PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Pimpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pimpin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is I'm Destructive. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pimpin
vs
Silva

190 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

183 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Pimpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva instigates a clinch.
Pimpin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pimpin has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Pimpin has control.
Pimpin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pimpin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Pimpin has double underhooks.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pimpin breaks from the clinch.
Ben Pimpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pimpin tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva tries to clinch up but Pimpin circles away and keeps his distance.
Pimpin fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pimpin.
Pimpin looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Pimpin looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pimpin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimpin closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pimpin is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pimpin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva works over Pimpin's head and body with a nice combination.
Pimpin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Pimpin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pimpin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pimpin throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Pimpin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Pimpin is rocked!
Pimpin misses with the combination.
Pimpin misses with a jab, cross combination.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Pimpin misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Pimpin throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pimpin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pimpin dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Pimpin misses with a combination
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pimpin shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Pimpin 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Pimpin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pimpin misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pimpin misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pimpin thinking.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pimpin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Pimpin improves position.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Pimpin keeps him there for the moment.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pimpin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pimpin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pimpin is trying to break free.
Pimpin tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pimpin tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pimpin avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Pimpin lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pimpin connects with the punch.
Pimpin throws a combination that misses

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Pimpin misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pimpin.
Pimpin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pimpin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mike Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pimpin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pimpin throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Pimpin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pimpin dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Pimpin falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva digs a good hook to Pimpin's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pimpin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pimpin has him pressed against the cage.
Silva avoiding damage.
Pimpin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pimpin wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pimpin has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pimpin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pimpin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pimpin swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Pimpin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Pimpin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pimpin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Pimpin colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Silva as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Pimpin is left battered and dazed whilst Silva and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Silva!