PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20314 p4p, 513 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 6926 p4p, 495 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
Brown

186 cm
27
187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

184 cm
36
205 lbs
17 - 25 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Brown misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Brown was just alert enough to avoid it.
Brown blocks a head kick by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Arnaldo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown throws a lazy head kick
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Donk. Brown catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Brown stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva moves away from the strike by Brown.

Brown gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Brown connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva walks into a jab.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva thumps Brown with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Silva moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Silva misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a big counter combination but Brown scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Silva catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown slips a jab from Silva.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva slips a straight right by Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Silva forces Brown back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva checks a low kick from Brown.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Brown down.
Arnaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Silva works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva staying out of range there.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Silva throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva has Brown pressed against the ropes, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.

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 Arnaldo Silva.
I think Silva 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.