PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Nightmare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Nightmare
vs
Silva

185 cm
22
200 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddie Nightmare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silvas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Nightmare's shoulder, as Nightmare tries to avoid the shot.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva misses with the combination.
Nightmare lands with a kick to the ribs.

Nightmare closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries a body shot but Nightmare blocks it.
Nightmare lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.

It looks like Silvas Silva has been cut.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Nightmare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is trying to stall.
Nightmare lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nightmare creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Nightmare holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Nightmare escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nightmare misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Nightmare backpedaling.
Silva lunges at Nightmare with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nightmare's hand.

Nightmare is rocked!
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Nightmare moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nightmare moves away.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightmare tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Nightmare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nightmare clinches up against the cage.
Nightmare tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nightmare has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nightmare pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva keeps control of Nightmare as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nightmare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries a body shot but Nightmare blocks it.
Nightmare with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nightmare pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nightmare lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Nightmare lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nightmare gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nightmare's efforts to push away.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Silva.
Silva tries to work over Nightmare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Nightmare controls his hands.
Nightmare blocks an uppercut.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Nightmare uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nightmare looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Nightmare blocks a body shot from Silva.
Nightmare prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Nightmare has Silva pushed against the cage.
Nightmare connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nightmare throws an elbow but misses.
Nightmare lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nightmare scores with a shoulder strike.
Nightmare lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Nightmare.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nightmare.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Nightmare with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nightmare.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nightmare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nightmare lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Nightmare.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nightmare has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva stalls.
Nightmare lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nightmare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Nightmare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nightmare tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvas Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvas Silva'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.

Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Nightmare lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Nightmare with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nightmare lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nightmare takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Nightmare.
Nightmare throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvas Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nightmare circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nightmare manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silvas Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Nightmare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nightmare connects with a single shot there.
Nightmare misses with a low kick.
Silva jabs at Nightmare's body.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Nightmare dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Nightmare moves out of range.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nightmare manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nightmare slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nightmare goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nightmare throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nightmare throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nightmare comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Freddie Nightmare is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Nightmare tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nightmare lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nightmare misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nightmare has time to react.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Nightmare gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nightmare creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Nightmare 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.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nightmare lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Nightmare breaks the clinch.
Nightmare fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch
letting Nightmare counter with a right hand.
Nightmare bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Nightmare takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Nightmare, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nightmare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Nightmare counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nightmare.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Nightmare, against the cage.
Silva has Nightmare pressed against the cage, preventing Nightmare from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Nightmare is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nightmare has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nightmare blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Nightmare dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silvas Silva'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. This is the final round!

Nightmare takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Nightmare lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nightmare fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nightmare backs up against the cage.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook 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 cracks Nightmare with an open hand slap.
Oh Nightmare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva cracks Nightmare on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nightmare falls backwards against the cage. Silva follows up with more strikes that drop Nightmare to his knees. Silva keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nightmare! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvas Silva!