PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Oxard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaycer Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Mike Oxard has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Oxard seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Oxard
vs
Silva

190 cm
22
179 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
176 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Oxard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaycer Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oxard stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Oxard lands a jab to the head.
Oxard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oxard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Oxard lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oxard was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Oxard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oxard lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Oxard ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Oxard.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oxard throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Oxard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oxard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Oxard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Oxard.
Oxard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Oxard.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oxard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oxard manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a push kick but Oxard slaps the foot to one side.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxard throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Oxard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oxard.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Oxard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oxard is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oxard. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oxard lands a right hook to the body.
Oxard looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oxard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva throws the left hand but Oxard avoids the punch easily.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mike Oxard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaycer Silva.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oxard was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Oxard checks a low kick from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oxard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Oxard just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Oxard dominated that round.
That's time! Oxard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from Oxard.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oxard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oxard misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Oxard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oxard. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Oxard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Nice takedown defense from Oxard. No joy for Silva on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxard scores with a jab to the body.
Oxard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oxard counters with a right hand to the body.
Oxard misses with a wild body shot.
Oxard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oxard.
Oxard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Oxard.
Oxard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oxard lands a with a good body shot.
Oxard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Gaycer Silva has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oxard thows a body shot but no joy.
Oxard punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Oxard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
A shot to de liver by Oxard. Beautiful body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Oxard has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oxard thuds a left hand into Silva's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oxard lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva avoids the body shot from Oxard.
Oxard swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oxard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oxard thows a body shot but no joy.
Mike Oxard is winning the standup battle so far.
Oxard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxard just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Oxard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Oxard lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Oxard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oxard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oxard lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to de liver by Oxard. Beautiful body shot.
Oxard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva avoids the body shot from Oxard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Oxard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gaycer Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Oxard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oxard scores with a jab to the body.
Oxard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oxard thinking.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oxard avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oxard scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves away from the strike by Oxard.
Mike Oxard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oxard digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Oxard lands with an overhand left.
Oxard swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Oxard avoids the body shot from Silva.
Oxard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oxard checks a low kick from Silva.
Oxard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oxard throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Oxard scores with a jab to the body.
Oxard misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Oxard.
Oxard scores with a three punch combo!
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oxard. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oxard scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Oxard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxard throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oxard throws out the jab.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Oxard looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva slips a jab from Oxard.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva stops Oxard from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Oxard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Oxard looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Oxard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oxard, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Oxard!