PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rad
vs
Silva

200 cm
18
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
24
245 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rad tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rad.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Rad tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Silva stands up.
Rad tries to clinch up

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Rad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rad moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rad.

Rad has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva is looking to stand up but Rad won't let him.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Rad.
Rad is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.

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.

Silva stands up from Rad's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rad clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Rad shrugs it off.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rad.
Rad tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rad closes the distance but Silva moves to the side

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Rad fails to pull guard.
Rad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Rad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kickin Rad. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Rad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rad is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Rad tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to clinch but Rad is avoiding it.
Rad tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rad moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Rad.
Kickin Rad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Rad which made him look bad.

Rad has managed to clinch.
Rad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Rad.
Rad looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Rad can't break the clinch.
Rad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four 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.
Rad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rad tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva has Rad pressed against the cage, preventing Rad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rad fails to pull guard.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rad.
Rad throws an elbow that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rad avoids it.
Rad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rad jumps guard but Silva stands there with Rad around his waist. Rad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rad tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Rad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva working Rad over with knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rad is defending well for now.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rad avoids the damage to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.

Rad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rad throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rad doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Rad tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A head kick from Silva lands but Rad takes it in his stride.
Rad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rad looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Rad moves into the clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rad is defending well for now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rad avoids it.

Rad breaks the clinch.
Silva shoots in but Rad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rad doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Rad tries to clinch

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Rad lands a nice elbow.
Rad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rad managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kickin Rad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rad wants to clinch.

Rad moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Rad can't break the clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rad tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Rad drops back down to his feet.
Rad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Rad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Rad is trying to break free.

Rad drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva wanted to stand there but Rad had control of the position.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two 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.
Silva wants to stand but Rad has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rad wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rad's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rad wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rad looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kickin Rad just wasn't active enough.

Rad drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Rad fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rad.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rad avoids it.

Rad pulls Silva into guard.
Rad looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to stand but Rad is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kickin Rad will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rad tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Rad clinches but Silva breaks the clinch

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rad avoids the damage to the body.
Rad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva missing with knees to the body.

Rad gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rad will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to stand but Rad has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad trying to control the position here.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Rad has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Rad is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kickin Rad wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Rad moves into the clinch successfully.
Rad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rad managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Rad pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rad lands a knee to the head.
Rad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kickin Rad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rad is defending well for now.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rad.
Rad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Rad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Rad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rad fails to pull guard.
Rad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Rad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rad closes the distance but Silva moves to the side

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rad lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rad avoids the damage to the body.
Rad avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Rad lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Rad misses with an elbow over the top.
Rad tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.

Rad breaks the clinch.

Silva rushes Rad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rad pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva has Rad pressed against the cage, preventing Rad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Rad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rad gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rad managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Silva!