PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Erick Clap (ranked 2043 p4p, 224 weight class) and Daniel Silvestre (ranked 1962 p4p, 218 weight class). Clap comes to the ring accompanied by Burn it to the ground. Silvestre has chosen El Chapo - The Game feat Skrillex as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Clap
vs
Silvestre

172 cm
30
153 lbs
11 - 8 - 2

176 cm
39
163 lbs
34 - 13 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Erick Clap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniel Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvestre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silvestre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silvestre thumps Clap with a low kick.
Silvestre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silvestre misses with an uppercut. Clap saw that one coming.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clap takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silvestre misses with a looping left.
Clap was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clap misses with a head kick.
Silvestre 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.
Clap pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clap tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silvestre is able to avoid easily.
Silvestre tries to clinch but Clap moves out of range.
Clap throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Silvestre blocks the low kick.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses.
Clap tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silvestre is able to avoid easily.
Clap loads up on a big right hand but Silvestre slips the punch.
Clap is looking to chop away at Silvestre's legs.
Nice body kick there by Clap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre throws a head kick but Clap moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Silvestre.
Silvestre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clap moves out of range as Silvestre throws a body kick.
Silvestre thuds his shin into the meat of Clap's side.
Clap looks to land a combination. Silvestre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvestre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clap stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clap connects with a nice looking jab.
Silvestre throws a head kick but Clap moves out of range.
Clap throws the kick towards the body but Silvestre avoids it.
Clap misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clap.
Clap fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silvestre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clap lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clap throws a jab but it's blocked by Silvestre.
Clap throws a hook to the side of Silvestre's head but Silvestre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silvestre misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre with a hook.
Clap scoring well with a low kick there.
Clap throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Clap does no damage.
Clap lands a jab to Silvestre's midsection.
Clap throws a leg kick which misses Silvestre's front leg but catches the back leg as Silvestre tries to avoid it.
Silvestre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silvestre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silvestre's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clap connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silvestre scrambles back to his feet.
Silvestre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clap counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silvestre thinking.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses.
Clap scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silvestre throws a sloppy head kick and Clap moves out of range easily.
Clap thinks about countering with a body kick.
Clap looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvestre is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clap scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silvestre throws the kick towards the body but Clap avoids it.
Clap staying out of range there.
Clap goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silvestre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erick Clap dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silvestre throws an overhand right that lands on Clap's shoulder, as Clap tries to avoid the shot.
Clap avoids the body shot from Silvestre.
Silvestre avoids the body shot from Clap.
Silvestre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvestre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silvestre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clap throwing a counter right hand but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
That kick from Clap tenderised Silvestre's leg. Silvestre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silvestre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clap.
Clap throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silvestre.
Clap tries a low kick but Silvestre avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Silvestre.
Clap tries to work over Silvestre's front leg with a kick but Silvestre checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap throws a good cross that connects.
Clap bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silvestre's head.
Clap takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silvestre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Erick Clap is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvestre throws a shot from downtown. Clap moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clap connects with a high kick.

Silvestre is rocked!

It looks like Daniel Silvestre has been cut.
Silvestre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvestre blocks a leg kick.
Clap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silvestre.
Clap throws a body kick that misses.
Silvestre slips a straight right by Clap.
Silvestre throws a wild body kick that Clap sees coming a mile off.
Clap throws a hook to the side of Silvestre's head but Silvestre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Clap.
A head kick misses from Silvestre.
Clap swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Clap misses with a kick to the body.
Clap lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clap throws a looping overhand right but Silvestre ducks down to avoid it.
Silvestre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Silvestre looks to move away, Clap throws a big counter combo but Silvestre just gets out of the way.
Clap throws a lazy right hand but Silvestre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvestre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvestre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clap. That one must have hurt.
Clap looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silvestre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clap lunges at Silvestre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silvestre's hand.
Clap misses with a body kick.
Clap defending well as Silvestre loads up on a big left hand.
And Clap counters with a quick kick to the body but Silvestre blocks it.
Silvestre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silvestre connects with a body shot.
Silvestre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Clap misses its target.
Silvestre misses with an uppercut. Clap saw that one coming.
Silvestre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silvestre can do to turn this around?
Clap takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clap looks to throw the jab but Silvestre is out of range.
Clap checks a leg kick nicely.
Clap is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silvestre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clap.
Silvestre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvestre throws a head kick that half lands.
Silvestre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clap.
Silvestre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clap will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erick Clap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Silvestre's cut.
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!

Silvestre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clap manages to avoid it.
Clap goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
Clap slips a straight right by Silvestre.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre lands a high kick!
Silvestre blocks the body kick.
Clap throws out a loose jab but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clap. Clap circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Silvestre.
A swing and a miss from Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clap ducks under a wild hook from Silvestre.
Silvestre checks a low kick from Clap.
Clap jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Clap there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clap does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Clap blocks a head kick by Silvestre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre tries a head kick but it misses.
Clap misses with a body shot.
Clap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvestre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silvestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clap throws a body kick that misses.
Silvestre throws a hook but Clap avoids it easily.
Silvestre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silvestre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silvestre throws a shot from downtown. Clap moves away and avoids it.
Silvestre blocks a jab.
Silvestre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Silvestre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silvestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Clap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silvestre checks a low kick from Clap.
Silvestre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clap.
Clap misses with a body kick.
Silvestre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clap digs a good body shot into Silvestre's ribs.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clap scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silvestre in his tracks.
Silvestre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silvestre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clap.
Clap misses with a head kick.
Silvestre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Silvestre moves into the clinch.
Clap tries to throw a body punch but Silvestre avoids it by throwing Clap back against the ropes.
Clap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvestres head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvestre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvestre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvestre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniel Silvestre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clap prevents a body shot from Silvestre.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Erick Clap.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clap, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Clap!
Erick Clap very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.