PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 829 p4p, 110 weight class) and Big Guns (ranked 1275 p4p, 176 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Guns

191 cm
28
192 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

180 cm
29
192 lbs
11 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Guns does no damage.
Guns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with the left hand. Guns knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Guns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Guns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guns lands the left hand.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guns.
Guns raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silva lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guns moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Guns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Guns.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guns connects with a solid leg kick.
Guns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guns checks a leg kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Guns.
Guns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva thows a leg kick but Guns checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guns throws a head kick that misses.
Guns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
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 scores with a jab to the head.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Guns counters with a nice body kick.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Guns moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Guns.
And Guns responds with a good body kick, but Silva manages to step out the way in time.
Guns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guns checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva backing away here, and Guns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guns tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guns misses with a low kick.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva cracks Guns with an open hand slap.

A big head kick from Guns and Silva is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Silva is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guns wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Guns tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Guns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva has control of Guns's left arm, preventing Guns from doing any damage.
Guns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Guns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Guns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva clobbers Guns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Guns throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Guns's ribcage but misses.
Silva backing away here, and Guns unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guns checks a leg kick.
Guns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guns.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guns.
Silva is looking to wear down Guns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Guns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva moves out of range as Guns throws a body kick.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Guns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Guns scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guns.
Guns digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guns swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Guns manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guns has Silva pressed against the cage.
Guns misses with a body punch.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Guns controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Guns can turn it around.
Guns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Guns breaks the clinch.
Guns throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Guns throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Guns throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guns thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva motions for Guns to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guns throws a lazy head kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guns misses with a looping left.
Silva lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guns.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Guns counters with a flying knee that drops Silva! Guns dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Guns!
Our winner, Big Guns, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.