PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Nott has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricardo Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Nott

185 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
198 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Nott!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nott throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Nott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Nott's side.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nott looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva is pushing Nott up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.

Silva wants the takedown. Nott is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nott's guard against the cage.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Nott is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Silva to work.

Silva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nott wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Silva taking a breather here.

Ricardo Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

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.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Nott off balance momentarily.
Nott thows a body shot but no joy.
Jack Nott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.

Silva gets a clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Nott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nott's sensitive parts.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Silva has Nott pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nott tumbling to the mat - Silva dives into Nott's guard.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nott is breathing heavily.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Nott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the pace.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ricardo Silva just wasn't active enough.
Nott throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Nott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Nott.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Nott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Nott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nott misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nott.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nott has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Nott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Nott swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
That kick from Silva tenderised Nott's leg. Nott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Nott's front leg but catches the back leg as Nott tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Nott does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Nott's front leg but catches the back leg as Nott tries to avoid it.
Silva cracks the inside of Nott's front leg.

Silva clinches.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nott can do to turn this around?
Nott tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Ricardo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva rushes Nott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nott misses with a double jab
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nott feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nott throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Nott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Nott gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nott circles away quickly and effectively.

Silva pushes Nott up against the cage in a clinch.
Nott is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Silva dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Nott loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Nott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Nott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left and a right from Nott both land. Nice combination.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nott misses with a wild combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.

Silva rushes Nott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nott can't break the clinch.
Nott is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nott backwards.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Nott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva has Nott pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nott manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nott wants to break free but Silva has control.
A shot in the inside from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Nott prevents the takedown attempt.
Nott tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva has Nott pressed against the cage.
Nott tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Nott is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Nott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Nott does no damage.
Nott misses with a double jab

and Silva moves into the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Nott is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nott.
Nott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nott backwards.

Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nott regains guard immediately.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Nott is retaining full guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ricardo Silva just wasn't active enough.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Nott misses with a series of wild punches.
Nott tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nott will feel that in the morning.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Silva rushes Nott and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Nott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Nott's head.
Nott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva keeps control of Nott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Nott is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nott really felt that one!

Silva has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nott's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Silva has Nott pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nott tumbling to the mat - Silva dives into Nott's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Nott keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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