PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raycze Crazie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Silvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazie comes to the cage accompanied by Protlak song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crazie
vs
Silvey

183 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raycze Crazie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Silvey!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crazie.
Nice sprawl there from Silvey as Crazie shoots in.
Raycze Crazie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazie tries for a takedown but Silvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raycze Crazie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crazie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silvey defends it nicely.
Crazie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazie shoots in for a double leg but Silvey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silvey lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvey throws a head kick that misses.
Silvey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crazie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silvey defends it nicely.
Silvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvey leaves Crazie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silvey lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silvey as he jumps to the side.
Silvey stuffs the takedown.
Crazie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silvey as he avoids it easily.
Silvey throws a head kick but Crazie moves out of range.
Silvey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crazie.

Crazie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silvey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Crazie is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silvey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Silvey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crazie throwing strikes from guard but Silvey blocks nicely.

Crazie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Silvey looking for a guillotine here but Crazie defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazie wants to pass the guard but Silvey is keeping the position.
Crazie throwing strikes but missing.
Silvey looking to control.
Crazie trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Crazie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crazie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Silvey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silvey connects with a high kick.
Silvey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crazie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvey throws a series of punches but Crazie moves out of range.
Silvey cracks the inside of Crazie's front leg.
Crazie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crazie.
Crazie fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raycze Crazie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crazie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silvey is fending him off so far but Crazie persists. Nope, Silvey circles away and we're back to standing.
Crazie walks into a left hand.
Raycze Crazie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crazie is looking to clinch.

Crazie gets the takedown into side control.

Crazie swings around for an armbar but Silvey sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Crazie's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crazie working for submissions but it's allowed Silvey to get to half guard.
Silvey frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crazie tries to hold on but Silvey postures up.
Crazie tries to reverse the position but Silvey maintains control.
Silvey lands a big elbow.
Silvey scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Raycze Crazie has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazie throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Silvey working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silvey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crazie looks a forlorn figure.
Silvey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crazie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silvey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Crazie is bucking up trying to escape but Silvey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Crazie is bucking up trying to escape but Silvey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silvey breaks from Crazie's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Raycze Crazie's cut is getting worse.
Crazie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Silvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raycze Crazie'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.

Crazie shoots for a takedown but Silvey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silvey.
Crazie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silvey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silvey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crazie circles away quickly and effectively.
Silvey keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silvey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crazie somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raycze Crazie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crazie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silvey defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvey scores with a jab to the jaw.
No luck for Crazie with that takedown attempt.
Silvey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crazie.
David Silvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crazie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silvey pinned against the cage. Silvey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silvey lands a high kick!

Raycze Crazie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A left and a right from Silvey both land. Nice combination.
Crazie dives in and grabs Silvey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silvey pushes down on Crazie's head and hops out.
Silvey swats away the attempt to clinch by Crazie.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silvey.

Jeez, Raycze Crazie's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silvey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crazie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silvey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crazie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silvey clobbers Crazie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silvey lands a really nice looking cross but Crazie seems unphased.
Crazie dodges the punch combination from Silvey.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crazie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazie is looking to clinch but Silvey is avoiding it.
Silvey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silvey throws a right and a left that Crazie avoids nicely.
Silvey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crazie.
Silvey sizes up Crazie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silvey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Silvey really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raycze Crazie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silvey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crazie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silvey.
Crazie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvey cracks Crazie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silvey throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Silvey.
Crazie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silvey's waist but Silvey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crazie off to one side.
Silvey misses with a wild combination.
Crazie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvey circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raycze Crazie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crazie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silvey pinned against the cage. Silvey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silvey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crazie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silvey but Silvey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crazie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silvey slaps away a takedown attempt from Crazie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
David Silvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crazie doesn't manage to clinch there - Silvey circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silvey avoids it really well and circles away.
Silvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silvey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silvey throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Silvey finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crazie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silvey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crazie somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crazie is defended easily by Silvey.
Crazie fails with the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crazie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Silvey dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Raycze Crazie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Silvey lands a body shot.
Crazie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silvey is fending him off so far but Crazie persists. Nope, Silvey circles away and we're back to standing.
Crazie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crazie fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raycze Crazie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crazie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silvey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silvey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silvey. Crazie shrugs it off though.
Crazie avoids the body shot from Silvey.
Silvey throws a head kick that half lands.
Crazie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silvey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crazie somewhat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silvey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crazie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvey connects with a solid leg kick.
Silvey throws a head kick that Crazie semi-blocks.
Crazie fails with a takedown attempt.
Silvey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silvey misses with a double jab.
Silvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Silvey. No joy for Crazie on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvey misses with a few strikes there.
Silvey lands with a hook. Crazie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silvey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
No joy there for Silvey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silvey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crazie.
Silvey connects with a high kick.
Raycze Crazie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Silvey!
David Silvey is the new middleweight champion!