PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Complex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Complex comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash-When the Man Comes Around. Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: UFC Theme Song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Complex
vs
Silva

163 cm
41
142 lbs
37 - 8 - 1

173 cm
43
142 lbs
57 - 15 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Nuggetori's Nutritionals
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Complex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 57 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Complex blocks the body kick.
It appears Complex was looking to counter with a kick there.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Silva.
Complex throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Complex clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Complex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Complex is out of range.
Complex thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Complex misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Complex misses its intended target.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Complex. That one must have hurt.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Complex looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Complex.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva staying out of range there.
Complex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Complex lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Complex throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Complex throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Complex throws a quick counter kick to the body but Silva avoids it.
Complex keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Complex.
Complex throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Complex scoring well with a low kick there.
Complex walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Complex misses with a looping left.
Complex connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva throws a head kick but Complex moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Complex throws out the jab.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Complex cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
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 Complex has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Complex and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Complex lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Complex walks into a left hand.
Complex looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Complex takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Complex scores with a leg kick.
Complex misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Complex clinches with his opponent.
Complex tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Complex fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Complex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Complex has him pressed against the cage.
Complex misses with the head strike.

Complex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Complex attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Complex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Complex moves into the clinch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Complex is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Complex is controlling the position.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Complex struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Complex fails to land.

Complex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Napoleon Complex is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.

Silva tries to sprawl but Complex drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Complex performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Complex.
Complex prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Complex from advancing to side control.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Complex dominated that second 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.

Complex with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Complex misses with a body shot.
Complex looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva 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.
Complex waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Complex with a jab.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Complex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva is looking to chop away at Complex's legs.
Complex throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Complex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Complex takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva 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.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Complex throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Complex jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Complex finds it's target.
Complex scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Complex throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva counters with a body kick.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva checks a low kick from Complex.
Complex scores with a nice body kick.
Complex connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Complex is just out of range.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid body kick from Complex.
Complex throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Complex momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Complex scores with a nice strike.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Complex.
Complex shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Complex.
Complex misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick from Silva lands but Complex takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Complex counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice uppercut lands for Complex. That snapped Silva's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Complex clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Complex pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Complex punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Complex checks a low kick from Silva.
Complex works the jab nicely.
Complex checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Complex counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Complex looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab, jab by Complex - just one landing.
Complex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex misses with a body kick.
Complex swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Complex connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Complex, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Complex checks a low kick from Silva.
Complex throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva thinks about the counter body kick.
Complex lands a front kick.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Complex blocks the low kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Complex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva avoids the body shot from Complex.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Complex throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Complex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Complex does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complex throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Complex throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Complex misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Complex throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Complex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Complex, right into the meat.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Complex's head.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Complex finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.

Silva is rocked!
Complex misses with a looping right.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Complex finish him?
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Complex had his way with Rafa Silva in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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 tries to move into range but Complex moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Complex avoids it.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Complex steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Napoleon Complex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Complex.
Complex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Complex paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Complex throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complex moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Complex counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Complex checks it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Complex misses its target.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rafa Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Complex scores with a nice strike.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Complex counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Complex.
Complex throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Complex misses with a low kick.
Complex lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Complex. Complex maintains the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Complex just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Complex misses with a hook from the clinch.

Complex breaks the clinch.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Complex fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Complex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Complex smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Complex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Complex 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Complex!
Napoleon Complex seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.