PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Sinclair has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Spike Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Sinclair

177 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
182 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spike Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair misses with a few strikes there.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sinclair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sinclair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sinclair is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Sinclair wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with a low kick.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinclair.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sinclair is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
No joy there for Sinclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sinclair tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva slips a straight right by Sinclair.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sinclair throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinclair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Sinclair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sinclair tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinclair looks gassed!
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinclair.
Silva shoots in but Sinclair avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Sinclair misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands up and beckons Sinclair to join him on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sinclair throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinclair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with a double jab.
Sinclair misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
Sinclair is breathing heavily.
Sinclair throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Sinclair wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Sinclair is controlling the position.

Silva decides to return to a standing position.
Tony Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Sinclair misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinclair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Sinclair misses with a two punch combination.
Sinclair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Sinclair sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sinclair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spike Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sinclair quickly recovers to half guard.

Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sinclair misses with a low kick.
Sinclair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Spike Silva has been cut.
Sinclair tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Sinclair throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sinclair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sinclair is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Spike Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
No joy there for Sinclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sinclair misses with a two punch combination.
Spike Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinclair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sinclair throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sinclair enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sinclair manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
Sinclair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tony Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Sinclair. Those never looked like landing.

Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sinclair did well to prevent Silva getting side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spike Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

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