PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micah Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Oshea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Climbing Up The Walls -Radiohead. King Oshea told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Silva
vs
Oshea

185 cm
25
181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Micah Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Oshea!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Oshea which made him look bad.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Oshea's head but Oshea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva avoids the body shot from Oshea.

Oshea shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oshea controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Oshea postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.
Silva works over Oshea's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like King Oshea has been cut.
A punch combination from Oshea misses.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Oshea.
Micah Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oshea darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oshea is looking to pass Silva's guard but actually Silva recovers to full guard.
Oshea trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oshea seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oshea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Oshea pushes his legs off easily.
Silva keeping full guard, as Oshea tries to pass.
Oshea really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oshea working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oshea is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oshea wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Oshea advances position into side control!
Oshea wants to control for a moment but Silva uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oshea is trying to get back to full guard.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Oshea wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva avoids the head kick by Oshea.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oshea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva misses with a takedown

and Oshea counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oshea.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Oshea won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Oshea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Oshea's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Oshea drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Oshea off! Oshea jumps back into Silva's guard.
Oshea wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oshea slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Oshea tries to pass.

Oshea gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oshea is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Oshea shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva misses the body punch

and Oshea counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Oshea seems content to control.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Oshea avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva controls Oshea momentarily but Oshea frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oshea pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Oshea trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Oshea advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oshea wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Oshea working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oshea is stalling in the full guard.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oshea trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Oshea wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Oshea postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Oshea, into his guard.
Silva trying to control but Oshea is working from the bottom.

Silva has gone for a leg lock! Oshea slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Oshea is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva looking for subs off his back but Oshea has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Micah Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Oshea's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Oshea fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Oshea persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Oshea is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

Oshea is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Oshea sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oshea is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Oshea seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oshea seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Oshea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Oshea is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Oshea is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.

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.

Oshea stands up out of the half guard.
Oshea slips a straight right by Silva.
Oshea throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Oshea misses with a head kick.

Oshea shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Oshea was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Oshea.
Oshea controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oshea raining down shots from the mount!

Oshea is going olschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
King Oshea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Oshea's attempts to control the action.
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Oshea has taken his back!
Silva trying to control the action but Oshea just sinks the hooks in.
Oshea lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Oshea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oshea controlling the position well here. Silva rolled but Oshea kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Oshea is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Oshea. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Oshea's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
Oshea wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oshea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Oshea manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Oshea in his guard.
Oshea postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Oshea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oshea has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Oshea!