PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silvu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taken Ya Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silvu
vs
Ya Down

189 cm
22
188 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
201 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silvu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taken Ya Down!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya Down throws a low kick but Silvu avoids it.
Ya Down wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silvu closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ya Down counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silvu won't be happy with that.
Ya Down controlling from side mount.
Check out the look on Ya Down's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ya Down moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Silvu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ya Down is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Down is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silvu's shoulder. That is not cool.
Silvu wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ya Down lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silvu down.
Ya Down is staying tight to Silvu's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ya Down throwing strikes but Silvu manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Silvu tries to get to his feet but Ya Down is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Silvu in his guard.
Ya Down trying to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ya Down is proving hard to escape from.
Ya Down looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silvu is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvu wants to get up but he can't break Ya Down's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ya Down holds on and takes a little breather.
Ya Down looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silvu is one step ahead there.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silvu wants to clinch

and Ya Down moves into the clinch.
Silvu with a knee to the head.
Ya Down dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silvu tries a knee to the head but Ya Down blocks it.
Silvu tries to throw a body punch but Ya Down avoids it by throwing Silvu back against the cage.
Ya Down displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silvu up against the cage.
Silvu trying to land knees to the body.
Ya Down putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silvu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silvu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ya Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ya Down is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taken Ya Down dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ya Down misses the jab.
Silvu moves to clinch but Ya Down breaks away
and Ya Down counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ya Down is defended easily by Silvu.
Silvu tries to clinch up
and Ya Down makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ya Down circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ya Down counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ya Down swings widly with a right hand

and Silvu counters by moving into the clinch.
Silvu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Down slowing the pace effectively.
Silvu tries a knee to the head but Ya Down blocks it.
Ya Down is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ya Down avoiding damage as Silvu throws knees to the body.
Silvu looking to stall.
Ya Down lands a left hand.
Ya Down stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silvu trying to control the position but instead, Ya Down has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silvu into the cage.
Ya Down utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Ya Down has picked Silvu up - he's going for a ride! Ya Down dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ground and pound from Ya Down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ya Down not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silvu wants to stand back up but Ya Down manages to pass into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ya Down works to advance to full mount. Silvu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ya Down tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ya Down punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ya Down has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down landing strikes from the mount and Silvu is in trouble!
Silvu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ya Down on the ground.
Ya Down controlling his opponent.
Silvu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silvu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ya Down dominating with strikes here.
Ya Down with shots to the head and body - Silvu looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Silvu wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ya Down celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taken Ya Down!