PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Iain Durrant enters the cage!

Silva
vs
Durrant

175 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
145 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swinging wilding here.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws the left hand but Durrant avoids the punch easily.
Durrant avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durrant circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Durrant throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durrant.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Durrant is just out of range.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durrant.
Durrant swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Durrant tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to wear down Durrant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Durrant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Durrant throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Jose Silva has been cut.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durrant manages to avoid it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durrant tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durrant's sensitive parts.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Durrant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Jose Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to bum rush Durrant with a series of wild strikes but Durrant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Durrant shoots in.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Durrant shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

Silva rushes Durrant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head.

Durrant works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Durrant looks gassed!
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to stand but Durrant is controlling the position.
Durrant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Durrant decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a combination
and Durrant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durrant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Durrant moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durrant.
Durrant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Jose Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Durrant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durrant. That did some damage!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva cracks Durrant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durrant. That did some damage!
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Durrant throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Silva lands but Durrant takes it in his stride.
Durrant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva throws a hook but Durrant avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.

Durrant tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durrant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva has Durrant pushed against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Durrant is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Durrant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durrant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Durrant pulls guard effortlessly.
Durrant has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.

Durrant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Silva stands and steps away. Durrant gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durrant has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Durrant seems unphased.
Durrant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Durrant was not able to check.
Silva thuds a left hand into Durrant's body.
A nice combination there by Durrant.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
A big right from Durrant misses.
Durrant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durrant was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva clobbers Durrant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Durrant cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Durrant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durrant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durrant's face.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Durrant goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durrant is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jose Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Durrant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Durrant drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Durrant is blocking nicely.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries a body shot but Durrant blocks it.
Durrant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Durrant managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Durrant has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Durrant is blocking nicely.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Durrant scores with a knee to the head.

Durrant works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Durrant trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Durrant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrant looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Durrant throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durrant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Durrant drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.

Durrant is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Durrant manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Durrant trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Durrant misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Durrant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durrant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva is not content to let Durrant control the position.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva tries to clinch but Durrant is having none of it.
Durrant ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Durrant.
Durrant swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Jose Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Iain Durrant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jose Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durrant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Durrant lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Durrant. Durrant gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva lands a nice hook to Durrant's body. Durrant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva thows a body kick. Durrant tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durrant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Durrant pushes him off.
Durrant throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durrant misses with a looping left.
Jose Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Durrant ducks under a wild hook from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jose Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durrant was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva lands a front kick.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durrant wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durrant.
A head punch on the inside from Durrant fails to land.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Durrant blocks with his arms.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durrant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Durrant manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Durrant's guard.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Durrant has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrant is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Durrant has managed to sneak the leg through.
Durrant prevents Silva from standing back up.
Durrant is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Durrant is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Durrant eventually gives up the hold.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Durrant.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Durrant thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Durrant tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva wants to clinch

and Durrant counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Durrant stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durrant 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.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Jose Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Durrant.

Durrant tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durrant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Durrant avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Durrant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Durrant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva tries to clinch up but Durrant circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Durrant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iain Durrant.
I think Durrant 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Iain Durrant!