PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior De Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Brown
vs
De Silva

184 cm
25
205 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

193 cm
39
216 lbs
35 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a right hand but De Silva moved out of range.
De Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
De Silva throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown tries to clinch but De Silva is having none of it.
De Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A left lands for Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Silva ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
A left lands for Brown.

De Silva pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from De Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but De Silva won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from De Silva as the two fighters clinch.
De Silva digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
De Silva scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
De Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from De Silva.
We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but De Silva won't allow it.
Brown lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on De Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
De Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Silva scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
De Silva has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from De Silva.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by De Silva.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brown.
De Silva throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
It looked like Brown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A left and a right from De Silva both land. Nice combination.
De Silva scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown works over De Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
De Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
De Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brown misses with a hook
and De Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a head kick but De Silva moves out of range.

Brown tries to keep at a distance but De Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Silva digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
De Silva connects with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by De Silva there.
De Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Silva dodges the punch combination from Brown.
De Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Brown is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
De Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Silva lands with a good body shot.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and De Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.

Brown clinches up with De Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Silva prevents a body shot from Brown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown forces De Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by De Silva.
Still in the clinch, De Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Silvas head.
Nice body punch from De Silva.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but De Silva avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Junior De Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
De Silva lands a nice uppercut.
De Silva presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
letting De Silva counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Silva ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
De Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Jab, jab by De Silva - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Silva lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
De Silva sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown misses with a straight right.
De Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - De Silva coming out on top.
De Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
De Silva catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown walks straight into a right hand from De Silva - that's dropped him! De Silva jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Brown from any more punishment! Brown complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.