PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ozz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Nelly - Here comes the boom. A fine choice. Ozz has chosen So What?-Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Ozz

180 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louis Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Ozz!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ozz.
Ozz misses with the ground and pound.
Ozz slows the pace down.
Ozz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ozz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ozz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Ozz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ozz working the ground and pound.
Ozz cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Silva is being controlled here.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ozz lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Ozz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ozz is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ozz takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozz trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Ozz cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ozz is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ozz takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Ozz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Ozz lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
Ozz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Ozz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ozz controlling from side mount.
Ozz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ozz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Ozz trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Ozz working the ground and pound.
Ozz lands an elbow.
Ozz cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ozz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Ozz is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ozz is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ozz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ozz cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ozz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ozz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Ozz cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Ozz tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Ozz trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Ozz looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ozz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Ozz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ozz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ozz connects with an inside leg kick.
Louis Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ozz looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Ozz drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
Ozz wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Ozz lands a couple of digs.
Ozz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ozz trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Ozz advances position into side control!
Silva being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ozz wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Ozz scoring with strikes.

Ozz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ozz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ozz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.

Ozz is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Ozz working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ozz working the head with strikes.

Ozz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ozz scores with a couple of short elbows.

Ozz decides to stand back up. Ozz steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ozz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ozz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Ozz scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozz pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Ozz is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Ozz prevents Silva from improving his position.
Ozz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Ozz is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ozz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ozz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ozz scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Ozz's attempts to control the action.

Ozz is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Ozz avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Jack Ozz has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozz raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Ozz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ozz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ozz closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.

Ozz breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ozz breaks from the clinch.

Ozz darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Ozz has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Ozz pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ozz is on top in guard.
Ozz is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ozz trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!

Ozz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ozz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozz prevents Silva from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozz trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Ozz lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva wants to control but Ozz is having none of it.
Ozz working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two 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.
Ozz unloading with bombs!
Ozz unloading with bombs!
Ozz lands with some strikes.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Ozz looking to control and managing it successfully.

Ozz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Ozz's body position as best he can.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Ozz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ozz cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ozz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ozz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ozz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Ozz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ozz looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Ozz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Jack Ozz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ozz prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Ozz landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Ozz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ozz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Ozz has a good base and remains in mount.
Ozz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ozz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Louis Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozz controlling the position easily from mount.
Ozz prevents Silva from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ozz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ozz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ozz!