PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullit has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Da Silva
vs
Bullit

201 cm
31
288 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

194 cm
27
235 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Santiago Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Bullit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bullit lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Santiago Da Silva has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bullit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Silva counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bullit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Bullit throws a right hand that Da Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Silva also avoids with ease.
Damien Bullit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bullit as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Da Silva tries to keep at a distance but Bullit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bullit throws a head punch that misses.
Bullit wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Still in the clinch, Bullit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Da Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bullit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a right hand that Bullit ducks under and follows up with a left that Bullit also avoids with ease.
Bullit scores with a jab. Da Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Da Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bullit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bullit manages to avoid it.
Bullit tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bullit avoids a kick to the body.
Bullit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bullit tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Santiago Da Silva's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva looks to land a body kick but Bullit moved away.
Bullit misses with the combination.
Da Silva connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullit misses with a few strikes there.
Bullit 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.
Bullit tries to clinch but Da Silva is having none of it.
Bullit is looking to land body kicks.
Da Silva thows a leg kick but Bullit checks it
and Bullit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bullit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Da Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Bullit's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bullit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Silva is one step ahead there.
Bullit being controlled here, momentarily.
Da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bullit wants to sweep here but Da Silva controlling him for the moment.
Bullit trying to keep a closed guard but Da Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Da Silva trying to control but Bullit is working from the bottom.
Da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to control but Bullit is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bullit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da Silva's head backwards.
Bullit wants to clinch up but Da Silva keeps it at a distance.
Bullit lands the left hand.
Bullit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bullit tries to clinch there but Da Silva circles away.
Bullit tries to clinch there but Da Silva circles away.
Da Silva punishes Bullit's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullit throws a wild body kick that Da Silva sees coming a mile off.
Bullit lands a slapping body shot.
Bullit fakes the leg kick and cracks Da Silva in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Bullit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Da Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bullit connects with a body shot.
Bullit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Bullit drops Da Silva with a beautiful combination! Da Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bullit is looking for the KO!

Da Silva is rocked!

Santiago Da Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Bullit tries to clinch there but Da Silva circles away.
Oh Da Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bullit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Da Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bullit throws a nice outside leg kick.

Bullit closes the distance and clinches.
Bullit is trying to stall.
Da Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bullit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bullit wants to break free but Da Silva has control.

Da Silva is trying to trip Bullit. He has hold of a leg but Bullit is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Da Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bullit controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullit wants to improve his position but instead Da Silva has moved into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bullit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva is trying to control. Bullit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bullit has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bullit tries to roll over but Da Silva keeps him under control.
Bullit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bullit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bullit wants to control but Da Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bullit. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullit is staying active underneath Da Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bullit trying to hold on to Da Silva's head to control him but Da Silva postures up.
Da Silva wants to pass the guard but Bullit is defending well.
Da Silva prevents Bullit from improving his position.
Da Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Bullit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva passes to full mount!
Bullit reaches up and holds on to Da Silva to control the position.

Da Silva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bullit is looking to improve his position but Da Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Da Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bullit is squirming around, avoiding Da Silva's attempts to control the action.
Santiago Da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Da Silva tries to control but Bullit wriggling away.
Da Silva prevents Bullit from getting the reversal.
Bullit taking shots to the head.
Bullit is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Da Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Bullit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Santiago Da Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bullit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullit dips to his left and cracks Da Silva with an uppercut!
Bullit stuffs the takedown.
Da Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Bullit moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bullit.
Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bullit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Da Silva.
Jab by Da Silva.
Bullit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bullit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Da Silva.
Bullit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Da Silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bullit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Da Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bullit.
Bullit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Da Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Bullit tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bullit thumps Da Silva with a low kick.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullit.
Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bullit.
Bullit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santiago Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damien Bullit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Da Silva is looking to wear down Bullit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullit misses the shot to the body.
Bullit tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

Bullit clinches.
Come on Bullit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Bullit avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Da Silva fails to land.
Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bullit, against the cage.
Da Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Bullit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullit wants to stall.
Da Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bullit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Bullit backwards.
Da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Da Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Da Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bullit is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bullit slows down the pace here.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.

Da Silva manages to break the clinch.

Da Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bullit's half guard.
Da Silva is thwarting Bullit's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bullit has his hands clasped together around Da Silva's back. He's all about the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Bullit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bullit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Bullit!