PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harrison
vs
Da Silva

186 cm
28
195 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

185 cm
28
204 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Harrison drives through with a takedown into Da Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harrison postures up in Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Da Silva blocks it.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Harrison landing with the ground and pound.
Harrison pushing down on Da Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Harrison wants to work for an arm triangle but Da Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Da Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harrison is looking to advance position but Da Silva won't allow it.
Harrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Da Silva's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harrison in particular looking to stall.
Harrison trying to control the action but Da Silva is working from the bottom.

Harrison decides to stand up.
Da Silva with a jab.

It looks like William Harrison has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Silva as he avoids it easily.

Harrison shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Harrison was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harrison throwing strikes here but Da Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poor strikes thrown by Harrison there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Harrison controlling the position easily from mount.
Harrison lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Da Silva hang on?
Harrison cracks Da Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrison has control of Da Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Da Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Harrison lands a heavy elbow.
Harrison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harrison misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Harrison working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Da Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison content just to control the position here.
Da Silva is squirming around, avoiding Harrison's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harrison shoots in and drives through. Da Silva sprawls well.
Da Silva feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
Da Silva connects with a high kick.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Harrison pushes him off.
Da Silva lands a lovely overhand right.

Harrison throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Da Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Harrison finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Harrison passes Da Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Harrison content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
William Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Harrison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harrison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Da Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Harrison is looking for a kimura but Da Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harrison to get the leverage.
Harrison wants to free his trapped foot but Da Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harrison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harrison passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Da Silva!
Harrison misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control but Da Silva is having none of it.
The referee warns Da Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harrison looking to ground and pound but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Harrison controlling the pace for now.
Harrison trying to control but Da Silva is having none of it.
Da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison controlling from the full mount.
Harrison throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Harrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
William Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Da Silva.
Da Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Silva.
Harrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harrison has a takedown stuffed.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harrison.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Da Silva sprawls well. Da Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harrison manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Da Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Da Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Harrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Harrison is working hard here to advance position.

Da Silva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Harrison blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries for a takedown but Da Silva circles away easily
and Da Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Da Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrison with a poor takedown
and Da Silva counters with a good low kick that Harrison was not able to check.
Harrison dives in and grabs Da Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Da Silva pushes down on Harrison's head and hops out.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Da Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harrison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Da Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harrison has his takedown stuffed
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
David Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Da Silva as Harrison shoots in.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Da Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Da Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Silva, right into the meat.
Da Silva leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the cage.
Da Silva stalling.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Da Silva smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Da Silva.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
William Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da Silva lands with a right hand.
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!
Harrison takes one to the side of the head.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Da Silva pinned against the cage. Da Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harrison 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Harrison!