PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pretentious Kneecap (ranked 848 p4p, 96 weight class) and Kron Silva (ranked 1270 p4p, 130 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kneecap
vs
Silva

170 cm
25
147 lbs
12 - 6 - 2

160 cm
35
145 lbs
22 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pretentious Kneecap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneecap misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva avoids the body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap throws a leg kick

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kneecap tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Kneecap trying to control here.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throwing shots but Kneecap is blocking nicely.
Silva prevents Kneecap from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneecap is controlling Silva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kneecap defending well though.
Kneecap's coaches at XFighter have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Kneecap trying to control here.
Silva is trying to control. Kneecap wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kneecap is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kneecap wants to get back to full guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kneecap wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kneecap keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Kneecap.
Kneecap checks a leg kick.
Kneecap misses with an uppercut.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kneecap misses with a body shot.
Kneecap is looking to clinch.
Kneecap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Kneecap throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Kneecap misses with a body shot.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Kneecap steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Pretentious Kneecap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kneecap digs a good hook to Silva's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kneecap misses the target.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kneecap.
Kneecap tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Kneecap.
Kneecap throws a poor cross that misses

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Kneecap didn't expect that.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva postures up in Kneecap's guard and throws a big left but Kneecap blocks it.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap working a defensive guard here.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva throws a strike but Kneecap rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looking to control.

Kneecap got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kneecap has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kneecap from controlling successfully.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kneecap postures up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kneecap from controlling successfully.
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 Pretentious Kneecap will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kneecap lands with a right hand.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Kneecap. Those never looked like landing.
Kneecap tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Kneecap steps away.
Kneecap swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kneecap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kneecap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva counters with a body kick.
Kneecap misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneecap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kneecap throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kneecap.
Kneecap lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kneecap misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kneecap.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Kneecap misses with a body shot

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Kneecap fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kron Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva distracts Kneecap with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kneecap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kneecap is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kneecap keeps moving.
Kneecap is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap looking for a sweep. Not yet Kneecap, not yet.
Kneecap is trying to keep Silva in close.
Kneecap manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

Kneecap has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kneecap's guard.

Silva postures up in Kneecap's guard and throws a big left but Kneecap blocks it.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Kneecap.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kneecap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kneecap preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Kneecap has wrist control.
Kneecap pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva wants to control from the top but Kneecap keeps moving.
Kneecap looking for a sweep. Not yet Kneecap, not yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Kneecap has wrist control.
Kneecap looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Kneecap lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kneecap wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kneecap throws a leg kick
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Kneecap finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Pretentious Kneecap is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Kneecap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws out a counter right but Kneecap avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kneecap.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Kneecap shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pretentious Kneecap will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kneecap throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kneecap avoids it really well and circles away.
Kneecap connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kneecap attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kneecap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneecap tries to clinch up.
Kneecap avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kneecap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kneecap misses.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kneecap throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Kneecap throws a head kick that misses.
Kneecap connects with a solid leg kick.
Kneecap misses with a body shot.
Kneecap scores with a push kick.

Kneecap moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Kneecap tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva works on Kneecap's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneecap swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneecap struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneecap is looking for a sweep.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Kneecap tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kron Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva wants to control but Kneecap is keeping him busy.
Kneecap struggling a bit here.
Kneecap tries to improve position but can't.
Pretentious Kneecap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva working the ground and pound but Kneecap is defending the strikes.

Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kneecap, who protects the arm well.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kneecap manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Kneecap is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Silva has latched onto it... Big trouble! Silva pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Kneecap is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kron Silva!
In his post fight interview, Kron Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.