
Rage trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Rage digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Rage has the dominant position.
Rage works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rage connects with a crisp jab.
Rage tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Rage ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Rage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rage tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rage looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Rage. Those never looked like landing.
Rage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?

Rage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Rage misses with some punches.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rage with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

Rage moves into the clinch.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Rage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rage keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rage lands a nice uppercut.
Rage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rage scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva can't break the clinch.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rage lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Leandro Silva has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Rage throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
Rage is looking for a counter combo.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Rage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rage.
Rage throws a leg kick that misses.

Rage has managed to clinch.
Rage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
Rage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rage lands a left hand.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Rage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Rage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

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!
Rage throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rage moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Rage dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Rage.
Silva misses the body punch
and Rage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Rage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
It looked like Rage was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rage lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Rage moves into the clinch successfully.
Duke Rage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rage is stalling here.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rage throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rage rather than just go for the knockout.
Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a jab when Rage was well out of range.
Silva tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
Duke Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rage has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Rage is controlling the position.
Rage's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Duke Rage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rage throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage lands a jab.
A jab from Silva misses.
Rage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Rage bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rage lands with a shot to the body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Rage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rage gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Rage is controlling him.
Rage digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Rage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rage lands a shoulder strike.
Rage has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Rage as the two fighters clinch.
Rage misses with a body punch.
Rage lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leandro Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rage 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Rage!