PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior De Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Silva
vs
Silva

193 cm
27
216 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

183 cm
19
214 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 13 - 3 - 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from De Silva.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Silva.
De Silva moves away from the strike by Silva.
Good exchange - De Silva coming out on top.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Silva.
De Silva throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva walks into a jab.
De Silva throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
De Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
De Silva misses with a straight right.
De Silva cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
De Silva throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Silva.
De Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws out a loose jab but De Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Silva misses with a body shot.
De Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Silva scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Thiago Silva has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Silva!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Silva tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva lands with a straight right. De Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Silva's head backwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
De Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
De Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva tries a body shot but De Silva blocks it.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Junior De Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Silva.
De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
De Silva misses with an uppercut.
De Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but De Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Silva wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but De Silva has wrist control.
Silva content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva trying to control but De Silva is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thiago Silva.
A jab from De Silva misses.
De Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws out a loose jab but De Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva throws a one two combo.
A jab from De Silva does it's job there.
De Silva misses the jab.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior De Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from De Silva.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Silva.
De Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
De Silva throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Silva scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Junior De Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
De Silva looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Silva.
De Silva misses with a combination

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Silva's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva passes De Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Silva's head.
De Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva controlling the action here.
De Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva prevents De Silva from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Silva is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva trying to control from half guard but De Silva is working away.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Silva defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
De Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Silva tries to get out of the position.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva stops De Silva from getting back to his feet.
De Silva is looking to get back to is feet but Silva passes into side control.
De Silva is looking to get back to his feet here but Silva is keeping cool and he's managed to take De Silva's back.
Silva gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes.
De Silva covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is riding his opponent, not letting De Silva buck him off.
De Silva is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva missing with strikes from the back.
De Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Silva missing with punches from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes.
Thiago Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Silva.
De Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Silva misses with a body shot.
De Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but De Silva seems unphased.
De Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva lands with a straight right. De Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Silva blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a hook.
De Silva digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
A big left from De Silva misses.
De Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
De Silva tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
De Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Silva connects with a jab.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and De Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with a left hand there. De Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junior De Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Silva.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Silva's half guard.
De Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva thows a huge punch but De Silva dodges it nicely.
De Silva is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
De Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva prevents De Silva from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
De Silva is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Silva defending well though.
De Silva is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva controlling the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
De Silva tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps De Silva's head back.
De Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Silva misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva misses with the combination.
De Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Silva walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Silva defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a body punch but De Silva moves out of range.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Silva wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
De Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thiago Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silva!