PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Taec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Silva
vs
Taec

193 cm
25
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Taec!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva throws a combination. Taec tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taec tries to clinch up
and De Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Taec tries to clinch but De Silva moves away

and De Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Silva as Taec tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taec.
De Silva is trying to break the clinch but Taec has him pressed against the cage.
Taec taking a breather.
De Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Taec controls his hands.
Taec putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taec creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taec wants to stall.
De Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taec looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by King Taec.
Taec closes the distance but De Silva moves to the side

and De Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Silva.
Taec pushes off an throws an elbow but De Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taec looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from De Silva.
De Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taec prevents a body shot from De Silva.
Taec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Silva is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taec is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Silva tries a body shot but Taec blocks it.
De Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taec is trying to maintain a safe position but De Silva gets an underhook and turns Taec into the cage.
De Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taec using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Taec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Silva.
Taec tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Silva avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva misses with a body punch.
Taec trying to control the position but instead, De Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taec into the cage.
De Silva has Taec pressed against the cage.
Taec just leaning against De Silva, taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but King Taec will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Silva moves into range and clinches up with Taec.
De Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Taec controls his hands.
Taec is trying to stall.
De Silva misses with a body punch.
Taec throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taec looking to stall.
Taec gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taec.
De Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Taec backwards.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Taec avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
Taec with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Silva is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Silva as Taec tries to tie him up.
De Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taec taking a breather.
De Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva presses Taec against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King Taec seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Taec is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Silva is defending well for now.
Taec misses with a knee to the head.
De Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taec lands an elbow that stopped De Silva in his tracks for a moment.
De Silva misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva tries a body shot but Taec blocks it.
De Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Taec is trying to maintain a safe position but De Silva gets an underhook and turns Taec into the cage.
Taec missing with knees to the body.
Taec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Silva.
Taec is breathing heavily.
De Silva misses with a body punch.
De Silva tries to work over Taec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taec throws an elbow but misses.
De Silva digs a right hand into Taec's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taec's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taec blocks a body shot from De Silva.

De Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from De Silva.
King Taec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Silva misses with a double jab.
Taec darts in trying to clinch

and De Silva moves into the clinch.
Taec keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Silva's efforts to push away.
De Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior De Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Taec moves to clinch but De Silva breaks away
and De Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Taec backing up. Taec nods at De Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Taec tries to clinch up
and De Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taec thinking.
Taec tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
De Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taec doesn't seem bothered though.
Taec darts in trying to clinch
and De Silva counters with a left to the body.
De Silva stuns Taec with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taec takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taec darts in trying to clinch
and De Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taec wants to clinch
and De Silva counters with a two punch combo.
De Silva takes a swing at Taec's ribcage but misses.
Taec moves to clinch but De Silva breaks away
and De Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Silva takes a swing at Taec's ribcage but misses.
King Taec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taec wants to clinch but De Silva slips to the side

and De Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Taec controls the action.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Taec avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
De Silva gets through Taec's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taec trying to control the position but instead, De Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taec into the cage.
A short left from De Silva.
De Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Silva lands a body punch.
Taec missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taec is trying to stall.
De Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Taec avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
A short right from De Silva.
De Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Silva pushes Taec back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taec missing with knees to the body.
De Silva gets through Taec's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taec stalling in the clinch but De Silva improves position.
De Silva scores with a shot to the side of Taec's head.
Taec blocks a body shot from De Silva.
Taec taking a breather.
De Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Silva tries to work over Taec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taec taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taec missing with knees to the body.
De Silva works on Taec's body with a couple of short punches.
Taec trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior De Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior De Silva!
Junior De Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.