PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Wagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester Wagstaff has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wagstaff
vs
Silva

193 cm
23
216 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
212 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Convicted Trap House
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Wagstaff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a head kick but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Silva rushes Wagstaff and presses him up against the cage.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Wagstaff blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Wagstaff avoids the damage to the body.
Wagstaff trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Wagstaff blocks with his arms.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wagstaff.

Wagstaff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wagstaff is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wagstaff avoids the head kick by Silva.
Wagstaff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wagstaff is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wagstaff misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a body kick the misses
and Wagstaff makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wagstaff keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wagstaff moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Wagstaff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Wagstaff closes the distance and clinches.
Wagstaff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Wagstaff tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wagstaff is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Wagstaff moves his leg out of the way.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Wagstaff in a clinch.
Wagstaff being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wagstaff avoids it.
Silva missing with knees to the body.

Wagstaff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wagstaff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wagstaff is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Wagstaff into the cage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wagstaff is defending well for now.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wagstaff blocks it with crossed arms.
Wagstaff content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Wagstaff won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva working Wagstaff over with knees to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wagstaff's face.
Silva is stalling here.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lester Wagstaff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to slow Wagstaff down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a head kick but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Wagstaff throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!

Silva instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Wagstaff was not able to check.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wagstaff. That did some damage!
Silva misses with a low kick.

Wagstaff moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Wagstaff avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Wagstaff lands a body shot in the clinch.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick but Wagstaff sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wagstaff throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wagstaff - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wagstaff. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wagstaff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Nice shot lands for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagstaff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Wagstaff pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a head kick but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Wagstaff's leg but Wagstaff calmly moves out of range.
Wagstaff throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva avoids the head kick by Wagstaff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wagstaff's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Wagstaff counters with an inside leg kick.

Wagstaff closes the distance and clinches.
Wagstaff is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva blocks an uppercut.

Wagstaff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wagstaff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wagstaff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Wagstaff counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wagstaff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Silva clinches up with Wagstaff and pushes him back against the cage.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a leg kick but Wagstaff checks it.
Silva thows a leg kick but Wagstaff checks it

and Wagstaff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wagstaff.
Kenji Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva avoiding damage as Wagstaff throws knees to the body.
Wagstaff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Wagstaff is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Wagstaff tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagstaff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wagstaff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva blocks a head kick by Wagstaff.
Silva tries to clinch there but Wagstaff circles away.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva avoids the head kick by Wagstaff.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Wagstaff counters with a solid body kick.

Wagstaff clinches.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Wagstaff breaks from the clinch.
Wagstaff misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Wagstaff moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagstaff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Wagstaff makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wagstaff tries a head kick but it misses.
Wagstaff throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.

Wagstaff gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wagstaff breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Wagstaff counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagstaff moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Silva throws and low kick but Wagstaff moves out of range easily.
Wagstaff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wagstaff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Wagstaff counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenji Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagstaff avoids the head kick by Silva.
Wagstaff throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Kenji Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagstaff tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Wagstaff makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagstaff circles away.
Wagstaff scores with a push kick.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Wagstaff throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva tries to clinch but Wagstaff is having none of it.
Wagstaff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva throws a leg kick

and Wagstaff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wagstaff.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva working Wagstaff over with knees to the body.
Wagstaff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wagstaff blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Wagstaff can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Wagstaff manages to break the clinch.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wagstaff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Wagstaff closes the distance and clinches.

Wagstaff breaks the clinch.
Wagstaff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wagstaff.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wagstaff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Wagstaff dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wagstaff keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Wagstaff.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Wagstaff circles away and keeps his distance.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wagstaff. That one must have hurt.
Silva avoids the head kick by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Wagstaff clinches up against the cage.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wagstaff.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Wagstaff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wagstaff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Wagstaff cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Wagstaff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Wagstaff leaning against his opponent.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wagstaff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva wants to stall.
Wagstaff is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva stalling.
Wagstaff managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is looking to control Wagstaff's arms but Wagstaff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wagstaff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wagstaff throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Wagstaff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Wagstaff stumbling back into the cage.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wagstaff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Wagstaff counters with a leg kick.

Silva has Wagstaff up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Wagstaff is blocking nicely.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wagstaff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Silva lands but Wagstaff takes it in his stride.
Wagstaff scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagstaff throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Wagstaff only half commits.
Wagstaff throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Wagstaff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lester Wagstaff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wagstaff checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wagstaff misses with an attempted mid kick.

Wagstaff rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wagstaff trying to land knees to the body.
Wagstaff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva prevents a body shot from Wagstaff.
Knees to the body from Silva.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a front kick.
Wagstaff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Wagstaff checks it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Wagstaff moves out of range easily.
Wagstaff checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff lands a high kick!
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kenji Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Wagstaff misses
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Wagstaff keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wagstaff.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wagstaff tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagstaff avoids the head kick by Silva.
Wagstaff throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wagstaff's sensitive parts.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lester Wagstaff.
I think Wagstaff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Kenji Silva!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Kenji Silva!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Kenji Silva!

Kenji Silva wins by unanimous decision!