PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Crump has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Crump

190 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Crump!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right and a left that Crump avoids nicely.
Crump throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Crump shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva throws a head kick that Crump semi-blocks.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Crump avoids it.
No luck for Crump with that takedown attempt.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Crump gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Crump keeps him there for the moment.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crump.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Rickson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Crump.
Silva digs a good hook to Crump's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crump.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rickson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva digs a good body shot into Crump's ribs.
Crump looks gassed!
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crump looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crump will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Crump shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Crump decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to control but Crump is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Crump seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Crump is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Crump is controlling him
Crump lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crump has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crump content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Crump gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.
Silva turns into Crump and is now in his guard.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crump keeps working.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Crump is defending well.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

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.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crump does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crump chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva tries to clinch there but Crump circles away.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Silva dominated that round.
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.

Crump clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Crump will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crump shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Crump or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crump shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rickson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Crump.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Crump takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crump stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crump misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crump avoids the head kick by Silva.
Crump shoots in but no luck this time.
Crump shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Crump keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva is looking to wear down Crump with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crump moves away from the strike by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump blocks a head kick by Silva.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crump tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Crump closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Crump lands in his opponent's guard.
Crump controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crump advances to half guard.

Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Crump pulls his head out easily.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crump on the ground.
Crump keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva trying to control but Crump postures up.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Crump is controlling him well.
Silva trying to hold on to Crump's head to control him but Crump postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking to control Crump's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva is looking to slow Crump down with leg kicks.
Crump shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Crump's side.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Crump's head.
A head kick from Silva lands but Crump takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Crump counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crump.
Silva managing to control the position.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crump gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva is looking to stand up but Crump isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Crump advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Silva pushes Crump off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crump on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Silva dominated that second round.
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!

Silva misses with a head kick.

Crump fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Crump persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crump.
Crump is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva trying to control but Crump postures up.
Silva is trying to control but Crump manages to pass to mount!
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crump is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Crump prevents Silva from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is not content to let Crump control the position.
Crump trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crump is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Crump is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crump passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Crump is controlling him well.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Crump sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Crump frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Crump wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Crump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crump looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crump trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva wants to hold on but Crump pushes him away.
Jason Crump has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crump trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva wants to control but Crump is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Crump has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Crump won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Crump has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.

Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Crump.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crump looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva can't escape the position.
Crump won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crump is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Silva is in real trouble.
I really don't envy Silva right now.

Crump is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Silva is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Crump!