PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Iced Earth - Harbinger of Fate. Hiro has chosen My Hero as his entrance music. 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
Hiro

182 cm
27
185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
183 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiroshimo Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.

It looks like Abel Silva has been cut.
Hiro misses with a hook.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Silva misses
letting Hiro counter with a right hand.
Hiro 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.
Hiro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick but Hiro moved away.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Hiro.
A good leg kick by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro blocks a head kick by Silva.
Nice uppercut there from Hiro.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Hiro checks it.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiro tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Hiro misses its intended target.
Hiro swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Hiro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Hiro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hiro throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries a low kick but Hiro avoids it.
Hiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hiroshimo Hiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Hiro counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Hiro to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva feints and then cracks Hiro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hiro down.
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 tries a low kick but Hiro avoids it.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hiro.
Hiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hiro checks the leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Hiro moves out of range easily.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hiro.
Hiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Hiro stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hiro misses with a wild body shot.
Hiro just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva moves out of range as Hiro strikes.
Hiro checks a low kick from Silva.
Hiro avoids the head kick by Silva.
Hiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Hiro blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiro tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hiro checks a low kick from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshimo Hiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abel Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hiro throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Hiro moves out of range easily.
Hiroshimo Hiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva blocks a jab.
Hiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to work over Hiro's front leg with a kick but Hiro checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hiro misses with a body shot.
Hiro misses the shot to the body.
Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Hiroshimo Hiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Hiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hiro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hiro catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiro.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Hiro tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva wants to slow Hiro down by chopping away at his legs.
Hiro takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hiro tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Hiro checks a low kick from Silva.
Hiro misses with a body shot.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Hiro saw it coming and moves away.
Hiro throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a leg kick but Hiro checks it.
Hiro blocks a head kick by Silva.
Hiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hiro scores with a jab to the body.
Hiro cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva throws a head kick but Hiro moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshimo Hiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abel Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiro.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Hiro's front leg but catches the back leg as Hiro tries to avoid it.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiro.
Hiro lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hiro lands a jab to the nose.
A leg kick checked by Hiro.
Hiro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hiro misses with a body shot.
Hiro misses with a double jab.
Hiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Hiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Hiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hiro throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva motions for Hiro to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Hiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hiro throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a leg kick but Hiro moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a leg kick but Hiro moved away.
Hiro thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Hiro's knee but Hiro avoids it well.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Hiro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro lands a body shot.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiro tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hiro cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiroshimo Hiro.
Well Hiro 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshimo Hiro!