PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian has chosen Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum as his entrance music. Mark Kermodian has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Silva
vs
Kermodian

190 cm
30
218 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

185 cm
29
215 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kermodian!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermodian swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva slips under a jab.

Kermodian moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kermodian gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kermodian's elbow.
Kermodian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kermodian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kermodian is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kermodian has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kermodian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kermodian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kermodian.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kermodian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kermodian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kermodian prevents a body shot from Silva.
A knee to the head by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kermodian looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kermodian is blocking nicely.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kermodian is blocking nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Kermodian.
Silva lands a right hand.
Kermodian effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kermodian obliges.
Kermodian wants a takedown.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kermodian is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kermodian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Kermodian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kermodian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kermodian crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Kermodian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kermodian.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kermodian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kermodian blocks an uppercut.
Kermodian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kermodian cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kermodian tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Kermodian uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kermodian throws an elbow but misses.
Kermodian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kermodian blocks it with crossed arms.
Kermodian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kermodian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kermodian stalling in the clinch.
Kermodian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kermodian blocks it with crossed arms.
Kermodian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Kermodian tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Kermodian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Kermodian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kermodian 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rickson Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kermodian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

Kermodian is rocked!
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kermodian blocks it.
A short right from Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kermodian landing knees to the head.
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!
Kermodian lands a nice elbow.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kermodian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kermodian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kermodian gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kermodian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Kermodian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kermodian trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kermodian uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.

Kermodian looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Kermodian with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kermodian.
Kermodian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poor strikes thrown by Kermodian there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kermodian thowing shots but they're missing.
Kermodian trying to control but Silva is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian controlling from the full mount.
Kermodian looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kermodian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kermodian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kermodian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kermodian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Silva is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kermodian postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Silva bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kermodian and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kermodian!