PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fortune Cookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cookie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to c is for cookie. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MV C/S kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cookie
vs
Silva

173 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
138 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fortune Cookie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but Cookie is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch there but Cookie circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Cookie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cookie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Cookie moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cookie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cookie. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cookie pushes him off.
Cookie throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Cookie keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch but Cookie moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva tries to clinch but Cookie moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cookie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cookie leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Cookie moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cookie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cookie defends it nicely.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cookie pushes him off.

Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cookie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cookie working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Cookie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Cookie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Cookie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cookie wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Cookie controlling from the full mount.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cookie landing strikes from the mount.
Cookie cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cookie throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Cookie keeps the fight on the outside.

Cookie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cookie controlling the action here.
Silva is in trouble now - Cookie has advanced to mount!
Cookie looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva really wants to buck Cookie off and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookie throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Cookie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cookie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Cookie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cookie wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cookie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Cookie throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Cookie with good strikes from the mount here!
Cookie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cookie lands a heavy elbow.

Cookie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Cookie's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Cookie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cookie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Cookie goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.

Cookie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cookie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Cookie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Cookie has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fortune Cookie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cookie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cookie looking to pass the guard.
Cookie won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Cookie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva is looking to stand up but Cookie isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookie lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Cookie has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cookie's guard.

Cookie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Cookie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cookie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fortune Cookie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Cookie is controlling the position.
Cookie trying to control but Silva postures up.
Cookie is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva tries to stand but Cookie is controlling from the bottom.
Andre Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up.
Cookie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cookie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cookie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cookie trying to control the position here.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cookie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fortune Cookie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cookie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fortune Cookie!