PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ewan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Silva
vs
Darnielle

175 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

197 cm
25
192 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

BLKOUT Clothing
BLKOUT Clothing

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ewan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnielle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva avoids the body shot from Darnielle.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Darnielle.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darnielle's elbow.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva pushes Darnielle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darnielle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Darnielle has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Darnielle pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Darnielle dives into Silva's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Darnielle tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Darnielle!
Darnielle looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Silva controlling well, preventing Darnielle from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Darnielle tries to break free.
Darnielle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Darnielle is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darnielle turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.

Ewan Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva tries to clinch there but Darnielle circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darnielle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darnielle manages to avoid it.
Darnielle moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darnielle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darnielle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darnielle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Darnielle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Darnielle 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.

Darnielle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
The fighters circling - Darnielle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva avoids the body shot from Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darnielle.
Silva tries to clinch there but Darnielle circles away.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Darnielle is just out of range.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Darnielle counters with a head kick.

It looks like Ewan Silva has been cut.
Darnielle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darnielle was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva stuns Darnielle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darnielle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva tests Darnielle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva is looking to wear down Darnielle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darnielle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Darnielle is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Darnielle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darnielle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darnielle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darnielle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Darnielle.
Ewan Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darnielle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darnielle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is looking to clinch but Darnielle is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darnielle throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Darnielle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darnielle throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Darnielle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darnielle takes one on the button.
Darnielle connects with a high kick.
Darnielle throws a head kick that misses.
Darnielle lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a swing at Darnielle's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a right hand that Darnielle ducks under and follows up with a left that Darnielle also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darnielle wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Darnielle controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Darnielle backwards.

It looks like John Darnielle has been cut.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Darnielle.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva prevents Darnielle from breaking the clinch.
Darnielle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Darnielle controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ewan Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva avoids the head kick by Darnielle.
Darnielle connects with the punch.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Darnielle is just out of range.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darnielle counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Darnielle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ewan Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darnielles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Silva rushes Darnielle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a left hand.
Darnielle tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is leaning against Darnielle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Darnielle is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Darnielle from breaking the clinch.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darnielle working hard to break the clinch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Darnielle.
Silva cracks Darnielle with a nice body shot.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darnielle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darnielle blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Darnielle.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Darnielle prevents a body shot from Silva.
Darnielle prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darnielle's efforts to push away.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darnielle blocks a body shot from Silva.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darnielle throws an elbow but misses.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Darnielle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darnielle throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darnielle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darnielle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Darnielle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darnielle lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Darnielle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ewan Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Ewan Silva!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Ewan Silva!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Ewan Silva!

Ewan Silva wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Ewan Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.