PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Amazing - (Kanye West) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
Johnson

192 cm
25
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sean Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a left hand

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.

Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Silva wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson misses with a left hand

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body punch

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Helio Silva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson misses with a double jab

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Johnson pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva wants to stand up but Johnson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Johnson pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Silva stands up from half guard.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sean Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.

Silva stands up and beckons Johnson to join him on the feet.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson misses with a double jab

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Silva gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson misses with a right hand

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson misses with a left hand

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Helio Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.

Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Silva stands up from Johnson's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Johnson misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.

Silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Johnson to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with an uppercut

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson misses the body punch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
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 stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Silva stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson throws a combination that misses

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Silva stands up from Johnson's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson misses with a left hand

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.

Silva decides to stand back up.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Silva prevents Johnson from improving his position.

Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson is trying to hold Silva in close to prevent damage but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.

Silva stands up from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with a right hand

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.

Johnson is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Sean Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson misses the body punch

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helio 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26

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