PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Craun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craun comes to the cage accompanied by Pussy Money Weed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Craun
vs
Silva

167 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Craun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Craun looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Craun can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Craun looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Craun is in trouble!
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Craun is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!

Craun is rocked!
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Craun is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Craun seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Craun can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Craun is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva landing punches.
Silva breaks from Craun's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Craun's face.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks from Craun's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Craun in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Craun looks very uncomfortable down there.
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 looking to finish Craun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Craun!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Craun is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva working Craun over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craun is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craun is trying to escape the mount.
Silva avoids the attempt from Craun to control.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Craun is looking to escape.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Craun wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Craun takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Craun wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva scoring with strikes but Craun is staying in there.
Silva scoring with strikes but Craun is staying in there.
The referee warns Craun that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Craun is trying to escape the mount.
Craun is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Craun keeps the fight on the outside.
John Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Craun. Craun gets slowly back to his feet.

Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Craun napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Silva cracks Craun with a big right hand but Craun just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Craun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Craun is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Craun can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Craun misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Craun!
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Craun is looking to get to half guard.
Craun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Craun keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva breaks from Craun's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Craun is having none of it.
Silva wants to control the pace but Craun is squirming around nicely.
Craun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craun is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Craun can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Craun tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Craun in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva wants to control the pace but Craun is squirming around nicely.
John Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Craun is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Craun is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Craun that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Craun is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Craun?
Craun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva scoring with strikes but Craun is staying in there.
Craun can't escape the position.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Craun is in trouble!
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Craun tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva avoids the attempt from Craun to control.
Silva looking to finish Craun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Craun!
Craun is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Craun tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.

Silva lands a takedown into guard.
Craun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Craun thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Craun is controlling him
Craun is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Craun trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is pulling down on Craun's head. It's preventing any offense from Craun, at least for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craun trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craun thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva striking from the bottom here.
Craun trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva lands a couple of shots from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Craun counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva is trying to keep Craun in close.
Craun trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craun looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Craun is proving a slippery customer.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Craun is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Craun's back instead.
Silva gets his hands free as Craun looks to control.
Craun is in bad spot here.
Craun takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Silva.
Craun tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craun turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Craun manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Craun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva is keen to just control but Craun is a slippery customer.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva trying to control from Craun's half guard. Craun has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up.
Craun is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Craun looking for a sweep. Not yet Craun, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Eric Craun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Craun controlling the position for now.
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Craun to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Craun keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Craun wants to sweep but no luck.
John Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Craun working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Silva.
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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30

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