PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
Giel

193 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

197 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jones Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Giel!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giel throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giel stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giel slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries to clinch but Giel moves away
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Giel ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Giel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giel.
Silva throws a one two combo.

It looks like Paul Giel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giel swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva looks to clinch
and Giel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
Giel slips a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Giel counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giel slips under a jab.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Giel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Jones Silva has been cut.
Silva misses with a combination
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looks to clinch
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
Silva connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Giel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giel throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Giel.
Silva misses with a combination
and Giel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Giel tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a two punch combo.
Giel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Giel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Silva misses with a combination
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva misses with a combination
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Giel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva clinches but Giel breaks the clinch
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Paul Giel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giel lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Some wild striking there from Giel.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a nice body shot.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Giel counter with a right hand.
Silva wants to clinch
and Giel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Giel works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva looks to clinch
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Jones Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giel was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a hook.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Giel lands with a right hand.
Silva wants to clinch
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Giel misses with a two punch combination.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giel.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paul Giel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Giel ducks down to avoid it.
Giel scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva closes the distance but Giel moves to the side
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.

Jones Silva's cut is getting worse.
Giel lands a two punch combo.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giel.
Giel checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva looks to clinch
letting Giel counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
Giel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Giel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Giel counter with a right hand.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab when Giel was well out of range.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Giel scores with a punch to the head.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Giel's shoulder, as Giel tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Giel.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva wants to clinch
and Giel counters with a one-two 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!
Giel swinging wildly here.
Giel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Giel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giel throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Giel defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Giel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Giel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giel circles away.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giel counters with a stiff right hand.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Silva cracks Giel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Giel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Giel tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giel scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva closes the distance but Giel moves to the side
and Giel counters with a right hand to the body.
Giel looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giel throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Giel shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giel slips a straight right by Silva.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Giel scores with a body shot.
Giel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Giel misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giel.
Silva shoots in but Giel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Giel counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Giel to acknowledge the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Giel.
A punch combination from Giel misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Giel counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Giel counter with a right hand.
Giel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a combination
enabling Giel to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Giel.
Giel tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giel lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Giel scores with a four punch combination!
Giel scores with a nice head shot.
Paul Giel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giel looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Giel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Giel!