PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmore James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistar Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

James
vs
Silva

172 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elmore James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alistar Silva!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
James looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
James misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but James bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Elmore James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from James misses.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
James scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James lands a jab to the head.
James throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab from James.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James misses with an uppercut.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice cross by James.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
James digs a good hook to Silva's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
James cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
James cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
James misses with a body shot.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
James tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
As James backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but James manages to avoid it all.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but James bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As James backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but James manages to avoid it all.
James misses with a straight right.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva slips a jab from James.
Silva throws a counter combo.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a counter combo.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a body shot.

James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
James lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from James.
A short right from James.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
James lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
James lands a body punch.
Silva looks winded!
A right hand to the body from James.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elmore James dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

James is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but James bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alistar Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James misses with a looping left.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silva slips a jab from James.
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from James misses.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva avoids the body shot from James.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from James.
A jab from James finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
James misses with a wild body shot.
As James backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but James manages to avoid it all.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva slips under a jab from James.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
James misses with a body shot.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
As James backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but James manages to avoid it all.
James misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.

James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
James lands a right hand.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a light punch inside.
James lands a shoulder strike.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A nice left hand lands by James.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by James.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
James lands with a left to the head.
Elmore James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
James is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from James - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from James.
A shot in the inside from James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James lands with a short shot to the head.
James lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from James.
James stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from James - that landed with a thud.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
James lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.
James lands a shot to the body.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
James cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
James lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Silva is rocked!
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.
James is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
James lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
James lands a right hand.
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elmore James dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

James closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
A short left from James.
James stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from James.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from James on the inside.
James stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by James.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
James lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from James.
A short right from James.
James works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from James.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by James.
James scores with a hook to the body.
James gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A shot in the inside from James.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James lands a left hand.
James digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
James digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from James as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from James.
A right handed body shot lands from James.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
James lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from James.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from James.
A short left from James.
James lands a body shot.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for James.
James scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
James scores with a hook to the body.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
James pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is working Silva over against the cage.
James lands with a light punch inside.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for James.
James scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from James.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
James lands with a left to the head.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
Elmore James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
James lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
James prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James scores with a hook to the body.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Alistar Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elmore James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elmore James!