PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silvas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambo Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Robinson's choice of entrance music: DJ Dee Kline - I don't smoke da reefa. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Silvas
vs
Robinson

185 cm
23
167 lbs
3 - 15 - 0

181 cm
26
164 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

.: AFFAKETIΘN :.

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 3 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Silvas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sambo Robinson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silvas. Silvas obviously looking to wear him down.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvas avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Robinson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses
and Silvas counters with a body kick that stops Robinson in his tracks momentarily.
Silvas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robinson's sensitive parts.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson scores with a spinning back kick!
Robinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silvas is out of range and Robinson settles back down.
Robinson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Robinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silvas circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson throws a lazy head kick
and Silvas counters with a big head kick but Robinson shrugs it off.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson throws a leg kick but Silvas sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silvas clinches.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson misses with an elbow strike.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Silvas.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Silvas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson takes a knee to the side of the body.

Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silvas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Silvas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silvas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Silvas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Silvas closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side
and Robinson counters with a big head kick but Silvas shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvas looks to land a body kick but Robinson moved away.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson throws a lazy head kick
and Silvas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Robinson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silvas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silvas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robinson.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Silvas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silvas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silvas throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Silvas tries to score with a low kick but Robinson moves his leg out of the way.
Silvas tries to work over Robinson's front leg with a kick but Robinson checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Robinson.
Silvas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Silvas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robinson to score with a decent uppercut.
Silvas throws a head kick that misses.
Silvas wants to clinch.
Silvas throws a head kick that half lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sambo Robinson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silvas at a distance.
Robinson throws a body punch but Silvas moves out of range.
Sambo Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses
and Silvas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sambo Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson throws a head kick but Silvas moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Silvas.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Silvas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robinson throws a head kick but Silvas moves out of range.
Robinson checks a leg kick.
Silvas slips a straight right by Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Silvas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson throws a one two combo.
Silvas wants to clinch.
Silvas misses with a body kick.
Robinson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silvas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silvas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silvas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robinson is out of range and Silvas settles back down.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Silvas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silvas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvas blocks a head kick by Robinson.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a leg kick.
Silvas throws a wild body kick that Robinson sees coming a mile off.
Silvas avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Silvas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Silvas counters with a solid body kick.
Robinson is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a leg kick.
Silvas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silvas scores with a nice body kick.
Silvas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silvas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robinson throws a head kick but Silvas moves out of range.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Robinson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Silvas moves out of range easily.
Silvas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid body kick from Silvas.
A solid body kick from Silvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a leg kick that misses.
Silvas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silvas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Silvas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robinson is able to avoid easily.
Silvas avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Silvas tries a low kick but Robinson avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silvas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thiago Silvas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silvas throws a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a solid body kick.
Silvas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silvas.
Robinson throws a front kick aimed at Silvas's knee but Silvas avoids it well.
Silvas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silvas counters with a solid body kick.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silvas checks a low kick from Robinson.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses
and Silvas counters with a good low kick that Robinson was not able to check.
Silvas fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvas lands a leg kick that knocks Robinson off balance momentarily.
Silvas tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.

Silvas closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robinson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Robinson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silvas.
A knee to the head by Silvas.
Silvas scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sambo Robinson has been cut.
Silvas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silvas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvas scores a nice knee to the body.
Silvas looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Silvas is blocking nicely.
Robinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson tries to stall but Silvas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silvas working Robinson over with knees to the body.
Silvas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Silvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
Robinson avoiding damage as Silvas throws knees to the body.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Silvas.
Robinson tries to score with a low kick but Silvas moves his leg out of the way.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silvas.
Silvas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silvas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson checks a leg kick.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses
and Silvas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silvas.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvas lands with a nice body kick.
Silvas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robinson throws a right hand that Silvas ducks under and follows up with a left that Silvas also avoids with ease.
Silvas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Robinson checks it well.
Silvas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Robinson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson throws a head kick but Silvas moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Silvas lands but Robinson takes it in his stride.
Silvas lands a leg kick that knocks Robinson off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silvas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silvas 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silvas!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thiago Silvas waved his t-shirt featuring .: AFFAKETIΘN :.'s logo in front of the cameras.