PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch's entrance music is Get Knocked Out. A fine choice. Da Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Flaming Lips - Race for the Prize kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Punch
vs
Da Silva

193 cm
29
201 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

185 cm
29
204 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition(Laundry)

160!

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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Punch.
Punch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Da Silva but Da Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Punch stuns Da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Punch shoots in for a takedown but Da Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Punch.
Da Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Punch misses with a looping right.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punch throws a leg kick but Da Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Punch shoots in looking for a takedown but Da Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Punch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punch lands a body shot.
Da Silva feints and then cracks Punch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Punch down.
Punch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Silva. Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Punch misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Da Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Punch shoots in for a takedown but Da Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Da Silva swings for the body but Punch moves out of range.
Da Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva throws a head kick but Punch moves out of range.
Punch throws a sloppy head kick
and Da Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Da Silva slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Punch tries to land a leg kick but Da Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Punch circles away and keeps his distance.
Punch blocks a jab.
Punch wants to land a leg kick but Da Silva is out of range.
Da Silva throws a leg kick but Punch moved away.
Da Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Punch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Da Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Da Silva slips under a jab.
Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punch.
Da Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Punch throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Da Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Punch's hands.
Punch looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punch moves away.
Da Silva misses with a hook.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punch.
Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Punch clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Punch misses with a straight left.
Da Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Punch. Punch gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Silva throws a leg kick
and Punch counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch's corner calls for a 1-2. Punch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Punch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Da Silva as Punch shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Punch.
No luck for Punch with that takedown attempt.
Punch fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Silva, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punch thows a body shot but no joy.
Punch throws a low kick but Da Silva avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Da Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Da Silva slips under a jab from Punch.
Punch misses with a straight right.
Punch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Punch jabs at Da Silva's body.
Da Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Punch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Punch.
Punch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with a head kick.
Punch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Da Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Punch misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Punch thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Da Silva is predictable there
and Punch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Da Silva thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a head kick but Punch moves out of range.
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Punch.
Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punch shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Da Silva eats them both and turns towards Punch to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Punch misses with a low kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Punch. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A bone on bone clash there as Punch blocks the leg kick.
Punch fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Silva lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Punch's head back.
David Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punch misses with a series of wild punches.
Punch swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Punch is looking to break free of the clinch but Da Silva has double underhooks.
Punch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Da Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Da Silva prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.

It looks like Ray Punch has been cut.
Da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Punch controls his hands.
Da Silva lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Punch to his knees! Da Silva keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Da Silva!
After winning the bout, David Da Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.