PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geeves Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Whoop ya Head boi. A fine choice. Armstrong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kickstart My Heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Geeves Armstrong has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Silva
vs
Armstrong

180 cm
26
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

162 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geeves Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Armstrong thows a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Armstrong throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Armstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Armstrong throws a poor cross that misses

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva postures up in Armstrong's guard and throws a big left but Armstrong blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Armstrong working a defensive guard here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Armstrong has eaten all the pies!
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Armstrong being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Armstrong's brow.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Armstrong's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armstrong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Armstrong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva managing to control the position.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Armstrong trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Geeves Armstrong.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Armstrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Armstrong thows a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Armstrong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Geeves Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Armstrong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Armstrong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Armstrong misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva moves out of range as Armstrong throws a body kick.
Armstrong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Armstrong scores with a leg kick.
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
A solid leg kick lands there for Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Armstrong.
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Armstrong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses.
Armstrong throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Armstrong misses with a straight right.
Armstrong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Armstrong can pounce on him.
Armstrong throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Armstrong.
A solid leg kick lands there for Armstrong.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Geeves Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Armstrong throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Armstrong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armstrong connects with a body shot.
Armstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Armstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geeves Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva moves out of range as Armstrong throws a body kick.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong misses the jab.
Armstrong closes the distance looking to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva looks to land a strike but Armstrong avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva cracks Armstrong with a solid left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva stands and throws Armstrong's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Armstrong takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong can't do much from the bottom here.
A big shot lands for Silva! That's hurt Armstrong! Will he recover? Silva fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Silva!
An out of breath Steve Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.