PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Silva
vs
Pierre

190 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

CROWN
Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Silva pushes Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pierre is keeping busy.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Pierre's ribcage.
Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pierre looks gassed!
Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Silva.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pierre as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pierre wants a takedown.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva taking a breather.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Barry Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Pierre blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pierre is keeping busy.
Pierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Pierre lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Pierre checks a leg kick.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Pierre.

Pierre clinches with his opponent.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Pierre.
Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Silva avoids the head kick by Pierre.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Pierre throws a lazy head kick

and Silva counters by clinching up.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Pierre.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Pierre counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pierre.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Pierre in a clinch.
Pierre lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Pierre is controlling the position.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Pierre's takedown attempt.
Paulo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Pierre.
Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Pierre can't break the clinch.
Silva cracks Pierre with a nice body shot.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Pierre throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pierre throws a head kick that misses

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Pierre tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Pierre is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pierre has his back to the cage.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pierre wants a takedown.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Pierre wants to break free but Silva has control.
Pierre being controlled against the cage.
Pierre avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva trying to stall but Pierre improves his position.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre can't break the clinch.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva just leaning against Pierre, taking a breather.
Pierre can't break the clinch.
Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Pierre.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Pierre misses

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Pierre breaks from the clinch.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierre wants to break free but Silva has control.
Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva is stalling here.
Pierre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva is stalling here.
Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paulo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Pierre.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pierre.
Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pierre pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is looking to control Pierre's arms but Pierre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pierre tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.

Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Pierre is blocking nicely.
Pierre is trying to break free.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Pierre.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Pierre.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pierre wants to break free but Silva has control.
Pierre tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Pierre backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Pierre.
Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pierre throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Pierre can't break the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Pierre 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.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a head kick by Pierre.
Silva tries to clinch but Pierre is having none of it.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Pierre misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Pierre misses

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Pierre wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Pierre is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Pierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Pierre in his tracks for a moment.
Silva keeps control of Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva keeps control of Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Paulo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Pierre.
Silva is working Pierre over against the cage.

Pierre breaks the clinch.
Silva avoids the head kick by Pierre.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva wants to clinch.
A head kick by Pierre misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Pierre in his tracks momentarily.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Pierre misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paulo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Pierre misses
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.

Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Pierre.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierre throws a lazy head kick

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva prevents Pierre from breaking the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Silva!