PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mahomes (ranked 3076 p4p, 4312 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 351 p4p, 472 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thor Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Mahomes
vs
Silva

172 cm
23
155
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
22
165
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.

Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mahomes to the ground. Silva is now in Mahomes's guard.

Mahomes is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Silva presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Mahomes breaks from the clinch.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva is looking to clinch but Mahomes is avoiding it.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva blocks a jab.
Mahomes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Mahomes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahomes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mahomes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mahomes pinned against the cage. Mahomes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva misses the jab.
Mahomes throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Mahomes as Silva shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Silva misses with a hook
and Mahomes counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Mahomes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been informed that Silva has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahomes counters with a nice body kick.
Mahomes misses with a series of wild punches.
Patrick Mahomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick.
It looked like Mahomes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Mahomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Mahomes moved out of range.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Mahomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Mahomes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Patrick Mahomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Silva.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Mahomes.
Mahomes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Mahomes checks it.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mahomes defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes delivers a nice body kick.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mahomes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahomes scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Mahomes throws out a powerful jab.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahomes swivels and escapes.
Mahomes tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
A left lands for Mahomes.
Mahomes moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Mahomes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jab from Mahomes.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Mahomes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mahomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mahomes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva is looking to chop away at Mahomes's legs.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahomes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mahomes tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Mahomes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahomes cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva misses the jab.
It looked like Mahomes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bum rush Mahomes with a series of wild strikes but Mahomes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Mahomes scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mahomes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mahomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva throws a right hand that Mahomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahomes also avoids with ease.
Mahomes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahomes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahomes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mahomes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Mahomes pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Mahomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Mahomes swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a right hand that Mahomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahomes also avoids with ease.
Silva wants to clinch up but Mahomes keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mahomes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mahomes 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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahomes swivels and escapes.

Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Mahomes pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Mahomes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mahomes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mahomes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mahomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Mahomes defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Mahomes looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva misses with a straight right.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahomes moves away.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva avoids the body shot from Mahomes.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahomes can pounce on him.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Mahomes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mahomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lunges at Mahomes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mahomes's hand.
Mahomes throws a big shot that misses.
Mahomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahomes jabs at Silva's body.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mahomes defends well and Silva ends up having to push Mahomes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mahomes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Patrick Mahomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Silva.
A big left from Silva misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mahomes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Mahomes swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Mahomes tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a looping right.
Mahomes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Mahomes slips under a jab.
Mahomes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Mahomes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Mahomes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahomes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva closes the distance but Mahomes moves to the side
and Mahomes counters with a one-two to the body.
Mahomes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Mahomes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahomes. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMahomes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Mahomes is out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mahomes sprawls well. Mahomes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands with a shot to the body.
Silva looks for a takedown but Mahomes sprawls well.
Mahomes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
The fighters circling - Mahomes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a hook.
Mahomes lands with a nice body punch.
Mahomes lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mahomes to score with a decent uppercut.
Mahomes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahomes takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a jab when Mahomes was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahomes. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Mahomes saw that one coming.
A jab from Mahomes misses.
Mahomes with a nice calf kick.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mahomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but Mahomes avoids it.
Silva dives in and grabs Mahomes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mahomes pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Mahomes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahomes throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Mahomes throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahomes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Mahomes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mahomes is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Mahomes circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Mahomes moved out of range.
Patrick Mahomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahomes can pounce on him.
Mahomes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mahomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws the left hand but Mahomes avoids the punch easily.
Mahomes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a hook. Mahomes ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands a jab.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice sprawl there from Mahomes as Silva shoots in.
Patrick Mahomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Silva.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Mahomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Mahomes as he checks the leg kick.
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahomes moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahomes throws out the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahomes lands a jab.
Silva thuds his right hand into Mahomes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Mahomes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mahomes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahomes slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Mahomes throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Mahomes saw that one coming.
Mahomes with the inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva clobbers Mahomes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Mahomes.
Mahomes feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Silva looks to move away, Mahomes throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahomes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mahomes cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Mahomes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahomes. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahomes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mahomes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mahomes!

Mahomes bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mahomes as Silva shoots in.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Mahomes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mahomes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mahomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes throws a one two combo.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mahomes.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mahomes lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
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 throws a jab when Mahomes was well out of range.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva moves out of range as Mahomes strikes.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mahomes.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mahomes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Mahomes counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mahomes cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Mahomes's knee but Mahomes avoids it well.
Mahomes lands the left hand.
Mahomes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Mahomes.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Mahomes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mahomes as he jumps to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mahomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahomes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!