PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Radio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior De Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

De Silva
vs
Radio

193 cm
25
216 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
218 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy

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 7 - 1 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alfredo Radio!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
De Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Radio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Radio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sloppy strikes from De Silva. Those never looked like landing.
De Silva wants to clinch up but Radio keeps it at a distance.
Radio takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva throws a combination. Radio tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Silva misses with a body punch
and Radio counters with a one-two to the body.
De Silva throws a body punch but Radio moves out of range.
Radio avoids the body shot from De Silva.
De Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva throws a body punch but Radio moves out of range.
De Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Radio tries to move into range but De Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Radio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Silva lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva misses with a body shot.
Radio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Silva moves in looking to clinch but Radio pushes him off.
De Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radio was well out of range. Poor timing from De Silva.
Radio takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from De Silva does no damage.
Radio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Silva misses with a combination
and Radio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior De Silva dominated that 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.

Radio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Junior De Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from De Silva misses.
De Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Silva lands a slapping body shot.
De Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Silva moves to clinch but Radio breaks away
and Radio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
De Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Radio is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Silva looks to throw the jab but Radio is out of range.
Radio avoids the body shot from De Silva.
De Silva is looking to wear down Radio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Silva takes a swing at Radio's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Silva.
De Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Radio's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
De Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Silva moves to clinch but Radio breaks away
and Radio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Silva cracks a nice hook into Radio's ribs.
De Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radio was well out of range. Poor timing from De Silva.
De Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Radio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Silva scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior De Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! De Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Radio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Radio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Alfredo Radio has been cut.
De Silva misses with a wild body shot.
De Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Silva works over Radio's head and body with a nice combination.
Radio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Radio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radio can do to turn this around?
De Silva misses with a looping left.
De Silva scores with a shot to the body.
De Silva lands a right hook to the body.
De Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Radio counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radio manages to avoid it.
De Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Junior De Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

De Silva clinches up with Radio and pushes him back against the cage.
Radio misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Radio controls the action.
De Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Silva tries to work over Radio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

De Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Silva scores with a jab 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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.