PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinito Pecson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pecson has chosen bebot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Pecson

190 cm
21
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quinito Pecson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pecson fails with a takedown attempt.
Pecson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Sonny Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinito Pecson.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pecson looks gassed!
Pecson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Pecson 's knee.
Pecson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Pecson's front leg.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

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

Silva clinches up with Pecson and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is stalling here.
Pecson takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pecson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pecson.
Pecson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pecson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Silva lands but Pecson takes it in his stride.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pecson. That did some damage!

Silva pushes Pecson up against the cage in a clinch.
Pecson is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Pecson gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pecson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva is leaning against Pecson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pecson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva.
A head kick from Silva lands but Pecson takes it in his stride.
Pecson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.

Silva drives through and clinches with Pecson against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva is trying to stall.
Pecson is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Pecson's ribcage. Pecson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pecson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.

Silva breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pecson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva lands a head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pecson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is looking to clinch but Pecson is avoiding it.
Pecson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Sonny Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pecson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Pecson moves out of range easily.
Pecson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pecson somewhat.
Pecson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva cracks the inside of Pecson's front leg.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pecson can do to turn this around?
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Pecson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pecson is breathing heavily.
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!
Silva scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Quinito Pecson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Pecson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pecson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Pecson's head.
Pecson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pecson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Pecson off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pecson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pecson on the side of the head.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva is looking to wear down Pecson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pecson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Pecson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Pecson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Pecson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sonny Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinito Pecson.
Pecson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pecson somewhat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick from Silva lands but Pecson takes it in his stride.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva thuds a left hand into Pecson's body.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to stall.
Pecson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.

Pecson wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Pecson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Pecson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pecson is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva clinches.
Sonny Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Pecson's ribcage. Pecson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva lands an elbow just above Pecson 's eye.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pecson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pecson or not.
Pecson tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pecson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pecson takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Pecson's ribcage.
Pecson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Pecson won't want to take too many of those.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pecson.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Pecson shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Pecson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sonny Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinito Pecson.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pecson shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva thows a body kick. Pecson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Pecson in a clinch.
Pecson goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pecson closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Pecson pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Pecson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quinito Pecson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab to Pecson's midsection.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pecson.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pecson at a distance.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pecson.
Pecson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Pecson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pecson tries to avoid it.
Pecson dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Pecson's head and hops out.

Silva has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pecson tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva trying to stall but Pecson improves his position.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pecson wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva digs a right hand underneath Pecson's ribcage. Pecson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Quinito Pecson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pecson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Silva has Pecson up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Pecson.
Sonny Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pecson can't get the takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Silva!
Sonny Silva gave a mention to Kobra Clothing Inc. *$5 Clearance Sale* in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).