PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hybrid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hybrid
vs
Silva

175 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Hybrid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Hybrid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hybrid wants to clinch.
Hybrid dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hybrid looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Junie Silva has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Hybrid pushes him off.
Silva blocks a head kick by Hybrid.

Hybrid rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Matt Hybrid has been cut.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hybrid keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hybrid has him pressed against the cage.
Hybrid can't break the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Hybrid manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Hybrid counters with a two punch combo.
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 keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Hybrid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hybrid but Hybrid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hybrid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hybrid is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hybrid clinches up against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hybrid lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hybrid blocks it with crossed arms.
Hybrid blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
A left hand lands to the body for Hybrid.
A short right from Silva.
Hybrid wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hybrid is trying to break free.
Hybrid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Hybrid takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hybrid is rocked!
Silva landing knees to the head.
Oh Hybrid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Hybrid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva clinches but Hybrid breaks the clinch
and Hybrid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva avoids the head kick by Hybrid.
Hybrid is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hybrid dodges the punch combination from Silva.
A combination from Hybrid does no damage.
Hybrid seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hybrid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Hybrid persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hybrid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hybrid dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Hybrid takes an elbow to the forehead.

Hybrid breaks from the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva closes the distance but Hybrid moves to the side

and Hybrid moves into the clinch.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Hybrid's takedown attempt.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Hybrid improves position.
Hybrid stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hybrid keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hybrid blocks it.
Hybrid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva letting Hybrid take a breather here.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Matt Hybrid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junie Silva.
Silva keeps control of Hybrid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

Hybrid breaks from the clinch.
Hybrid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Hybrid throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hybrid takes the fight into the clinch.

Hybrid breaks the clinch.
Silva closes the distance but Hybrid moves to the side

and Hybrid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hybrid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hybrid tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hybrid!
Hybrid can't escape the position.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hybrid is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Hybrid manages to avoid easily.
Hybrid is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Hybrid manages to avoid easily.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to control the pace but Hybrid is squirming around nicely.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
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 Matt Hybrid will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva has Hybrid up against the cage in a clinch.
Hybrid wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hybrid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hybrid closes the distance and clinches.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

Hybrid breaks from the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hybrid slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Hybrid circles away.

Hybrid clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Hybrid avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hybrid wants to break free but Silva has control.
Hybrid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hybrid has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hybrid takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Hybrid takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hybrid manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Hybrid circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Hybrid stumbling back into the cage.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Hybrid wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Hybrid looking for a takedown.
Hybrid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hybrid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hybrid keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hybrid gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva wants to stall.
Hybrid wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.

Hybrid breaks the clinch.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Hybrid which made him look bad.

Hybrid gets a clinch.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Hybrid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hybrid tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Hybrid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps control of Hybrid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Hybrid counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hybrid.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hybrid's face.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hybrid blocks it with crossed arms.
Hybrid avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.

Hybrid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Hybrid misses with the combination.
Hybrid misses with a head kick.
Hybrid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hybrid darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Hybrid tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Hybrid is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Hybrid improves position.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hybrid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hybrid manages to break the clinch.

Hybrid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Hybrid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hybrid wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hybrid.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hybrid is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Hybrid keeps the fight on the outside.
Hybrid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Hybrid.
Silva is looking to slow Hybrid down with leg kicks.

Hybrid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hybrid is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.

Hybrid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hybrid.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hybrid.

Hybrid has managed to clinch.

Hybrid breaks from the clinch.
Hybrid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Hybrid throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva closes the distance but Hybrid moves to the side
and Hybrid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hybrid moves into the clinch.

Hybrid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hybrid misses with a few strikes there.
Hybrid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hybrid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hybrid.
An inside leg kick lands from Hybrid.

Hybrid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva with a knee to the head.
Hybrid is trying to break free.

Hybrid breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Hybrid moves out of range.
Hybrid has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Silva clinches.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Hybrid pushes him off.
Silva stalks Hybrid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hybrid's face. Hybrid staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hybrid counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matt Hybrid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Hybrid can't break the clinch.
Hybrid can't break the clinch.

Hybrid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hybrid closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hybrid keeps him there for the moment.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hybrid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hybrid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Hybrid tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Junie Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Hybrid ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.

Hybrid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hybrid scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hybrid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hybrid blocks with his arms.
Hybrid goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hybrid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Hybrid closes the distance and clinches.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hybrid has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Hybrid blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Hybrid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Hybrid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hybrid takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hybrid keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hybrid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Hybrid circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hybrid keeps the fight on the outside.
Hybrid slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Matt Hybrid is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva wants to clinch up but Hybrid keeps it at a distance.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hybrid prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Hybrid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hybrid drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Hybrid trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Hybrid prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Hybrid breaks from the clinch.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hybrid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hybrid throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hybrid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva tries to clinch but Hybrid moves out of range.
Hybrid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hybrid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva clinches but Hybrid breaks the clinch
and Hybrid counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Hybrid swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Hybrid pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Hybrid swinging wilding here.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Junie Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hybrid has managed to clinch.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Hybrid goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.

Hybrid pulls guard successfully.
Hybrid is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hybrid trying to strike off his back.
Hybrid working a defensive guard here.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hybrid is proving hard to escape from.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hybrid keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Hybrid is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hybrid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hybrid closes the distance and clinches.
Silva landing knees to the body.

Silva is trying to trip Hybrid. He has hold of a leg but Hybrid is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hybrid keeps moving.
Hybrid being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva trying to control but Hybrid is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Hybrid keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

Hybrid kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Silva throws a right and a left that Hybrid avoids nicely.
Hybrid keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva closes the distance but Hybrid moves to the side
and Hybrid counters with a two punch combo.
Silva avoids the head kick by Hybrid.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to clinch but Hybrid slips to the side

and Hybrid counters by moving into the clinch.
Hybrid tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.

Hybrid breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Hybrid moves out of range.
Hybrid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva blocks a leg kick.

Silva moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hybrid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hybrid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!