PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Who Let the Dogs Out. A fine choice. Tavarius is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Loser - 3 Doors Down. Adonis Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silva
vs
Tavarius

205 cm
32
271 lbs
17 - 16 - 1

185 cm
28
220 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adonis Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavarius.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Adonis Silva has been cut.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavarius throws out the jab.
Silva lands a head shot.
Tavarius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tavarius.
Tavarius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavarius moves away.
Tavarius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tavarius there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Tavarius connects with a body shot.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavarius manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavarius.
Tavarius scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tavarius throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavarius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Tavarius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Tavarius defending well.
Silva 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.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Tavarius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tavarius keeps working.
Silva winds up and cracks Tavarius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Tavarius trying to control but Silva postures up.
Tavarius is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tavarius defending well though.
Tavarius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Tavarius is holding on to half guard well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tavarius looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavarius. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Tavarius.
Tavarius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Tavarius missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tavarius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tavarius's guard.
Tavarius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tavarius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva holds of for dear life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Tavarius's attempts to control the action.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is staying active underneath Tavarius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva wants to control but Tavarius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva'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.

Silva with a nice cross.
Tavarius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tavarius's head backwards.
Tavarius misses with a body shot.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richard Tavarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Tavarius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavarius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva swings for the body but Tavarius moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavarius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavarius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva moves away from the strike by Tavarius.
Silva with a jab.
Tavarius lands a nice looking body shot.
Tavarius misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Tavarius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tavarius stuffs the takedown.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tavarius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tavarius on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavarius blocks a head kick by Silva.
Tavarius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Tavarius misses with a looping right.
Tavarius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Tavarius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tavarius sprawls well. Tavarius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Tavarius misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tavarius ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Tavarius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adonis Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva staying out of range there.
A big left from Tavarius misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tavarius throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tavarius tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tavarius to the ground. Tavarius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot by Tavarius.
Tavarius is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silva throws a jab when Tavarius was well out of range.
Silva throws the left hand but Tavarius avoids the punch easily.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tavarius. Tavarius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tavarius pinned against the cage. Tavarius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva defending well as Tavarius loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tavarius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a right hand
and Tavarius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavarius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Tavarius works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tavarius content to stall in guard here.
Tavarius's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tavarius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tavarius scores with a shot to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tavarius sprawls well. Tavarius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tavarius avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tavarius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tavarius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tavarius swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Nice body punch from Tavarius.
Tavarius misses with a jab to the body

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tavarius's guard now.
Tavarius controlling the position.
Tavarius wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva postures up in Tavarius's guard and throws a big left but Tavarius blocks it.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tavarius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tavarius is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Richard Tavarius.
A slow jab from Tavarius misses its intended target.
Silva lands with a hook. Tavarius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Silva shoots in and bounces Tavarius off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tavarius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Tavarius is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva trying to control but Tavarius is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tavarius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Tavarius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva wants to control from the top but Tavarius keeps moving.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Tavarius blocks nicely.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tavarius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tavarius is adopting a defensive guard.
Adonis Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tavarius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva slips under a jab from Tavarius.
Silva looks for a takedown but Tavarius sprawls well.
Richard Tavarius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tavarius doesn't seem phased though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adonis Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adonis Silva!
Adonis Silva made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am having a good time here in Vegas! Wooo! '.