PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spider Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gucci La Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gucci La Flare is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
La Flare

190 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spider Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gucci La Flare!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with La Flare but La Flare pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but La Flare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Flare uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Flare.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
La Flare scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
La Flare getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
La Flare lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
La Flare throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
La Flare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
La Flare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
La Flare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
La Flare misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from La Flare.

Silva clinches up with La Flare and pushes him back against the cage.

Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but La Flare is retaining full guard.
Silva passes La Flare's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Silva is looking for a kimura but La Flare is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but La Flare defends the submission attempt.
La Flare is holding on to half guard well.
Silva wants to pass to mount but La Flare is defending the position.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two 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.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is breathing heavily.

La Flare is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
La Flare keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Flare is looking to improve his position.
La Flare is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
La Flare scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva blocks a jab.
Gucci La Flare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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 tries a head kick but it misses.
A choreographed right hand from La Flare misses the target.
Silva tries to clinch but La Flare is having none of it.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Flare lands a jab to the nose.
La Flare connects with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Flare has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at La Flare's knee but La Flare avoids it well.
La Flare looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
La Flare lands a slapping body shot.
La Flare misses with the combination.
La Flare lands a lovely overhand right.
A combination from La Flare does no damage.
La Flare listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
La Flare swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Flare is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and La Flare connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Flare throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and La Flare moves out of range easily.
La Flare misses with a series of wild punches.
La Flare 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gucci La Flare dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva connects with a high kick.
La Flare lands the left hand.
Silva tries to land a front kick but La Flare steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
La Flare slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Flare chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
La Flare avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
La Flare on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from La Flare.
La Flare blocks a head kick by Silva.
La Flare scores with a punch to the head.
Gucci La Flare seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Flare throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by La Flare - just one landing.
La Flare throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Flare connects with a looping right hand.
La Flare scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A left lands for La Flare.
La Flare misses with a wild combination.
Silva misses with a head kick.
La Flare throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and La Flare takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for La Flare. That snapped Silva's head back.
La Flare connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from La Flare.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
La Flare throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Flare connects with a looping right hand.
La Flare misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes one on the button.
La Flare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
La Flare lands with a cross.
La Flare lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Flare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a head kick but La Flare moves out of range.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
La Flare slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
La Flare throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Flare.
A jab from La Flare does it's job there.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
La Flare's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and La Flare duly obliges.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Gucci La Flare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
La Flare cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow La Flare down.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.

La Flare is rocked!

It looks like Gucci La Flare has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Flare takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
La Flare throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva misses with a head kick.
La Flare throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
La Flare jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva lands a big head kick that sends La Flare to the canvas! Silva follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spider Silva!