PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes has chosen Far From Over as his entrance music. Drew Hughes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andy Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Hughes

183 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
201 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hughes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Silva is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Silva tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.

It looks like Andy Silva has been cut.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Hughes scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hughes.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hughes.
Hughes landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hughes.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Hughes has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hughes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Hughes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hughes can pounce on him.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hughes lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick by Silva misses
and Hughes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Hughes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
Hughes keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Hughes has control.
Hughes scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughes lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Hughes lands a damaging elbow.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
Hughes has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Hughes.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes lands a nice elbow.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Hughes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes lands a nice knee to the body.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Hughes lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Hughes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Hughes keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hughes has double underhooks.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the cage.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the cage.
Hughes connects with a knee to the head.
Hughes misses with a knee to the head.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hughes keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hughes.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Hughes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hughes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hughes has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes lands a body shot.

Hughes clinches with his opponent.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Hughes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Hughes rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Hughes connects with a knee to the head.
Drew Hughes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes scores with a knee to the head.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the cage.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes working Silva over with knees to the body.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva wants to break free but Hughes has control.
Silva has Hughes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hughes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hughes scores with a knee to the head.
Hughes has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Hughes.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Hughes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Hughes keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hughes misses with a knee strike.
Hughes prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the cage.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Hughes.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hughes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.

Hughes drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hughes throws an elbow but it misses.
Hughes lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Hughes.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughes obliges.
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hughes 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 looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position.
Hughes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the cage.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Hughes working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva wants to break free but Hughes has control.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hughes.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Hughes crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Hughes lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the cage.
Hughes scores with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Hughes keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hughes scores with a knee to the head.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Silva tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the cage.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drew Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Andy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Andy Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hughes closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Hughes holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hughes.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Hughes scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hughes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Hughes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes lands a nice elbow.
Silva wants to break free but Hughes has control.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hughes working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Hughes connects with a knee to the head.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the cage.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position.
Hughes lands a knee to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hughes.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Hughes has control.
Hughes scores with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break free.
Hughes lands a knee to the body.
Hughes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hughes lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Hughes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hughes connects with a knee to the head.
Hughes with a knee to the head.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hughes prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hughes keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Hughes has control.
Hughes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Hughes.
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Silva is trying to break free.
Hughes connects with a knee to the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Hughes has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
Hughes keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Hughes has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hughes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drew Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hughes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva wants a takedown.
Hughes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hughes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughes lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Hughes prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

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.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling him.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Hughes.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Hughes.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hughes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughes lands with a light punch inside.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hughes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hughes lands a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughes keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andy Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughes obliges.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughes 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Hughes!