PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between qwerty man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

man
vs
Silva

193 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, qwerty man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva looks gassed!

Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. man is keeping the position for now.
man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
man wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but man manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has man in his guard.
man wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
man has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but man is proving a slippery customer.
man wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
man tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
man doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
man doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
man wants to clinch.
man tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

man tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
man wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
man tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
man tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Justin Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
qwerty man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
man fails with an attempt to clinch.
man tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
man tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
man moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
man is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. man defending well though.
Silva prevents man from standing back up.
man is not content to let Silva control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
man tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but man keeps working.

Silva is working for a kimura but man is defending it quite comfortably.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
man tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man fails with an attempt to clinch.
man doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
man wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
man wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
man is looking to clinch.
man tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

man has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to break the clinch but man is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for man.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
man unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
man trying to land knees to the body.
man lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva avoiding damage as man throws knees to the body.
man trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. man just stands there and leans against the cage.
man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
man lands an elbow inside.
man connects with a knee to the head.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. man avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
man scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva avoiding damage as man throws knees to the body.
man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

qwerty man dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva cracks man with a good jab.
man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
man tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
man is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
man doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
man tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
man tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
man tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
man tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
man tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
man moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
man tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
man tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
man prevents Silva from improving position.
man is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but man keeps working.
man is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but man keeps working.
man managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silva.
man pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva wants to stand but man has his arm trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
man tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
man fails in his attempt to clinch.
man doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
man tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
man fails in his attempt to clinch.
man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
man tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
man fails in his attempt to clinch.
man wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
man is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
man tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
man tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
man wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
man is looking to clinch.
man fails in his attempt to clinch.
man tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
man fails in his attempt to clinch.
man tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

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