PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Booty Bootier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalil Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bootier
vs
Silva

170 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
195 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Booty Bootier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Khalil Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva clinches up with Bootier and pushes him back against the cage.
Bootier stalls.
Bootier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva wants a takedown.
Bootier lands with a right to the head.
Silva blocking some punches.
Bootier misses with a punch to the body.
Bootier goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bootier gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Bootier fails to land.
Bootier working aggressively here.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bootier misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bootier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Bootier fails to land.
Bootier is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bootier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bootier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bootier throws a head kick that misses.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bootier clinches with his opponent.
Silva wants a takedown.
Bootier has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bootier working aggressively here.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bootier has double underhooks.

Silva jumps guard.
Bootier advances position into side control!
Silva tries to bench press Bootier off him but Bootier keeps the position.
Bootier trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Bootier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bootier lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Bootier postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Bootier.
Bootier is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva wants to control but Bootier postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bootier working the head and body with strikes.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Bootier wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The strikes coming from Bootier are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Silva sneaks out the side door and pushes Bootier away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jab by Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bootier misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Booty Bootier dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bootier is looking to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch.

Silva drives through and clinches with Bootier against the cage.
Bootier lands with a light punch inside.
Silva tries to pull guard but Bootier won't allow it.
Silva stalling.
Bootier swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bootier pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to break free but Bootier has control.
Bootier stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Booty Bootier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalil Silva.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bootier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Bootier appears to be looking for a big counter.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Bootier, which made it look bad.
Bootier throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Khalil Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bootier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bootier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Bootier moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bootier misses the target.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Bootier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva wants to stall.
Bootier swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bootier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Come on Bootier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Bootier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bootier avoids it really well and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Bootier has control.
Bootier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva tries to circle away but Bootier has him pinned against the cage.
Booty Bootier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bootier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bootier leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bootier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Bootier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bootier goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bootier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bootier throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Bootier appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Bootier.
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 Booty Bootier will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva blocks a head kick by Bootier.
Bootier moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Bootier half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bootier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bootier misses the shot to the body.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Bootier misses with a looping right.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Bootier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bootier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Bootier.
Bootier 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.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bootier wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bootier misses with a wild combination.
Silva with the counter takedown but Bootier avoids it easily.

Silva forces Bootier back against the cage and clinches.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bootier blocks it with crossed arms.
Bootier is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bootier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Booty Bootier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bootier has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Booty Bootier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalil Silva.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bootier has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Bootier has him pressed against the cage.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Bootier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Bootier tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.

Bootier tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bootier trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bootier gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva tries to circle away but Bootier has him pinned against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Bootier struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bootier up against the cage.
Khalil Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Khalil Silva.
Well Bootier 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Booty Bootier!