PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tango Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Mika - Big Girl (You are Beautiful). The key to victory for Nelson Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silva
vs
Cash

183 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Nutrainiac Labs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tango Cash!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to clinch but Cash is avoiding it.
Cash looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cash takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva is stalling here.
Cash wants to break free but Silva has control.
Cash goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Cash blocks with his arms.
Cash jumps guard but Silva stands there with Cash around his waist. Cash gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cash avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Silva to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cash.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Tango Cash's cut even more.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Cash is blocking nicely.
Cash takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Cash gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Cash circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

Silva manages to pull guard.
Cash won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva is looking to stand up but Cash isn't so interested in that idea.

Silva kicks Cash off and gets to his feet.
Silva is looking to clinch but Cash is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva clinches up against the cage.

Cash manages to pull guard.
Cash looking to control.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cash stuffs the takedown.
Cash darts in trying to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva trying to control the pace.

Silva stands up from half guard.
Silva tries to clinch
and Cash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Cash's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Cash.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Cash shrugs off.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva landing knees to the head.

The cut above Tango Cash's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cash to his feet.
Cash misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nelson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tango Cash.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cash tries for a takedown. No joy.

Cash manages to pull guard.
Silva postures up.
Silva passes Cash's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cash trying to control here.
Silva moves into full mount! Cash won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva trying to control but Cash is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva get's back to his feet.

Silva drives through and clinches with Cash against the cage.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.

Silva pulls guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cash is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cash's back instead.
Silva has the hooks in. Cash is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tango Cash's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva wants to clinch up but Cash keeps it at a distance.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cash if he has to take too many more of those.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Cash.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Cash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Cash's ribcage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cash trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cash's face.
Cash tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

Tango Cash's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Silva jumps into guard, dragging Cash to the mat.
Nelson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva pulls Cash in to control the position.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cash!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Tango Cash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Cash counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cash won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Cash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Cash is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silva avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Cash tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nelson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tango Cash.
Cash wants to stall.
Cash tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva is trying to stall.
Cash tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Nelson Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Cash blocks with his arms.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Cash avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Cash - that landed with a thud.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cash tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cash is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Cash's ribcage.
Cash takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Cash in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tango Cash's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nelson Silva!