PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Inyourbutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inyourbutt's entrance music is Burning Spear - Workshop. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Inyourbutt
vs
Silva

197 cm
19
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Takomo

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Inyourbutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inyourbutt swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Inyourbutt moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Inyourbutt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Inyourbutt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Demian Silva has been cut.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.

It looks like Al Inyourbutt has been cut.
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 gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Inyourbutt is breathing heavily.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Inyourbutt shrugs off.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Inyourbutt's defenses.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Inyourbutt's face.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Inyourbutt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Inyourbutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inyourbutt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Inyourbutt is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Inyourbutt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Inyourbutt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inyourbutt.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Inyourbutt blocks it.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Inyourbutt is blocking nicely.
Inyourbutt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Inyourbutt goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Inyourbutt moves out of range.

Silva rushes Inyourbutt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Inyourbutt is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Inyourbutt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inyourbutt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Inyourbutt jumps guard but Silva stands there with Inyourbutt around his waist. Inyourbutt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Inyourbutt.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Inyourbutt shrugs off.
Silva working Inyourbutt over with knees to the body.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Inyourbutt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Inyourbutt can't get the takedown.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Inyourbutt shrugs off.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Inyourbutt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Inyourbutt's takedown attempt.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Inyourbutt is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Inyourbutt shrugs off.
Inyourbutt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Inyourbutt shrugs off.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Inyourbutt's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva closes the distance and pushes Inyourbutt back into the cage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Inyourbutt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Inyourbutt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Inyourbutt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Inyourbutt swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Inyourbutt lands a nice shot to the body.
Inyourbutt throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Inyourbutt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Inyourbutt blocks with his arms.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Inyourbutt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Inyourbutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Inyourbutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inyourbutt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inyourbutt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inyourbutt lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Inyourbutt throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Inyourbutt shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Inyourbutt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Inyourbutt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Inyourbutt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Inyourbutt tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Inyourbutt.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Inyourbutt won't want to take too many of those.
Inyourbutt takes a knee to the side of the body.

Inyourbutt decides to pull guard.
Inyourbutt trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.

Silva stands up and waves to Inyourbutt to follow him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inyourbutt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
A cross from Inyourbutt lands.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Inyourbutt's front leg but catches the back leg as Inyourbutt tries to avoid it.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Inyourbutt swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Al Inyourbutt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inyourbutt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Al Inyourbutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but Inyourbutt circles away and keeps his distance.
Inyourbutt shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva tries to clinch but Inyourbutt is having none of it.
Inyourbutt missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inyourbutt lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Inyourbutt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Inyourbutt, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Inyourbutt's ribcage.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Demian Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Inyourbutt has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Inyourbutt is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inyourbutt avoids it.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Inyourbutt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inyourbutt has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Inyourbutt's defenses.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Inyourbutt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Inyourbutt looking for a takedown.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Inyourbutt.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Inyourbutt up against the cage.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the temple.
Inyourbutt goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Silva has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Inyourbutt fails to pull guard.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Inyourbutt wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Inyourbutt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Inyourbutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inyourbutt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inyourbutt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inyourbutt throws a good cross that connects.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Inyourbutt, pushing him back against the cage.
Inyourbutt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Inyourbutt won't want to take too many of those.
Inyourbutt has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Inyourbutt in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.

Inyourbutt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Inyourbutt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Inyourbutt is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Inyourbutt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Inyourbutt.

Inyourbutt is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Inyourbutt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Inyourbutt scores with a nice head shot.
Inyourbutt looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

Silva clinches.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Inyourbutt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Inyourbutt's face.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Inyourbutt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Inyourbutt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Inyourbutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Inyourbutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Inyourbutt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Inyourbutt has a takedown stuffed.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Inyourbutt misses with a double jab.
Inyourbutt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Silva clinches.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva lands an elbow just above Inyourbutt 's eye.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inyourbutt.
Inyourbutt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Inyourbutt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Inyourbutt keeps the fight on the outside.
Inyourbutt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.

Silva forces Inyourbutt back against the cage and clinches.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Inyourbutt's defenses.
Inyourbutt jumps guard but Silva stands there with Inyourbutt around his waist. Inyourbutt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Inyourbutt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Inyourbutt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Inyourbutt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Inyourbutt's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Inyourbutt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Inyourbutt is having none of it.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Inyourbutt tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Inyourbutt drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Inyourbutt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Inyourbutt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Inyourbutt misses.
Silva tries to clinch up but Inyourbutt circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva scores with a push kick.

Silva moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Inyourbutt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Al Inyourbutt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demian Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A knee to the head by Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Silva!