PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the ring accompanied by Awesome. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Sandstorm. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Penn
vs
Silva

185 cm
29
190 lbs
12 - 12 - 1

180 cm
30
185 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.
Silva wants to slow Penn down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Penn takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn checks a low kick from Silva.
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Penn misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 BJ Penn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Silva looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Jab from Penn.
Silva swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva slips a straight right by Penn.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Penn coming out on top.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Penn misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut.
Penn misses with the combination.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Penn blocks a jab.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Silva settles back down.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Penn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Silva throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Penn misses.
Silva misses with the combination.
A combination from Penn does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Penn saw it coming and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that BJ Penn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thor Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Penn.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn's knee momentarily.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
BJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Penn moves out of range as Silva strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a combination. Penn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thor Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Penn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Penn shrugs it off.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penn 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
Our winner, BJ Penn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.