PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Silvestre
vs
Kawajiri

176 cm
35
158 lbs
31 - 12 - 0

172 cm
37
155 lbs
21 - 14 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Silvestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri throws a shot from downtown. Silvestre moves away and avoids it.
Kawajiri misses with the combination.
Kawajiri lands a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Silvestre there.
Silvestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawajiri manages to avoid it.
Kawajiri lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silvestre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silvestre blocks a head kick by Kawajiri.
Silvestre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kawajiri throws a big shot that misses.
Kawajiri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daniel Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvestre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a wild body shot.
Kawajiri throws a lazy right hand but Silvestre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kawajiri lunges at Silvestre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silvestre's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre lands a right hook to the body.
Silvestre takes a swing at Kawajiri's ribcage but misses.
Silvestre cracks a nice hook into Kawajiri's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri throws a jab but it's blocked by Silvestre.
Kawajiri misses with a left hand
and Silvestre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawajiri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silvestre.
A jab from Silvestre does it's job there.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Silvestre closes the distance and pushes Kawajiri back into the ropes.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawajiri tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Kawajiri back against the ropes.
Kawajiri being controlled against the ropes.

Kawajiri breaks the clinch.
Silvestre misses with a left hand
and Kawajiri counters with a solid body kick.

Silvestre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silvestre cracks Kawajiri with a nice body shot.
Kawajiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawajiri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silvestre or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawajiri throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvestre.
A short right from Silvestre on the inside.
Silvestre tries to work over Kawajiri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawajiri throws a head punch that misses.
Silvestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Silvestre fails to land.
Silvestre can't find room to land a body shot as Kawajiri controls the action.
Silvestre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvestre tries to work over Kawajiri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Silvestre.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Kawajiri has a couple of punches blocked by Silvestre.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Silvestre has a couple of punches blocked by Kawajiri.

