PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Gaspic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adalberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Feint - Snake Eyes as his entrance music. Adalberto Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gaspic
vs
Silva

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gaspic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gaspic backs up against the cage.

It looks like David Gaspic has been cut.
A punch combination from Gaspic misses.
Gaspic throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaspic misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gaspic misses with the combination.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Gaspic checks it.
Gaspic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gaspic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Gaspic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Gaspic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Gaspic is breathing heavily.
Gaspic misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva prevents Gaspic from breaking the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Gaspic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaspic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva throws a push kick but Gaspic slaps the foot to one side.

Gaspic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Gaspic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Gaspic from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspic throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silva to regain full guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspic wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Gaspic is blocking nicely.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva avoids the attempt from Gaspic to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adalberto Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Gaspic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gaspic misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva connects with a body shot.
David Gaspic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva lands with an overhand left.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gaspic fails to pull guard.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaspic's efforts to push away.
Gaspic can't break the clinch.

Gaspic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Gaspic on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaspic misses with a combination

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Gaspic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gaspic is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva prevents Gaspic from breaking the clinch.
Gaspic keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Gaspic moves into the clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaspic has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Gaspic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gaspic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Silva stands up from Gaspic's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Gaspic off the cage and back into range.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gaspic rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva cracks Gaspic with a good jab.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gaspic, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva is looking to control Gaspic's arms but Gaspic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gaspic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gaspic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Gaspic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lands the left hand.
Gaspic looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Adalberto Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva cracks Gaspic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Gaspic misses with a two punch combination.
Gaspic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaspic tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Silva instigates a clinch.

Gaspic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adalberto Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gaspic has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.

Gaspic breaks the clinch.
Silva tests Gaspic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adalberto Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Gaspic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva misses with a low kick.
Gaspic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaspic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaspic.
Gaspic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Gaspic backing up. Gaspic nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva throws a right and a left that Gaspic avoids nicely.
Silva lands a jab to Gaspic's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gaspic tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gaspic backs up against the cage.
Gaspic throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David Gaspic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gaspic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva tries a low kick but Gaspic avoids it.
Gaspic misses with a double jab
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaspic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Gaspic's belly button to the back.
Gaspic tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaspic.
Gaspic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gaspic dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Gaspic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva is trying to push Gaspic away but Gaspic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva tries to break free but Gaspic pushes him back against the cage.
David Gaspic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gaspic breaks from the clinch.
Gaspic walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Gaspic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gaspic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaspic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaspic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Gaspic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaspic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Gaspic backing up. Gaspic nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Gaspic shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gaspic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Gaspic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gaspic doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaspic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Gaspic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adalberto Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gaspic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adalberto Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adalberto Silva!
Adalberto Silva tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.