PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juarez Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hook comes to the ring accompanied by The Enemy Guns. Juarez Hook could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Silvas Silva's chin.

Hook
vs
Silva

185 cm
24
189 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juarez Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silvas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to land a combination but Hook avoids it well.
Hook throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hook misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hook scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Hook scoring well with a low kick there.
Hook dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Hook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Silvas Silva has been cut.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Hook misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hook thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hook lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a shot to the body

and Hook holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Hook.
Hook keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hook lands with a right to the head.
Hook tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hook is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hook.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Hook's ribcage. Hook let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hook looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Hook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hook is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Hook into the ropes.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Hook taking a breather.
Hook keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hook has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hook lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Hook is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Hook is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hook has his back to the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hook digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Hook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Hook looking to stall.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to break free but Hook pushes him back against the ropes.
Hook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hook pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hook.
Hook lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hook tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Hook back against the cage.
Hook stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hook is struggling to control the position.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hook is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva tries to work over Hook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva cracks Hook with a nice body shot.
Hook controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hook working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juarez Hook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvas Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva moves away from the strike by Hook.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hook rather than just go for the knockout.
Hook misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Juarez Hook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hook. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hook misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Hook throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Hook lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva cracks Hook with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva defending well as Hook loads up on a big left hand.
Hook avoids the body shot from Silva.
Hook misses the body punch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hook counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Hook with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hook slips under a jab from Silva.
Hook scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hook throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva takes a swing at Hook's ribcage but misses.
Hook misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Hook backing up. Hook nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Hook off the ropes and back into rage.
Hook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Hook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hook throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Hook wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hook throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Hook misses the shot to the body.
Hook tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Hook throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hook thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Hook throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Hook backing up. Hook nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Hook's head.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva checks a low kick from Hook.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hook swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Hook misses with a looping left.
Hook tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hook lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva lands a head shot.
Hook swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Hook avoids the body shot from Silva.
Hook swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hook looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hook thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a combination
and Hook counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Silvas Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Silvas Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Silva misses with a body shot
and Hook counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hook wants to clinch
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hook tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Juarez Hook is winning the standup battle so far.
Hook swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Hook misses its intended target.
Juarez Hook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a body shot

and Hook moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hook.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hook is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva tries to circle away but Hook has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva tries to break free but Hook pushes him back against the ropes.
Hook tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Hook, against the ropes.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hook won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hook.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hook controls the action.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Hook avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Hook has control.
Hook cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Hook blocks an uppercut.

That's two 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.
Silva works on Hook's body with a couple of short punches.
Hook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Hook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hook has him pressed against the ropes.
Hook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hook or not.
Hook dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hook jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hook backs up against the ropes.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hook getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hook throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Hook.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hook misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with the combination.
Hook has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Hook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hook counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Hook closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Silvas Silva.
I think Silva 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Silvas Silva!