PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between elwin jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

jones
vs
Silva

190 cm
21
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

182 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, elwin jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jones tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
jones shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
jones moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

jones scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jones working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva tries to hold on but jones pushes him away.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to hold on but jones postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position but jones isn't that keen on the idea.
jones landing shots from mount.
jones lands a big elbow.
jones looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
jones tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jones thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding jones's attempts to control the action.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
jones landing shots from mount.
jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones 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.
jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
jones scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
jones raining down shots from the mount!
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
jones looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
jones dominating with strikes here.

That's four 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.
jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva can't escape the position.
jones lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by jones.
jones with a couple of short strikes.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
jones tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as jones sprawls well. jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
jones lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva is breathing heavily.
jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - jones scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
jones scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
elwin jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and jones counters with a stiff right hand.
jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
jones lands a jab.
Silva wants to clinch but jones slips to the side
and jones counters with a left to the body.
jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for elwin jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
jones just misses with a punch to the body.
jones fails to land the takedown.
jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
jones wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
jones avoids the body shot from Silva.
jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by jones.
jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
jones ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
jones stuffs the takedown.
jones is looking to clinch.
jones is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
jones sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva walks into a jab.

Silva clinches with his opponent.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
jones wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

elwin jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but jones circles away.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
jones misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters by clinching up.
jones can't break the clinch.

jones pulls guard.
jones wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to pass the guard but jones is keeping the position.
jones wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva trying to control but jones is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from jones.
Silva with a poor takedown
and jones counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
elwin jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Left hook, right uppercut from jones.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva is looking to clinch but jones is avoiding it.
jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva misses with a body punch
and jones counters with a nice body shot.
jones wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva pulls jones into guard.
jones wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing jones from controlling successfully.
jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
jones working the head and body with strikes.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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 elwin jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for jones, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... elwin jones!