PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Shelby (ranked 3853 p4p, 437 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 23442 p4p, 594 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shelby
vs
Silva

190 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Shelby !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva cracks Shelby with an open hand slap.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Shelby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shelby .
Shelby looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Shelby looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Shelby .
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shelby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a head shot.
Shelby misses with a wild combination.
Silva thuds his right hand into Shelby 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shelby throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Shelby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva cracks Shelby with an open hand slap.
Shelby throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shelby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shelby had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shelby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shelby throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Shelby walks into a jab.
Silva lands with a straight right. Shelby didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Shelby . Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Silva catches Shelby right on the button with a cross.
We've been told by Shelby 's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shelby 's guard.
Shelby looking to control.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shelby throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.

Shelby is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Oh Shelby is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shelby seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.

Shelby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Shelby trying to control the position.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shelby 's guard.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shelby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shelby tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Shelby 's defenses.
Tommy Shelby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Shelby .
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Shelby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Shelby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shelby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shelby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shelby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Shelby drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Silva swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Shelby 's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
Our winner, Manuel Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.