PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lou black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Affirmative Action. Rick Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
black

194 cm
21
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, lou black!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. black looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
black is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
black tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
black wants to control but Silva postures up.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva is breathing heavily.
black wants to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
black is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
black taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
black prevents Silva from improving position.
black is trying to buck Silva off.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
black misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. black tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag black to the ground. black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva slips under a jab.
black looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
lou black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
black misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
black misses with a straight right.
black with a nice cross.
black lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva dives in and grabs black's left leg, looking for a takedown. black pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from black.
black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
black misses with the combination.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
black tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
black is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
black misses with the combination.
black throws a big shot that misses.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from black.
black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
black is looking to clinch.
black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
black swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves away from the strike by black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lou black dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
black swinging wildly here.
black throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
lou black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva staying out of range there.
black throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
black misses with a straight left.
Silva defending well as black loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from black does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
black swinging wildly here.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from black.
black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but black shows good takedown defense.
black misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries for a takedown but black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
black throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
black missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts black as he jumps to the side.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with black but black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed right hand from black misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from black as Silva shoots in.
black throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
black stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rick Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
black misses with a looping right.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from black.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
black missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
black tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as black throws out the jab.
black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
black looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
black wants to clinch.
black misses with an uppercut.
black cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
black throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
black wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
black dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
A punch combination from black misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

lou black 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
black punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
black throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
black moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
lou black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but black shows good takedown defense.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
black looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
black moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
black is looking to escape.
black is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but black defending well.
black is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva is working for a kimura but black is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if black can do anything to dispel that myth.
black is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him

black kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by black.
black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? black is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, black circles away and we're back to standing.
black throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and black wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
black lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
black misses with a jab, cross combination.
black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from black misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
black throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
black doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. black tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
black is looking to clinch.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from black as Silva shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from black misses the target.
black tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
black misses with a jab, cross combination.

black closes the distance and clinches.
black has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
black is trying to break free.
Silva has black pressed against the cage, preventing black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants a takedown.
black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
lou black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
black digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
black has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Rick Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
black cracks Silva with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
lou black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got black 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... lou black!