PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 349 p4p, 1115 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 46 p4p, 154 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think DeSilva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa). The crowd seem to be enjoying Abel's choice of entrance music: Express Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

DeSilva
vs
Abel

200 cm
37
189
24 - 10 - 0

190 cm
34
203
21 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

PWNAGE
Voodoo Nutrition

Conquer

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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeSilva.
DeSilva misses with a looping right.
DeSilva moves out of range of the body kick from Abel.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Abel.
DeSilva connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Abel.
DeSilva thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeSilva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abel's hands.
DeSilva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abel takes a step back to recover.
Abel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abel 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.
DeSilva lands a glancing blow to the side of Abel's head.
DeSilva misses with a low kick.
Abel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
DeSilva throws a low kick but Abel avoids it.
DeSilva thows a left - swing and a miss!
DeSilva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abel connects with a body shot.
Abel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeSilva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva lands a jab to the head.

Abel closes the distance and pushes DeSilva back into the cage.
Abel lands a shot to the body.
DeSilva slowing the pace effectively.
Abel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards.
DeSilva blocks an uppercut.
Abel prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
DeSilva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeSilva is pushing Abel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
DeSilva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but DeSilva avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
DeSilva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abel lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeSilva digs a right hand into Abel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abel's gas tank.
Abel blocking some punches.
Abel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
DeSilva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeSilva.
Abel being controlled against the cage.
DeSilva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
Abel blocks a body shot from DeSilva.
A body shot lands from Abel.
Abel lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards.
Abel blocks a body shot from DeSilva.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeSilva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeSilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as DeSilva controls the action.
DeSilva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeSilva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel lands with a left to the head.
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
Abel lands a right hand.
DeSilva tries to work over Abel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeSilva.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeSilva prevents a body shot from Abel.
A short uppercut from Abel.
A shot in the inside from DeSilva.
DeSilva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DeSilva lands a left hand.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by DeSilva.
A short uppercut from Abel.
DeSilva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
DeSilva throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
A right hand to the body from Abel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel misses with some punches.
DeSilva tries to work over Abel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeSilva swings wildly with an uppercut but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel misses with the head strike.
A short left from DeSilva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from DeSilva as the two fighters clinch.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Abel avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
Abel blocks a body shot from DeSilva.
DeSilva throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
Abel blocking some punches.
Abel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
DeSilva lands a right hand.
DeSilva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
DeSilva has a couple of punches blocked by Abel.
Abel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abel takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by DeSilva.
DeSilva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
DeSilva lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Abel controls the action.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeSilva.
DeSilva stalling in the clinch but Abel improves position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Mauricio DeSilva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

DeSilva misses with a straight right.
Abel 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.
Abel connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Abel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeSilva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
DeSilva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abel slips a straight right by DeSilva.
DeSilva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Abel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
DeSilva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from DeSilva is predictable there
and Abel counters with a low kick, right behind DeSilva 's knee.
Abel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Abel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as DeSilva controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeSilva.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeSilva lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel lands a left hand.
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abel's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Abel.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by DeSilva.
DeSilva lands a left hand.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but DeSilva avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
DeSilva cracks Abel with a nice body shot.
Abel is leaning against DeSilva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

DeSilva breaks the clinch.
Abel lands a front kick.
DeSilva lands with a right hand.
DeSilva scores with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Abel there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abel there as he acknowledges the shot.
DeSilva lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel misses with a hook. DeSilva ducked under it nicely.
Abel lands a jab to the head.
Abel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abel moves out of range as DeSilva throws a body kick.
Abel throws a counter combo.
Abel throws out a loose jab but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by DeSilva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of DeSilva.
A nice combination there by DeSilva.
Abel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abel misses with a head kick.
Abel is looking to clinch but DeSilva is avoiding it.
DeSilva throws a big shot that misses.
DeSilva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abel takes a jab right on the kisser.
DeSilva looks for the body kick but Abel saw that one coming.
Abel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
DeSilva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by DeSilva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel misses with a lunging right hand
and DeSilva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
DeSilva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from DeSilva misses its intended target.
DeSilva lands with a cross.
DeSilva misses with a series of wild punches.
DeSilva throws a jab when Abel was well out of range.
Abel is trying to counter with his kicks.
Abel throws a body shot but no joy.
Abel checks a low kick from DeSilva.
Abel checks a leg kick.
DeSilva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
DeSilva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abel's sensitive parts.
DeSilva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abel.
DeSilva tries to land a leg kick but Abel saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Abel blocks the low kick.
DeSilva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abel lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeSilva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is winning the standup battle so far.
DeSilva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
DeSilva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abel's head.
DeSilva lands with a shot to the body.
Abel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeSilva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. DeSilva really felt that one!
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
DeSilva moves out of range of the strikes.
DeSilva works Abel's body with a nice hook.
DeSilva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abel tries to clinch but DeSilva moves out of range.
Abel misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from DeSilva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
DeSilva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Abel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abel throws a body kick that misses.
DeSilva looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
DeSilva misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Abel. That's going to slow DeSilva down.
DeSilva scores with a leg kick.
DeSilva misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abel! But no joy.
DeSilva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeSilva motions for Abel to come forward. DeSilva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
DeSilva blocks a head kick by Abel.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick
and DeSilva counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Abel finds it's way through DeSilva's defenses.
Abel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DeSilva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
DeSilva throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva misses with a shot to the body
and Abel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
DeSilva feints and then cracks Abel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abel down.
DeSilva throws a leg kick which misses Abel's front leg but catches the back leg as Abel tries to avoid it.
Abel throws a chopping leg kick but DeSilva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
DeSilva jabs Abel right on the nose. Abel blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel checks a leg kick.
DeSilva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeSilva to score with a decent uppercut.
DeSilva lands a nice shot to the body.
DeSilva misses with an attempted mid kick.
DeSilva misses with a hook.
Abel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from DeSilva finds it's way round the side to connect with Abel's head.
DeSilva throws a body shot but no joy.
Abel defending well as DeSilva loads up on a big left hand.
DeSilva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abel's sensitive parts.
Abel jabs DeSilva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Abel misses.
Abel lands a jab-cross combination.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by DeSilva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from DeSilva misses.
Abel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Abel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
DeSilva misses with a looping right.
DeSilva scores with a push kick.
DeSilva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abel.
DeSilva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DeSilva tests Abel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeSilva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
DeSilva lands with a hook. Abel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from DeSilva misses the target.
Abel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DeSilva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abel momentarily.
DeSilva tests Abel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abel 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.
Good work by DeSilva as he checks the leg kick.
DeSilva works over Abel's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
DeSilva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abel throws out the jab.
DeSilva 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.
Abel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abel misses with a head kick.
DeSilva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abel can do to turn this around?
DeSilva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abel lands the left hand.
DeSilva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abel has time to react.
DeSilva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abel misses with a looping left.
Abel throws a jab when DeSilva was well out of range.
Abel throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for DeSilva.
DeSilva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
DeSilva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abel.
Abel feints a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abel's head.
DeSilva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeSilva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from DeSilva tenderised Abel's leg. Abel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DeSilva throws out the jab.
Abel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abel misses with a body shot.
Abel walks into a jab.
DeSilva lands a really nice looking cross but Abel seems unphased.
DeSilva tests Abel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeSilva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel misses with a leg kick.
DeSilva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Abel misses.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abel tried to score with a low kick but DeSilva checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeSilva, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!