PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rickson Silva's chin.

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich
vs
Silva

190 cm
24
212 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
218 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is avoiding it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes one to the chin there.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a leg kick.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a body shot.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva tries to bum rush Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with a series of wild strikes but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with the combination.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses the jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is having none of it.
A big left from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a hook
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich obviously looking to wear him down.
Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich walks into a jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a right hand that misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Silva misses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva walks into a jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva blocks a head kick by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
A left and a right from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich both land. Nice combination.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head kick that misses.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Dmitrigorbachovovonovich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva throws a head kick but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a body punch
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva pushes Dmitrigorbachovovonovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks with his arms.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a leg kick but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moved away.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves away from the strike by Silva.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Rickson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva tries to clinch there but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich circles away.
Silva defending well as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a head kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses the shot to the body.
Silva with a nice cross.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich, right into the meat.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range easily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a hook.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with a jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with a high kick.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a head kick that Dmitrigorbachovovonovich semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Dmitrigorbachovovonovich was not able to check.
Silva throws a push kick but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich slaps the foot to one side.
Rickson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's front leg.
That kick from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a leg kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's hands.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a leg kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a wild body shot.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich checks a leg kick nicely.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Dmitrigorbachovovonovich. That snapped Silva's head back.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich thows a body shot but no joy.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a looping left.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses the shot to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a head shot.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Silva wants to slow Dmitrigorbachovovonovich down by chopping away at his legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dmitrigorbachovovonovich. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a body shot.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Silva defending well as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich loads up on a big left hand.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva swings for the body but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva tries to bum rush Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with a series of wild strikes but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is out of range.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich cracks Silva with a good jab.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's corner calls for a 1-2. Dmitrigorbachovovonovich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a hook
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a left hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Silva forces Dmitrigorbachovovonovich back against the cage and clinches.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich landing knees to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich breaks from the clinch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a looping right.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Rickson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich blocks the leg kick.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's head but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is able to avoid easily.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich checks it.
Silva slips a straight right by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
A head kick by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dmitrigorbachovovonovich thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva staying out of range there.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

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