Kawajiri manages to break the clinch.
Silvestre throws a good cross that connects.
Silvestre takes a swing at Kawajiri's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre cracks Kawajiri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silvestre throws a head kick but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Silvestre slips under a jab from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Daniel Silvestre has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silvestre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kawajiri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kawajiri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silvestre is looking to clinch but Kawajiri is avoiding it.
Kawajiri throws a jab when Silvestre was well out of range.
Silvestre with a jab.
Kawajiri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silvestre wants to clinch up but Kawajiri keeps it at a distance.
Silvestre throws a leg kick which misses Kawajiri's front leg but catches the back leg as Kawajiri tries to avoid it.
Kawajiri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kawajiri looks to land a body kick but Silvestre moved away.
Kawajiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Silvestre moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kawajiri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre tests Kawajiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kawajiri throws a head kick but Silvestre moves out of range.
Silvestre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvestre doesn't manage to clinch there - Kawajiri circles away.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawajiri moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Kawajiri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silvestre throws a series of punches but Kawajiri avoids them all with ease.
Kawajiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawajiri misses with a head kick.
Silvestre misses with a few strikes there.
Silvestre wants to land a leg kick but Kawajiri is out of range.
Kawajiri blocks a jab.
Silvestre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Kawajiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silvestre. That's going to slow Kawajiri down.
Silvestre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Silvestre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Silvestre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silvestre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kawajiri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kawajiri misses with a body shot.
Kawajiri is looking to land body kicks.
Good work by Kawajiri as he checks the leg kick.
Silvestre blocks a jab.
Silvestre misses with a low kick.
Silvestre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silvestre misses with a body shot.
Silvestre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvestre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawajiri can do to turn this around?
Kawajiri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawajiri throws the left hand but Silvestre avoids the punch easily.
Kawajiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawajiri misses with a hook. Silvestre ducked under it nicely.
Kawajiri connects with a jab.
Silvestre looks for the body kick but Kawajiri saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawajiri is just out of range.
Kawajiri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kawajiri throws a right hand that misses
letting Silvestre counter with a right hand.
Kawajiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawajiri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvestre swings for the body but Kawajiri moves out of range.
Kawajiri throws a jab when Silvestre was well out of range.
Daniel Silvestre is winning the standup battle so far.
Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvestre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silvestre, right into the meat.
Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawajiri.
A big right from Silvestre misses.
A big left from Kawajiri misses.
Silvestre swings widly with a right hand
and Kawajiri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kawajiri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silvestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre clobbers Kawajiri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvestre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silvestre staying out of range there.
Kawajiri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawajiri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvestre looks to land a left hand but Kawajiri moved out of range nicely.
Silvestre throws a body shot but no joy.
Silvestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawajiri manages to avoid it.
A big right from Kawajiri misses.
Kawajiri lands a jab to Silvestre's midsection.
Silvestre defending well as Kawajiri loads up on a big left hand.
Silvestre swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the body
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Kawajiri counters with a nice leg kick.
Silvestre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawajiri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silvestre is looking to slow Kawajiri down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri throws a shot from downtown. Silvestre moves away and avoids it.
Silvestre misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kawajiri counter with a right hand.
Silvestre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silvestre misses the jab.
Kawajiri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silvestre on the side of the head.
Silvestre is looking to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kawajiri!
Silvestre digs a good body shot into Kawajiri's ribs.
Kawajiri throws a sloppy head kick and Silvestre moves out of range easily.
Silvestre moves in looking to clinch but Kawajiri pushes him off.
Silvestre cracks Kawajiri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silvestre swings widly with a right hand
and Kawajiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawajiri lands a body shot.
Kawajiri lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silvestre has closed the distance and engaged Kawajiri in a clinch.
Silvestre misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kawajiri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvestres head.
Silvestre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kawajiris head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silvestre.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silvestre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kawajiri's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
Silvestre taking a breather.
Kawajiri lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Silvestre to work.
A shot in the inside from Kawajiri.
Nice body punch from Silvestre - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsuya Kawajiri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Silvestre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silvestre rushes Kawajiri and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silvestre blocks an uppercut.
Silvestre misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawajiri is trying to push Silvestre away but Silvestre has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kawajiri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kawajiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Kawajiri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawajiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silvestre.
Kawajiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silvestre throws a leg kick
and Kawajiri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawajiri works Silvestre's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvestre throws a chopping leg kick but Kawajiri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kawajiri swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvestre.
Silvestre is looking to chop away at Kawajiri's legs.
Silvestre moves in looking to clinch but Kawajiri pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre tries to clinch up.
Silvestre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kawajiri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silvestre.
Kawajiri throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawajiri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silvestre to score with a decent uppercut.
Silvestre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kawajiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silvestre scrambles back to his feet.
Kawajiri looks to land a left hand but Silvestre moved out of range nicely.
Silvestre works the jab nicely.
Kawajiri throws a good cross that connects.
Kawajiri moves out of range as Silvestre strikes.
Silvestre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawajiri throws a low kick but Silvestre moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Kawajiri.
Silvestre tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kawajiri manages to circle out of the way.
Kawajiri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!

Silvestre takes the fight into the clinch.
Silvestre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Silvestre - that landed with a thud.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
Kawajiri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Silvestre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kawajiri wants to get back to striking at distance but Silvestre won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvestre.
Silvestre is stalling here.

Kawajiri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawajiri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kawajiri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvestre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kawajiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvestre feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silvestre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kawajiri.
Silvestre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Kawajiri is rocked!
Silvestre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kawajiri is still on wobbly legs! Can Silvestre finish him?
Silvestre dips to his left and cracks Kawajiri with an uppercut!
Kawajiri misses with a low kick.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawajiri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silvestre if he has to take too many more of those.
Kawajiri throws a lazy right hand but Silvestre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvestre lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawajiri's head.
A solid body kick from Kawajiri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre lands a body shot.
Silvestre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silvestre misses with a looping left.
Kawajiri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kawajiri connects with a crisp jab.
Kawajiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silvestre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silvestre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Kawajiri misses.
Kawajiri throws a shot from downtown. Silvestre moves away and avoids it.
Silvestre tries to counter by clinching up but Kawajiri breaks away and moves out of range.
Silvestre cracks a nice hook into Kawajiri's ribs.
Kawajiri looks to land a right hand but Silvestre moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvestre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tatsuya Kawajiri.
I think Kawajiri has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Tatsuya Kawajiri thanked the fans post fight for their support.