PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Legionarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legionarius is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drowning Pool - Let the bodies hit the floor. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Silva
vs
Legionarius

184 cm
26
198 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Tokyo Defiance

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Legionarius sprawling to the canvas. Silva follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Legionarius hang on?

Legionarius is rocked!
Legionarius wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Legionarius is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Legionarius is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
Legionarius seems to have recovered his senses.
Legionarius trying to control from the bottom.
Legionarius taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legionarius trying to control from the bottom.
Legionarius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Legionarius's head.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Legionarius is working away.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Legionarius defending well though.
Legionarius desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the ground and pound but Legionarius uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva trying to control but Legionarius is working from the bottom.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Legionarius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Legionarius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legionarius working the head and body with strikes.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Legionarius that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Legionarius regains half guard.
Legionarius tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva throwing shots but Legionarius is blocking nicely.
Legionarius trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Silva manages to pass to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Legionarius can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Legionarius wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Legionarius slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva throws a strike but Legionarius avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Legionarius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Legionarius is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Legionarius manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legionarius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Legionarius isn't that keen on the idea.
Legionarius lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Legionarius maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Legionarius cracks Silva with an open hand slap.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Legionarius controlling the position for now.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is thwarting Legionarius's attempts to control the position.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legionarius is looking to improve his position.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Legionarius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Legionarius keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Legionarius wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legionarius is keeping the position for now.
Legionarius is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Legionarius is trying to keep Silva in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alessio Legionarius hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legionarius connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.

Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Legionarius to the ground. Silva is now in Legionarius's guard.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Matt Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Legionarius can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Legionarius keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva is working Legionarius over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Legionarius sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva working the ground and pound.

Legionarius throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Silva throws a series of punches but Legionarius moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matt Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Legionarius misses the target.
Legionarius tries to clinch up.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Legionarius's head back.

Legionarius closes the distance and clinches.

Legionarius turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Legionarius manages to end up in side control.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Legionarius's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Legionarius trying to control the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to improve his position but Legionarius is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legionarius keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt 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!

Silva tries for a takedown but Legionarius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Legionarius throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Legionarius takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Legionarius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Legionarius counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Legionarius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Legionarius.
Legionarius connects with a jab.
Legionarius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Legionarius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Legionarius sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legionarius throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Matt Silva has been cut.
Legionarius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Legionarius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Legionarius scores with a nice head shot.
Legionarius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Legionarius tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alessio Legionarius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Matt Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legionarius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Legionarius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.

Silva is rocked!

Legionarius moves into the clinch.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Legionarius lands a body punch.

Legionarius wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Legionarius persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Silva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Legionarius puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Legionarius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to control but Legionarius manages to pass to mount!
Legionarius is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Legionarius! Silva is hurt baaadly! Legionarius is firing away with more strikes - Silva is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessio Legionarius!