PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ayrton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is METAMORFOSE AMBULANTE - RAUL SEIXAS. A fine choice. Karl Saint has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Silva
vs
Saint

168 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayrton Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Saint!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but Saint moves out of range.
Saint throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Saint throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Saint misses with a double jab.
Saint throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Saint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karl Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Saint shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saint misses with a two punch combination.
Silva wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Saint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Saint.
The fighters circling - Saint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saint looks winded!
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Saint.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Saint swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Saint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saint throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saint throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ayrton Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Saint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint misses with a double jab
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Saint.
Ayrton Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saint defends it nicely.
Saint defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Saint misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Saint sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ayrton Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saint.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
A punch combination from Silva misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva staying out of range there.
Saint should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Saint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saint.
Saint misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karl Saint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saint misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Saint fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Saint sprawls well.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Saint scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saint defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint misses with a few strikes there.
Saint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ayrton Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva tries to clinch up.
Saint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Saint misses with a double jab.
Saint looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saint swivels and escapes.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Saint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saint displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva lands a jab to Saint's midsection.
Saint leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Saint stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Saint stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ayrton Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saint sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saint counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a two punch combination.
Silva works over Saint's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Karl Saint has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to clinch up but Saint circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to clinch but Saint is avoiding it.
Saint swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva looks for a takedown but Saint sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.

Silva drives through and clinches with Saint against the cage.
Saint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Saint.
Saint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Saint's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Saint avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries a body shot but Saint blocks it.
Saint prevents a body shot from Silva.
Saint prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Saint manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Saint avoids them all with ease.
Karl Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ayrton Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ayrton Silva!
Ayrton Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Backyard Fighting logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.