PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Cody Falcon (ranked 8232 p4p, 809 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 8990 p4p, 835 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Falcon
vs
Silva

196 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Falcon throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falcon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Falcon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Silva rushes Falcon and presses him up against the ropes.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Falcon swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva presses Falcon against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Falcon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Falcon managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Falcon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Falcon misses with some punches.
Silva stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva working aggressively here.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Falcon looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
As Falcon backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Falcon manages to avoid it all.
Falcon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Falcon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Falcon staying out of range there.
Silva tries to clinch up but Falcon circles away and keeps his distance.
Falcon connects with a single shot there.
Falcon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
enabling Falcon to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva stuns Falcon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Falcon checks a leg kick.
Falcon lands a jab to Silva's midsection.

Silva rushes Falcon and presses him up against the ropes.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Falcon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Falcon tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva tries a body shot but Falcon blocks it.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Falcon.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Falcon throws a big shot that misses.
Falcon throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcon is just out of range.
Falcon is looking to counter punch.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Falcon's sensitive parts.
Falcon swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Falcon rather than just go for the knockout.

Silva has Falcon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Falcon lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cody Falcon is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Falcon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falcon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Falcon avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Falcon does no damage.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Falcon throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Falcon's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Falcon looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Falcon.

It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Falcon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falcon swinging wildly here.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva looks to land a combination. Falcon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A bone on bone clash there as Falcon blocks the leg kick.
Falcon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva tries to clinch but Falcon is having none of it.
Falcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Falcon stumbling back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Falcon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcon. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcon throws a good cross that connects.

Falcon lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Silva goes down! The ref sends Falcon to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Silva is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

Silva is rocked!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Falcon finish him?
Falcon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcon 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 throws the kick towards the body but Falcon avoids it.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Falcon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva scores with a jab.
Falcon moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcon.
Silva throws a series of punches but Falcon avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Falcon's head but Falcon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

Silva clinches up against the ropes.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Falcon controls his hands.
Falcon misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falcon.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva cracks Falcon with a nice body shot.
Silva pushes Falcon back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcon.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Falcon gets an underhook and turns Silva into the ropes.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Falcon working aggressively here.
Falcon is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets through Falcon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcon wants to break free but Silva has control.
Falcon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Falcon or not.
Falcon prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Silva.
Falcon misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Silva.

Falcon is rocked!
Silva cracks Falcon with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Falcon goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Falcon wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Arnaldo Silva!
A very excited looking Arnaldo Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.