PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Savio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myers has chosen Halloween Theme as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Myers

180 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 Las Vegas, Savio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Myers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva motions for Myers to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Myers throws a good cross that connects.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Myers sprawls well.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Myers lands with an overhand left.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Myers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Myers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Myers backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Myers.
Silva avoids the head kick by Myers.

Myers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Myers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Myers effectively controlling the action here.

Myers breaks the clinch.
Myers works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Myers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Myers lands with an overhand left.
Danga de danga de dang - Myers scores with a four punch combination!
Myers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Myers clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Myers manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myers jabs at Silva's body.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Myers circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Myers.
Myers lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Myers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Myers lands a nice looking body shot.
Myers scores with a decent looking hook.

Myers rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Myers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Myers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Myers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Myers manages to break the clinch.

Myers pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Myers lands a body punch in the clinch.

Myers manages to break the clinch.

Myers clinches up against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Myers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Myers throws an elbow but it misses.
Myers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Myers scores with a hook to the body.

Myers breaks from the clinch.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Myers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body kick from Myers.

Myers closes the distance and clinches.

Myers breaks from the clinch.
Myers with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers scores with a body shot.
Myers lands with a good body shot.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Myers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Myers lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Myers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Myers lands a lovely overhand right.
Myers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers lands with a slapping head kick.
Myers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Michael Myers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva takes one on the button.
Myers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Myers lands a body shot.
A left lands for Myers.

Myers cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Myers has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Silva to stand back up!

Silva is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Myers darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.

Myers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myers connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.

Myers forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Myers.

Myers breaks from the clinch.

Myers clinches.
Myers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Myers breaks the clinch.
Myers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Myers moves into the clinch.
Myers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Myers stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Myers lands a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Myers.
Myers lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Myers 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.

Myers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Myers throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Myers counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva is looking to control Myers's arms but Myers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Myers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Myers taking a breather.

Myers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Myers.

Myers gets a clinch.

Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michael Myers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Myers lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.

Myers drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Myers breaks the clinch.
Myers scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Myers pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Myers stalling against the cage.
Myers lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers lands with a light punch inside.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michael Myers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Myers.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Savio Silva has been cut.
Myers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Myers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Myers is struggling to control the position.
Myers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Myers lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.

Myers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Savio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Myers scores with a punch to the head.

Myers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Myers throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Myers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Myers digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Myers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Myers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers with a nice cross.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Myers catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Myers scores with a jab to the body.

Myers takes the fight into the clinch.
Come on Myers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Myers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva walks into a left hand.

Myers closes the distance and clinches.

Myers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Myers gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers lands a body punch.
Myers presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Myers manages to break the clinch.
Myers scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Myers finds it's target.
Silva tries to move into range but Myers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Myers rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Myers but Myers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Myers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Myers lands a damaging elbow.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Myers lands with a light punch inside.
Myers lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Myers manages to break the clinch.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Myers.

Myers closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Myers.
Myers lands a nice uppercut.

Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

Myers closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Myers holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.

Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Myers stuffs the takedown.
Myers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Myers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Myers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Myers clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Myers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Savio Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Myers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Myers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.

Myers moves into range and clinches up with Silva.

Myers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Myers.
Myers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Myers moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Myers.
Myers lands with a right to the head.

Myers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Myers stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Myers rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Myers lands a hook to the side of the head.

Myers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers's corner calls for a 1-2. Myers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Myers throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Myers lands a head shot.
Myers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Myers scoring well with a low kick there.

Myers closes the distance and clinches.
Myers digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Myers is working Silva over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Myers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Myers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
A jab lands there for Myers.
Myers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Myers there.

Myers moves into the clinch.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Myers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.

Myers breaks the clinch.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Myers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Myers pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Myers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Myers cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Myers lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.
Myers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Myers tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva walks into a jab.
Myers cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Myers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Myers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Myers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Myers lands an overhand right.
A jab from Myers does it's job there.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Myers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Myers forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Myers stalling in the clinch.
Myers lands with a light punch inside.
Myers is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Myers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Myers manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Myers finds it's target.

Myers clinches with his opponent.

Myers drops Silva onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Silva is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Good body shot from Myers.

Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Myers.
Myers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Myers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Myers - that will leave a mark!
Myers stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Myers scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Myers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Michael Myers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Myers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Myers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Myers counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Myers.
Silva fails to pull guard.
A short left from Myers.
Savio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Myers breaks from the clinch.
Myers scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Myers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Myers 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Myers!