PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Inc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Da Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Flaming Lips - Race for the Prize. Inc has chosen Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music. Dick Inc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Da Silva
vs
Inc

185 cm
30
204 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

188 cm
27
195 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Inc!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inc moves into range and connects with a jab.
Inc misses with a straight right.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Inc.
Inc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inc throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Nice sprawl there from Da Silva as Inc shoots in.
Inc misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Dick Inc has been cut.
Da Silva throws a combination. Inc tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Inc goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Inc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva with a nice cross.
Da Silva scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inc slips under a jab.
Inc takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Da Silva throws a push kick but Inc slaps the foot to one side.
Inc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inc misses with a leg kick
and Da Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Inc fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Da Silva misses with a head kick.
Inc throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Inc misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Silva.
Inc lands a jab-cross combination.
Da Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Inc counter with a right hand.
Da Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Inc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva defending well as Inc loads up on a big left hand.
Inc misses the jab.
Inc misses with a body shot.
Da Silva connects with a body shot.
Inc dodges the punch combination from Da Silva.
Dick Inc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Inc.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Inc.
Inc lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Inc is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Da Silva's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Da Silva won't allow Inc to pass to mount.
Da Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Inc on the ground.

Inc is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Da Silva sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inc is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Inc is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Da Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Inc not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva is not content to let Inc control the position.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Da Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Inc's cut.
That's time! Da Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Da Silva avoids the body shot from Inc.
Inc just misses with a punch to the body.
Inc darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Inc takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inc works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Da Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Da Silva checks a low kick from Inc.
A low kick from Inc is predictable there
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Inc takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inc.
Da Silva scores with a leg kick.
Inc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Silva throws a series of punches but Inc avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Inc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Inc misses the body punch
and Da Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inc. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
David Da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Inc looks to land a right hand but Da Silva moved out of range.
Inc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inc just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Inc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Da Silva.
Inc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Da Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inc fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inc walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Da Silva scores with a head kick. Inc tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circling - Inc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inc cracks Da Silva with an open hand slap.
Da Silva scores with the left hand. Inc knows he should have avoided that one.

Inc is rocked!
Inc scores with a leg kick.
Inc misses with a low kick.
Da Silva throws a front kick aimed at Inc's knee but Inc avoids it well.
Inc misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inc 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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Inc. Da Silva shrugs it off though.
Inc fails with a takedown attempt.
David Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Inc.
Inc is breathing heavily.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Inc.
A slapping leg kick lands for Da Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Inc.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Da Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Inc's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Da Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Inc counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Inc throwing shots but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inc prevents Da Silva from standing back up.
Inc lands with a punch from half guard.
Inc throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Inc missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Da Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Da Silva tries to get out of the position.
Inc throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inc passes to full mount!
Da Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inc with the ground and pound from mount.
Inc misses with a head shot.
Inc thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Da Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Inc looking to finish with strikes here!
Inc landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inc 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.
Inc punching from mount but Da Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Inc is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Da Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Da Silva shrugs it off.
Da Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Inc.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inc scoring with strikes but Da Silva is staying in there.
A big strike lands for Inc! That's really hurt Da Silva and he's turned his back - Inc keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Inc jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Inc! Dick Inc retains his middleweight title!
Dick Inc decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.