PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Ain't stoppin me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cory Steel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Steel

180 cm
22
190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

184 cm
27
212 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Steel!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but Steel is having none of it.
Steel is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Steel controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Steel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Steel tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Steel is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva thumps Steel with a low kick.
Silva is looking to chop away at Steel's legs.
Steel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Steel misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steel looks gassed!
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Silva catches Steel right on the button with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lyoto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Steel sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Steel is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Steel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to control but Steel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva wants to control the pace but Steel is squirming around nicely.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Steel is in trouble!
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Steel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Steel wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva wants to control the pace but Steel is squirming around nicely.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Steel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Steel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lyoto Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel walks into a left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Steel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Steel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steel's hands.
Steel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Lyoto Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Steel's head back.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Steel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Steel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva thumps Steel with a low kick.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Steel's front leg but catches the back leg as Steel tries to avoid it.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Steel stumbling back into the cage.
Silva keeps Steel at a distance using the push kick.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Steel's guard.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Steel looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silva is now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Steel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva is really struggling to control Steel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Silva.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Steel shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Steel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva thumps Steel with a low kick.
Steel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Silva throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Steel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Steel backpedaling.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lyoto Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva cracks the inside of Steel's front leg.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Steel shrugs it off though.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Steel's torso.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Steel shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steel throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steel will feel that in the morning.
Silva thumps Steel with a low kick.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Cory Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva punishes Steel's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24

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