PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aedan Declan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aedan Declan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Declan
vs
Silva

185 cm
23
190 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

191 cm
26
192 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aedan Declan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Declan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Declan lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Declan lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Declan saw it coming and moves away.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Declan moves his leg out of the way.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Declan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Declan misses with a body shot.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Declan swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Declan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Declan.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Declan looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Declan tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
Aedan Declan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Silva.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Declan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Declan.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Declan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Declan throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Declan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Declan is just out of range.
Declan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Declan misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Declan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva avoids the body shot from Declan.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Declan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva avoids the head kick by Declan.
Silva misses the jab.
Declan is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body punch but Declan moves out of range.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Declan throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Declan's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Declan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Declan takes one to the chin there.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Declan checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a right hand

and Declan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Declan throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Declan tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Declan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Declan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Declan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Declan postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Declan misses.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Declan's defenses.
Declan looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Declan with a body shot.
A low kick from Silva misses

and Declan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
The ground and pound from Declan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Declan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Declan trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva keeps Declan under control for a moment.
Declan working away.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Declan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aedan Declan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

An inside leg kick from Declan misses.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Declan is wise to it.
Declan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Declan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Declan tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Declan 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 tries to move into range but Declan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aedan Declan is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Declan is out of range.
Declan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Declan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Declan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Declan lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Declan moves away.
The fighters circling - Declan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva lands a body shot.
Declan throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Declan.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva digs a good body shot into Declan's ribs.
Declan throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva flicks out a counter leg kick but Declan steps away.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
Declan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Declan throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Declan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Declan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Declan misses with a hook.
Silva lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Declan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Declan throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Declan.
Declan scores with a nice right hand.
Declan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Declan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Declan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Declan's head but Declan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva slips under a jab.
Declan just misses with a punch to the body.
Declan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Declan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Declan walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva misses with some punches.
Declan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Declan breaks from the clinch.
Declan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva connects with a jab.
Declan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Declan moves out of range of the strikes.
Declan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Declan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Declan moves away.
Declan tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Declan throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Declan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Declan.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Declan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Declan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Declan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Declan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
Declan thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Declan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Declan.
Declan throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Declan scores with a body shot.
Declan throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Declan avoids the body shot from Silva.
Declan misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aedan Declan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva takes one on the button.
Declan throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Declan misses with an uppercut.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Declan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Declan lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Declan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Declan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a shot to the body

so Declan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Declan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Declan working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems keen to control Declan's posture.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Declan is one step ahead there.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva lands a nice hook to Declan's body. Declan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Declan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Declan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Declan moves away.
Declan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Declan moves his leg out of the way.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Declan.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A good leg kick by Declan.
Declan scores with a leg kick.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Declan manages to avoid it.
Declan swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Declan is able to avoid easily.
Silva wants to slow Declan down by chopping away at his legs.
Declan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Declan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Silva rushes Declan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Declan prevents a body shot from Silva.
Declan tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Declan tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Declan breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Declan manages to avoid it.
Declan throws a body shot but no joy.
Declan tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Declan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Declan looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Declan. That did some damage!
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Declan lands a head shot.
Declan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Declan attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Declan counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva wants to slow Declan down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Declan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Declan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva wants to slow Declan down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Declan.
Declan cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Aedan Declan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Declan loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva swings for the body but Declan moves out of range.
Silva lands a jab to Declan's midsection.
Silva moves away from the strike by Declan.
Declan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Declan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Declan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Declan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Declan lands a couple of elbows.
Declan wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Declan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva defending well as Declan loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Declan's front leg but catches the back leg as Declan tries to avoid it.
Declan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva jabs at Declan's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Declan.
Declan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva lunges at Declan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Declan's hand.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Declan misses with a body shot.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Declan.
Declan scores with a nice right hand.
Silva sizes up Declan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Declan throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Declan only half commits.
Declan scores with a jab.
Declan misses with a body kick.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Declan blocks the low kick.
Declan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva swings for the body but Declan moves out of range.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Declan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Declan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Declan lands with a shot to the body.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Declan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Declan misses with a looping left.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Declan moves his leg out of the way.
Declan misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Aedan Declan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Declan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Declan.
Declan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
A lazy left from Declan finds it's target.
Declan misses with a low kick.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Declan.
Declan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Declan thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Declan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Declan throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thows a body kick. Declan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Declan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Declan misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Declan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Starling Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Declan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Declan tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Declan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Declan.
Declan connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
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 takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Declan's knee but Declan avoids it well.
It looked like Declan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Declan misses with a hook.
Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Declan with a body shot.
Declan misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Declan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Declan.
Declan misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Declan was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Declan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Declan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Declan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Declan misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Declan blocks a leg kick.
Declan blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Declan checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Declan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Declan swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Declan misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Declan throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes a swing at Declan's ribcage but misses.
Declan with a nice cross.
Declan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva closes the distance but Declan moves to the side
and Declan counters with a head kick.
Aedan Declan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Declan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aedan Declan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Declan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aedan Declan!
Aedan Declan retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aedan Declan thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).