PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drasko Silajevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce has chosen Paradice as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Silajevas
vs
Bruce

178 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drasko Silajevas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Norman Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silajevas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bruce moves in looking to clinch but Silajevas pushes him off.
Jab from Silajevas.
Silajevas's corner calls for a 1-2. Silajevas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Bruce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silajevas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silajevas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruce shoots in but no luck this time.
Silajevas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bruces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Bruce shoots in and gets a takedown into Silajevas's guard.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Silajevas keeps moving.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
Bruce looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruce is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bruce passes Silajevas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silajevas is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bruce is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silajevas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silajevas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce stalling.
Silajevas is not content to let Bruce control the position.
Bruce passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four 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.
Bruce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bruce with shots to the head and body - Silajevas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bruce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Norman Bruce will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Silajevas circles away.
Drasko Silajevas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Silajevas. That snapped Bruce's head back.
Silajevas misses the shot to the body.
Silajevas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bruce looks for a takedown but Silajevas sprawls well.
Bruce avoids the body shot from Silajevas.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Silajevas circles away.
Silajevas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
Silajevas cracks a nice hook into Bruce's ribs.
Silajevas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silajevas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silajevas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silajevas counters with a two punch combo.

Bruce is rocked!
Drasko Silajevas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silajevas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruce's hands.
Bruce is still on wobbly legs! Can Silajevas finish him?
Silajevas checks a low kick from Bruce.
Bruce seems to have recovered his senses.
Silajevas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silajevas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruce scrambles back to his feet.
Silajevas scores with a body shot.
Drasko Silajevas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silajevas connects with a nice looking jab.
Silajevas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silajevas lands with a shot to the body.
Silajevas lands a lovely overhand right.
Silajevas connects with a body shot that sends Bruce's belly button to the back.
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!
Silajevas jabs Bruce to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silajevas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bruce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silajevas lands with a good body shot.
Bruce drops his hands momentarily and Silajevas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silajevas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Silajevas has knocked Bruce down with a huge combo! Silajevas steps away and waves a wobbly Bruce back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Silajevas lands a jab to Bruce's midsection.
Silajevas is looking to wear down Bruce with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bruce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silajevas jabs Bruce to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bruce takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silajevas thuds a left hand into Bruce's body.
Silajevas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bruce doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruce slips a jab and a cross from Silajevas.
Silajevas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silajevas digs a good hook to Bruce's body.
Bruce fails with the takedown.
Drasko Silajevas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Bruce.
Silajevas's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silajevas duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silajevas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silajevas jabs Bruce to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Silajevas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruce doesn't seem phased though.
Silajevas lands a nice shot that snaps Bruce's head back.
Silajevas lands with a nice body punch.
Silajevas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Silajevas. Beautiful body shot.
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silajevas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silajevas scores with a jab to the body.
Silajevas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silajevas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bruce doesn't seem bothered though.
Silajevas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silajevas.
Silajevas throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce takes one to the side of the head.
Drasko Silajevas is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silajevas looks to land a combination. Bruce sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silajevas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silajevas lands a slapping body shot.
Bruce with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silajevas to score with a decent uppercut.
Silajevas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce can do to turn this around?
Silajevas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silajevas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silajevas throws a shot to the body.
Silajevas with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silajevas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silajevas throws a right and a left that Bruce avoids nicely.
Silajevas connects with a right hand. Bruce shakes it off.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silajevas as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drasko Silajevas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silajevas works the jab nicely.
Silajevas scores with a one two! Bruce had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silajevas misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce misses with a takedown attempt - Silajevas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bruce misses with a shot to the body
and Silajevas counters with a right hand to the body.
Silajevas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silajevas with a nice cross.
Silajevas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silajevas lands a body shot.
Silajevas lands a nice hook to Bruce's body. Bruce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silajevas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bruce's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruce on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silajevas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silajevas works Bruce's body with a nice hook.
Silajevas with a nice cross.
Silajevas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silajevas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silajevas throws a right hand that Bruce ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruce also avoids with ease.
Bruce shoots in for a double leg but Silajevas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drasko Silajevas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Bruce.
Silajevas cracks a nice hook into Bruce's ribs.
Silajevas scores with a three punch combo!
Silajevas sizes up Bruce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruce shoots in looking for a takedown but Silajevas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bruce's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bruce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silajevas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bruce has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bruce has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silajevas punishes Bruce's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruce on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silajevas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bruce at a distance.
Silajevas lands a body shot.
Bruce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silajevas tests Bruce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silajevas lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Silajevas.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silajevas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silajevas works over Bruce's head and body with a nice combination.
Silajevas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bruce backs up against the cage.
Silajevas digs a good body shot into Bruce's ribs.
Silajevas cracks a nice hook into Bruce's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Silajevas scores with a four punch combination!
Bruce walks into a jab.
Silajevas scores with a shot to the body.
Bruce dodges the punch combination from Silajevas.
Bruce takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silajevas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silajevas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silajevas misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Bruce counters by clinching up.

Silajevas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silajevas takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
Silajevas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silajevas counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silajevas clobbers Bruce with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Silajevas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silajevas stuffs the takedown attempt from Bruce. Bruce gets slowly back to his feet.
Silajevas scores with a hook.
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silajevas lands a jab to the nose.
Silajevas lands a jab to Bruce's midsection.
Silajevas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silajevas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silajevas digs a good hook to Bruce's body.
Silajevas lands a jab-cross combination.
Silajevas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drasko Silajevas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silajevas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drasko Silajevas!