PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Flett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by system of a down - violent pornography. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flett
vs
Silva

189 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

200 cm
21
218 lbs
11 - 4 - 2

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Flett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Flett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva lands with a straight right. Flett didn't see that one coming.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flett throws out the jab.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Flett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Flett throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Flett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flett blocks a head kick by Silva.
Flett throws a sloppy body shot
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Flett slips a jab from Silva.
Flett throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Flett in his tracks.
Silva slips under a jab from Flett.
Dan Flett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flett fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Flett tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flett throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva scores with a one two! Flett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flett throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Flett throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flett.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flett shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Flett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva avoids the body shot from Flett.
Flett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
A big right from Silva misses.
Flett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Flett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flett slips a jab from Silva.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Flett dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flett connects with a body shot.
Flett misses with a body shot.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flett connects with the punch.
Flett blocks a head kick by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Flett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flett moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva misses with the combination.
Flett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Flett.
Flett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Flett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva looks gassed!
Flett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Flett lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flett throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Flett throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flett.
Flett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Flett lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Rickson Silva has been cut.
Flett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Flett throws a combination that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva avoids the body shot from Flett.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Flett.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flett throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Flett connects with a jab.
Flett avoids the body shot from Silva.
Flett misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Flett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Silva's cut.
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.

Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flett.

Flett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flett showed some decent athleticism there.
Flett with the ground and pound but Silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Flett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Flett throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flett's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Flett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Flett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Flett keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva throws a strike but Flett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flett pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Flett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flett with the ground and pound but Silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Flett is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Flett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Flett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Flett sits in half guard.

Flett is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nice strikes from Flett there.
Flett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flett winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Flett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva gets full guard.
Flett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flett is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Flett has managed to sneak the leg through.
Flett is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Flett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flett trying to control from Silva's half guard. Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flett trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Flett throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Flett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Flett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Flett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Flett throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Flett ducks down to avoid it.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flett.
Flett looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva throws a series of punches but Flett moves out of range.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Flett off the cage and back into rage.
Silva digs a good body shot into Flett's ribs.
Flett lands the left hand.
Flett staying out of range there.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Dan Flett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva slips a straight right by Flett.
A slow jab from Flett misses its intended target.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flett.
Flett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Flett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Flett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flett throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Flett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Flett trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flett is aware though and is defending well.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Flett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flett wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flett passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Flett in his half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Flett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Flett moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Flett working the ground and pound from side control.
Flett passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva!
Flett working the ground and pound effectively.
Flett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Flett is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rickson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flett lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dan Flett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Flett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Flett scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Flett has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Flett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Flett unloading with bombs!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Flett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flett 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Flett!