|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Complex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Complex kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Cash-When the Man Comes Around. Silva has chosen UFC Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 163 cm
26
139 lbs
19 - 0 - 0 |
|
173 cm
28
142 lbs
27 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Complex!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Complex is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Complex looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Complex scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Complex wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Complex tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Complex seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva parries the strikes from Complex easily there. Complex is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Complex is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Complex working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Complex gets to mount! Silva was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Complex maintains control.
Complex tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to hold on but Complex pushes him away.
Complex punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva tries to hold on but Complex postures up.
Complex lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Complex content just to control the position here.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Complex has a good base and remains in mount.
Complex with the ground and pound from mount.
Complex controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complex lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Complex lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Complex misses with a head shot.
Silva has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Complex lands a big elbow.
Complex lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Complex trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Complex thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Complex thows a body shot but no joy.
Complex moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Complex manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Complex's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva thows a body kick. Complex tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Complex shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Complex gets slowly back to his feet.
Complex chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Complex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Complex blocks a head kick by Silva.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Complex looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Complex throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Complex.
Complex misses with a body kick.
Silva lands a head kick. Complex smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Complex's head but Complex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Complex fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Complex misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Complex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva blocks a jab.
Complex loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Complex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Complex is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Complex tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Complex.
Silva blocks a body shot from Complex.
Complex is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Complex as Silva tries to tie him up.
Complex lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Complex drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Complex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complex has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
Complex postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Complex throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Complex's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Complex seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Complex keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rafa Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Complex has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Complex there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Complex.
Complex throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Complex takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Complex moved out of range.
Complex throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Complex takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Complex feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Complex changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Complex trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Complex postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Complex accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Complex looking to pass the guard.
Complex trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva pulls Complex in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Complex wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Complex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Complex thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Complex.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Complex at a distance.
Complex is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Complex lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Complex throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Complex saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Complex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Complex misses with the head strike.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a swing at Complex's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Complex.
Complex throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva moves away from the strike by Complex.
Silva pushes Complex up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva looking to stall.
Complex misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva jabs at Complex's body.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Complex.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Complex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Complex throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Complex will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Complex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva looks for the body kick but Complex saw that one coming.
Complex shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Complex keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Complex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Complex.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Complex shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Complex misses with a hook.
Complex is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Complex's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Complex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Complex throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rafa Silva just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Complex throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Complex moved away.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva slips a jab from Complex.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Complex lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Complex is rocked!
Silva tests Complex's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Complex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Complex is predictable there
and Silva scores with a counter punch that sends Complex to the canvas! Silva smells blood - he's punishing Complex with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Complex has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafa Silva! Rafa Silva retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Rafa Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
