PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne- I'm Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Saunders
vs
Silva

182 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elliot Saunders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders misses with a body shot.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saunders.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Elliot Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Saunders avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Saunders shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Saunders shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saunders looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saunders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunders being controlled here momentarily.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saunders makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saunders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Saunders off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva lands with a hook. Saunders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michael Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saunders is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Saunders moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elliot Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saunders wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Saunders blocks the leg kick.
Saunders moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saunders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Saunders shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saunders closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Saunders looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Saunders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saunders postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
Saunders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saunders throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saunders working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Saunders has managed to clinch.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saunders is keeping busy.
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Elliot Saunders has been cut.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Saunders improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Saunders pulls guard successfully.
Silva stops Saunders from standing up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Saunders keeps moving.
Saunders wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders is trying to control but Silva passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Saunders might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saunders manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Saunders moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva wants to stand but Saunders is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Saunders is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saunders 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.
Saunders manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Saunders dominating with strikes here.
Saunders throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Saunders tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Saunders punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Saunders misses with a head shot.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Saunders with the ground and pound from mount.
Saunders with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saunders cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Saunders loaded up on that one.
Saunders looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Saunders lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders with good strikes from the mount here!
Elliot Saunders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saunders landing strikes from the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saunders thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Saunders punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Saunders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Saunders's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Saunders closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Saunders throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saunders is proving hard to escape from.
Saunders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saunders is on top in guard.
Saunders trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Saunders's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Saunders looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Saunders moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Saunders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Saunders 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.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Saunders slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saunders throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Saunders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
Saunders stops Silva from standing up.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saunders.
Saunders postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Saunders trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saunders throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Saunders scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saunders missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saunders works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Saunders lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saunders throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saunders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saunders throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saunders thows a big elbow that misses.
Saunders lands a couple of elbows.
Saunders cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
Saunders throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saunders throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Saunders clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Saunders'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.

Saunders tries to clinch up.
Saunders throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Saunders blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Saunders tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saunders somewhat.
Silva tries to clinch but Saunders is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Saunders shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Saunders was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Saunders tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Saunders looking to finish with strikes here!
Saunders lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Saunders landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saunders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saunders scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Saunders connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saunders lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?

Silva is rocked!
Saunders lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Silva! Saunders sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Silva and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Elliot Saunders!
Elliot Saunders retains his light heavyweight title!