PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Myres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Myres could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Soa Silva's chin.

Myres
vs
Silva

199 cm
29
147 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

177 cm
29
157 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Myres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myres just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Myres's head back.
Myres slips under a jab.
Silva jabs at Myres's body.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Myres lands a jab to the head.
Myres lands with a shot to the body.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Myres swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Myres.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a hook but Myres blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Myres. Those never looked like landing.
Myres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Myres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Myres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Myres on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Myress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Myres misses with a wild combination.
Myres swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva throws a series of punches but Myres moves out of range.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Myres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Myres on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Myres.
Myres throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Myres takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.

Myres gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Myres is trying to break free.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Myres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Myres is trying to break free.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Myres is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Myres backwards.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Myres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Myres is trying to break free.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva prevents Myres from breaking the clinch.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Myress head.
Myres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Myres wants to break free but Silva has control.
Myres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Myres is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva works on Myres's body with a couple of short punches.
Myres wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Silva.
Myres wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Myres tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva has Myres pressed against the cage, preventing Myres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Myres is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Myres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Myres is trying to break free.
Myres wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Myres is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Myres wants to break free but Silva has control.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva has Myres pressed against the cage, preventing Myres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Myres is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a body shot.
Myres is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Myres tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Myres is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Myres tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva keeps control of Myres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Myres jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Myres is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Myres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Myres is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

Myres breaks the clinch.
Myres takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myres.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Myres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Myres throws a body shot but no joy.
Myres takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Myres. Those never looked like landing.
Myres throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Myres throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Myres throws a left and a right that both miss
and Myres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva throws a body punch but Myres moves out of range.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Myres on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Myres blocks a jab.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Myres had a free shot at his head there.
Rob Myres is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva clobbers Myres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myres.
Myres slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Myres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myres works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Myres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Myres throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Rob Myres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Myres moved out of range.
Myres cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Myres looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myres defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
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!

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Myres wants to break free but Silva has control.
Myres is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Myres wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Myres tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Myres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Myres's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Myres manages to break the clinch.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Myres scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Rob Myres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myres takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Myres misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Myres throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Myres ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Myres.
Myres works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Myres missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Silva misses.
Myres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Myres fails to land with a series of punches.
Myres swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Myres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Myres moves away and avoids it.
Myres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva throws a hook but Myres avoids it easily.
Myres tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Myres moves away from the strike by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Soa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Myres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myres with a nice cross.
Myres staying out of range there.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Myres.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva connects with a right hand. Myres shakes it off.
Myres on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Myres works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Myres with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myres moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Myres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva cracks Myres with an open hand slap.
Myres misses with a straight left.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Myres doesn't seem phased though.
Myres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Myres misses with a double jab.
Silva thuds a left hand into Myres's body.
Myres takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Myres slips under a jab.
Myres throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Myres misses the shot to the body.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Myres slips a jab from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silva darts in and clinches Myres up against the cage.
Myres can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myres is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva prevents Myres from breaking the clinch.
Myres tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Myres tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Myres backwards.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Myress head.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Myres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva has Myres pressed against the cage, preventing Myres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Myres looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Myres can't break the clinch.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.

Myres is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Oh Myres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Myres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myres blocks an uppercut.
Myres seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Myres or not.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Myres backwards.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Myres looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Myres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myres.
Soa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Myres is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Myres is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva prevents Myres from breaking the clinch.
Myres takes a shot to the head.
Myres wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myres fails to pull guard.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Myres's efforts to push away.
Myres is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Myres tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Myres looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Myres is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Myres wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Myres tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Myres has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Rob Myres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myres.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soa Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soa Silva!
Soa Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Rob Myres stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry for crappy performance tonight guys, I'll be back better than ever next time out '.