PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Crawford (ranked 1249 p4p, 179 weight class) and Cairo Silva (ranked 1591 p4p, 219 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crawford
vs
Silva

190 cm
29
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

194 cm
30
218 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Crawford as he checks the leg kick.
Crawford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawford has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Crawford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Crawford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Crawford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Crawford.
Crawford ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A combination from Crawford does no damage.
Crawford tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva moves out of range as Crawford throws a body kick.
Crawford scores with a nice strike.
Silva looks to land a combination but Crawford avoids it well.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crawford at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silva rushes Crawford and presses him up against the cage.
Silva working Crawford over with knees to the body.
Crawford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawford.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crawfords head.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva cracks Crawford with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawford.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crawford backwards.
Silva lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawford.
Crawford struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawford.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Crawford.

Crawford breaks the clinch.
Crawford throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
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 goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Crawford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crawford misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
A shot to the liver by Crawford. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Crawford ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva jabs Crawford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crawford.
Crawford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva tries a low kick but Crawford avoids it.
Silva throws a series of punches but Crawford moves out of range.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crawford cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crawford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crawford defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Crawford tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Crawford tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crawford.
Crawford throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crawford throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crawford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Crawford keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawford.
Crawford is looking to counter with a body kick.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawford.
Crawford moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Crawford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crawford is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Crawford fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawford.
Silva prevents a body shot from Crawford.
Crawford working aggressively here.
Crawford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Crawford's ribcage. Crawford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crawford backwards.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Crawford working aggressively here.
Crawford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Crawford backwards.
Silva tries to work over Crawford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Crawford fails to land.
Crawford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crawford blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crawford working aggressively here.
Crawford tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cairo Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Crawford throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crawford throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crawford is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Crawford checks a low kick from Silva.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva throws the left hand but Crawford avoids the punch easily.
Crawford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva misses the jab.
Crawford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Crawford.
A low kick from Crawford is predictable there
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Crawford's head but Crawford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Crawford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crawford.
Crawford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crawford scores with a shot to the body.
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 fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crawford.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crawford momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawford lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jay Crawford is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Crawford finds it's target.
Crawford works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Crawford blocks a jab.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Crawford is rocked!
Crawford throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oh Crawford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva tries to land a front kick but Crawford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crawford seems to have got his legs back now.
Crawford lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crawford moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice jab there from Crawford.
Crawford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Crawford there.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crawford is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawford lands an overhand right.
Crawford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Crawford slips a jab from Silva.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawford moves away.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Crawford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Crawford stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawford.
A lazy left from Crawford finds it's target.
Crawford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crawford blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints and then cracks Crawford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crawford down.
Crawford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Crawford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Crawford.
Crawford scores with a jab to the body.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crawford. Crawford obviously looking to wear him down.
Crawford connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crawford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A good leg kick by Crawford.
Crawford throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Crawford throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Crawford lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crawford. Crawford obviously looking to wear him down.
Crawford throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Crawford blocks the leg kick.
Crawford throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Donk. Crawford catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Crawford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Crawford throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crawford. That did some damage!
Crawford delivers a nice body kick.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawford.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crawford misses with the body kick
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crawford blocks the body kick.
Crawford appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Crawford tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Crawford moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Crawford dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Crawford throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawford.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Crawford misses with a body kick.
Crawford throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crawford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crawford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws out a counter right but Crawford avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Crawford misses.
Crawford scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Crawford.
Crawford throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Crawford ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crawford has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crawford and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crawford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crawford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crawford looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Crawford misses with a low kick.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawford was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Crawford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Crawford moves away and avoids it.
Crawford tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Crawford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Crawford gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford blocks an uppercut.
Crawford avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Crawford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawford.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Crawford slips a jab from Silva.
Crawford lands with a right hand.
Crawford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Crawford is out of range.
Crawford swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawford.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crawford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crawford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crawford. That's going to slow Silva down.
Crawford staying out of range there.
Crawford connects with an inside leg kick.
Crawford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crawford checks a leg kick.
Crawford is looking to counter punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Jay Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva takes a swing at Crawford's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Crawford's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawford tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Crawford saw that one coming.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva throws a jab when Crawford was well out of range.
Crawford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crawford is out of range.
Crawford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crawford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crawford throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crawford 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.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva thumps Crawford with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva is looking to slow Crawford down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawford.
Crawford looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Crawford moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Crawford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crawford finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.

Silva darts in and clinches Crawford up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawford struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Cairo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crawford blocking some punches.
Crawford misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cairo Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cairo Silva!