PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Butcher (ranked 2338 p4p, 260 weight class) and Marco Silva (ranked 1088 p4p, 132 weight class). Butcher comes to the cage accompanied by Eaten by Bloodbath. Marco Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Butcher
vs
Silva

173 cm
19
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

171 cm
26
161 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Urban Fighter
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Butcher rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.

Butcher manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Butcher is on top in guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Butcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Butcher slips nicely into half guard.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Butcher is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Butcher scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Butcher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Butcher thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is staying active underneath Butcher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva is in trouble now - Butcher has advanced to mount!
Silva taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Butcher punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Butcher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Butcher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Butcher working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher landing strikes from the mount.
Butcher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Marco Silva has been cut.
Butcher looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Butcher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Butcher is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Butcher working Silva over with strikes here.
Butcher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Butcher.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Butcher looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Butcher throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Butcher breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Butcher with the ground and pound from mount.
Butcher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Butcher landing punches.
Silva looks winded!
Butcher breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Butcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher dominating with strikes here.

That has opened up Marco Silva's cut even more.
Butcher landing punches.
Butcher throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Butcher there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Butcher throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butcher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Butcher throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Butcher misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Butcher scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Butcher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butcher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Butcher with good strikes from the mount here!

Silva is rocked!

Marco Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Conor Butcher!
A victorious Conor Butcher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Marco Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'I should have never lost to this bum'.