PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan MuttaFukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rejinaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Roy Jones - Can't be touched. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

MuttaFukka
vs
Silva

180 cm
32
190 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

188 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan MuttaFukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rejinaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
MuttaFukka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and MuttaFukka moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by MuttaFukka.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MuttaFukka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MuttaFukka.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands a right hand.
MuttaFukka managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but MuttaFukka blocks it.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
MuttaFukka misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MuttaFukka lands with a short shot to the head.
MuttaFukka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from MuttaFukka fails to land.
MuttaFukka misses with a body punch.
MuttaFukka scores with a hook to the body.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. MuttaFukka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
MuttaFukka takes a knee to the side of the body.
MuttaFukka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MuttaFukka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MuttaFukka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva tries to work over MuttaFukka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MuttaFukka struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
MuttaFukka misses with a hook from the clinch.
MuttaFukka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from MuttaFukka fails to land.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for MuttaFukka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries a body shot but MuttaFukka blocks it.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
MuttaFukka looking to stall.
MuttaFukka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by MuttaFukka.
MuttaFukka working aggressively here.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. MuttaFukka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
MuttaFukka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MuttaFukka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MuttaFukka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as MuttaFukka controls his hands.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MuttaFukka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MuttaFukka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
MuttaFukka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as MuttaFukka controls the action.
MuttaFukka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MuttaFukka.
A quick uppercut on the inside from MuttaFukka.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MuttaFukka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MuttaFukka avoids it.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rejinaldo Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva forces MuttaFukka back against the cage and clinches.
MuttaFukka throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva working MuttaFukka over with knees to the body.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing MuttaFukka up against the cage.
MuttaFukka misses with a punch to the body.
MuttaFukka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MuttaFukka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MuttaFukka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rejinaldo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MuttaFukka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MuttaFukka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
MuttaFukka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but MuttaFukka avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MuttaFukka blocks it with crossed arms.
MuttaFukka working aggressively here.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but MuttaFukka uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MuttaFukka stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but MuttaFukka blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from MuttaFukka fails to land.
MuttaFukka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as MuttaFukka controls the action.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MuttaFukka is defending well for now.
MuttaFukka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. MuttaFukka won't want to take too many of those.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
MuttaFukka has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
MuttaFukka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva trying to stall but MuttaFukka improves his position.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MuttaFukka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MuttaFukka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A hook to the body from MuttaFukka.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
MuttaFukka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from MuttaFukka.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MuttaFukka tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MuttaFukka avoids it.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MuttaFukka swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Silva.
MuttaFukka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
MuttaFukka can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rejinaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva clinches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MuttaFukka misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
MuttaFukka misses with the head strike.
MuttaFukka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, MuttaFukka scores with a nice short uppercut.
MuttaFukka lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand.
MuttaFukka tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MuttaFukka.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but MuttaFukka is blocking nicely.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to MuttaFukka's face.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MuttaFukka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
MuttaFukka misses with a punch to the body.
Silva stalling.
Silva tries to work over MuttaFukka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MuttaFukka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into MuttaFukka's ribcage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Dan MuttaFukka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MuttaFukka wants to stall.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a left hand.
MuttaFukka stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MuttaFukka swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
MuttaFukka tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing MuttaFukka back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as MuttaFukka controls his hands.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MuttaFukka.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MuttaFukka avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MuttaFukka's elbow.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from MuttaFukka.
MuttaFukka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but MuttaFukka blocks with his arms.
MuttaFukka stalling against the cage.
MuttaFukka prevents a body shot from Silva.
MuttaFukka misses with the head strike.
MuttaFukka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MuttaFukka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MuttaFukka misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
MuttaFukka lands with a left to the head.
MuttaFukka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MuttaFukka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but MuttaFukka avoids the damage to the body.
MuttaFukka blocks a body shot from Silva.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva looking to stall.
Rejinaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but MuttaFukka avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
MuttaFukka lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as MuttaFukka controls the action.
Silva stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rejinaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rejinaldo Silva!
A very excited looking Rejinaldo Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.