PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kawamura Yoshimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaycer Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshimune comes to the cage accompanied by The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yoshimune
vs
Silva

178 cm
22
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
166 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kawamura Yoshimune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaycer Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshimune scores with a nice body kick.
Silva looks for a takedown but Yoshimune sprawls well.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva avoids the head kick by Yoshimune.
Yoshimune looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Yoshimune. Yoshimune maintains the clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Gaycer Silva has been cut.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage as Yoshimune throws knees to the body.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva blocks a body shot from Yoshimune.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yoshimune walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kawamura Yoshimune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaycer Silva.
Silva staying out of range there.
Yoshimune tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva misses the shot to the body.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Yoshimune has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yoshimune obliges.
Yoshimune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yoshimune trying to land knees to the body.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Yoshimune is controlling him.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yoshimune smiles and moves away.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshimune manages to avoid it.
Yoshimune throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Yoshimune throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Yoshimune's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoshimune looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.

Yoshimune moves into the clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yoshimune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshimune.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshimune avoids the body shot from Silva.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshimune.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Yoshimune is looking to land body kicks.
Kawamura Yoshimune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yoshimune, pushing him back against the cage.
Yoshimune creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoshimune trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshimune.
Yoshimune lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kawamura Yoshimune dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaycer Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yoshimune stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshimune is just out of range.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yoshimune doesn't seem bothered though.

Yoshimune forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva avoiding damage as Yoshimune throws knees to the body.
Yoshimune creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Yoshimune.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshimune.
Yoshimune misses with an elbow strike.
Silva blocking some punches.
Yoshimune lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshimune controls the action.
Yoshimune is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yoshimune is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Yoshimune is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Yoshimune tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva tries to pull guard but Yoshimune holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Yoshimune has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Yoshimune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yoshimune slowing the pace effectively.
Yoshimune blocks a body shot from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Nice elbow from Yoshimune.

Silva pulls guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Yoshimune controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshimune doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshimune manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yoshimune slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kawamura Yoshimune wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshimune moves away.
Kawamura Yoshimune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshimune scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshimune connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kawamura Yoshimune dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gaycer Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshimune manages to avoid it.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshimune was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Yoshimune turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshimune ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yoshimune pinned against the cage. Yoshimune gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yoshimune misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshimune misses with a low kick.
Yoshimune throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshimune manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimune looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yoshimune avoids it really well and circles away.
Yoshimune goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yoshimune fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Yoshimune takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Yoshimune.
Yoshimune seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Yoshimune lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshimune taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Gaycer Silva's cut even more.
Kawamura Yoshimune has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva cracks Yoshimune with a nice body shot.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshimune.
Gaycer Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshimune scores with a jab to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoshimune lands a big head kick that sends Silva to the canvas! Yoshimune follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kawamura Yoshimune!