PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Silvera (ranked 3521 p4p, 386 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 2107 p4p, 249 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Silvera
vs
Mullin

176 cm
20
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joao Silvera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silvera circles away quickly and effectively.
Silvera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silvera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvera throws a shot from downtown. Mullin moves away and avoids it.
Mullin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice body kick from Silvera.
We've been informed that Mullin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Silvera works the jab nicely.
Mullin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mullin fails to land with a series of punches.
Silvera misses with a hook. Mullin ducked under it nicely.
Silvera moves out of range as Mullin strikes.
Silvera throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mullin avoids it.
Silvera moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvera ducks under a wild hook from Mullin.
A jab from Mullin misses.
Nice shot lands for Silvera.

Silvera pushes Mullin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mullin scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mullin throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Silvera lands with a short shot to the head.
Mullin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silvera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silvera scores with a shot to the side of Mullin's head.
Mullin works on Silvera's body with a couple of short punches.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera tries a body shot but Mullin blocks it.
Mullin throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silvera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silvera throws a punch but it's blocked by Mullin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvera.
Mullin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mullin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Silvera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Silvera.
Mullin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mullin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mullin lands a hook that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Mullin lands with a left to the head.
Mullin scores with a shoulder strike.
Mullin is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvera has double underhooks.

Mullin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silvera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Silvera misses.
Mullin throws a right hand that Silvera ducks under and follows up with a left that Silvera also avoids with ease.
Mullin swings for the body but Silvera moves out of range.
Silvera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mullin.
Mullin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silvera misses with a straight right.
Mullin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvera. Mullin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mullin throws a series of strikes that have Silvera backpedaling.
Mullin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silvera lands with a shot to the body.
Mullin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mullin misses with a looping right.
Silvera misses with a hook. Mullin ducked under it nicely.
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvera scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mullin lands a head shot.
Mullin misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin throws a big shot that misses.
Mullin cracks Silvera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Mullin misses.
Mullin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mullin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvera misses with an uppercut. Mullin saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Silvera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silvera.
Mullin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mullin manages to avoid it.
A big left from Silvera misses.
Mullin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mullin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silvera.
Silvera scores with a jab.
Mullin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Herbert Mullin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silvera throws a leg kick but Mullin moved away.
Silvera throws a hook to the side of Mullin's head but Mullin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Mullin misses.
Silvera tries to clinch but Mullin moves out of range.
Mullin misses with a looping left.
Mullin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silvera scoring well with a low kick there.
Mullin walks into a straight right hand from Silvera.
Silvera throws a series of punches but Mullin avoids them all with ease.
Mullin thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvera dodges the punch combination from Mullin.
Silvera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mullin counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera digs a good hook to Mullin's body.
Mullin throws a body punch but Silvera moves out of range.
Herbert Mullin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silvera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mullin looks to land a combination but Silvera avoids it well.
Mullin scores with the left hand. Silvera knows he should have avoided that one.
Silvera moves away from the strike by Mullin.
Mullin misses with a left hand
and Silvera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mullin thinking.
Silvera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mullin.

Silvera moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Mullin.
Silvera cracks Mullin with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullin pushes Silvera back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mullin working aggressively here.
Mullin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvera's elbow.
Mullin can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Mullin can't break the clinch.
Silvera lands a hook that snaps the head of Mullin backwards.
Mullin misses with some punches.
Silvera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mullin.
Silvera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mullin misses with a punch to the body.
Mullin misses with some punches.
Mullin throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Mullin working aggressively here.
Mullin lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mullin lands with a light punch inside.
Silvera tries to circle away but Mullin has him pinned against the ropes.
Mullin misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mullin.
Mullin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvera pushes Mullin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Silvera scores with a shot to the side of Mullin's head.
Mullin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvera tries a body shot but Mullin blocks it.
Silvera blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mullin.
A hook to the body from Silvera.
Herbert Mullin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Mullin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silvera tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mullin looks to land a combination but Silvera avoids it well.
Silvera avoids the body shot from Mullin.
A little feinted left hand from Silvera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silvera.
Silvera wants to clinch.
Mullin looks to land a left hand but Silvera moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Mullin catches Silvera right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullin throws a good cross that connects.
Mullin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mullin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Silvera as he connects with a hook.
Silvera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Mullin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silvera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mullin counters with a nice uppercut.
Silvera moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Silvera misses its target.
Mullin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silvera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Herbert Mullin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silvera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mullin.
Nice defenses there by Silvera.
Silvera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mullin lands a nice hook to Silvera's body. Silvera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Mullin misses.
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mullin connects with the punch.
Mullin misses with a hook to the body

and Silvera counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Mullin.

Mullin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvera misses with the combination.
Mullin misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mullin gets tackled into the ropes by Silvera. Silvera maintains the clinch.
Mullin has had enough of the clinch but Silvera keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Mullin.
Mullin is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvera has double underhooks.
Mullin working aggressively here.
Mullin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvera is trying to break free.
Silvera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvera tries to throw a body punch but Mullin avoids it by throwing Silvera back against the ropes.
Silvera has a couple of punches blocked by Mullin.
Mullin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mullin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvera.
Mullin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mullin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mullin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joao Silvera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silvera tries to throw a body punch but Mullin avoids it by throwing Silvera back against the ropes.
Mullin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Silvera - that landed with a thud.
Mullin misses with the head strike.
Mullin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvera lands an elbow just above Mullin 's eye.
Mullin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mullin prevents a body shot from Silvera.
Mullin throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Mullin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Mullin.
Mullin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mullin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mullin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silvera misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mullin.
Silvera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mullin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mullin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silvera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Mullin throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Silvera misses with a punch to the body.

Mullin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mullin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mullin throws a jab but it's blocked by Silvera.
Silvera is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mullin misses the shot to the body.
Mullin throws a body punch but Silvera moves out of range.
Mullin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera dodges the punch combination from Mullin.
Silvera appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mullin.
An attempted straight right counter from Silvera misses the target.
Silvera staying out of range there.
Mullin misses with a looping right.
It looked like Silvera was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mullin.
Silvera throws a sloppy head kick and Mullin moves out of range easily.
Silvera slips under a jab from Mullin.
Mullin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mullin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silveras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silvera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mullin on the side of the head.

Mullin is rocked!
Mullin drops his hands for a split second and Silvera immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Mullin face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Silvera follows up with a right hand that knocks Mullin into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joao Silvera!
Our winner, Joao Silvera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.