PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Breezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rev Theory - Light It Up . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joe Breezy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Silva
vs
Breezy

194 cm
19
287 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Breezy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Breezy does no damage.

Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Breezy keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Breezy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Breezy's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Breezy keeps moving.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Breezy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Antonio Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Breezy. Those never looked like landing.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Breezy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Breezy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Breezy misses with a double jab.
Breezy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Breezy wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Breezy.
Breezy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Breezy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Breezy shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Breezy looks gassed!

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Breezy is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Breezy has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Breezy sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breezy is staying active underneath Silva , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva wants to stand up but Breezy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Breezy is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Breezy is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Breezy looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Breezy circles away quickly and effectively.
Breezy shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Antonio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Breezy.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Breezy can pounce on him.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Breezy.
Breezy shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Breezy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Breezy is breathing heavily.

Silva gets to his feet - Breezy follows without any prompting.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Breezy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breezy throws a hook to the side of Silva 's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Breezy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Breezy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Breezy works over Silva 's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Breezy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva wants to control from the top but Breezy keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Breezy's guard.
Silva is pushing down on Breezy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Breezy is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva trying to control the action but Breezy is working from the bottom.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to take Breezy's back but he can't do it this time.
Silva works his way to his opponent's back.

Silva is persistently looking for the submission but Breezy is defending it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Breezy's guard.

Silva stands and steps away. Breezy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva slips a jab from Breezy.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Breezy.
Breezy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva .

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva clinches up with Breezy and pushes him back against the ropes.

Silva has clasped his hands together around Breezy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Breezy is trying to get back to his feet.
Breezy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva wants to control but Breezy is keeping him busy.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva trying to control the position but Breezy is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to take his opponent's back.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Breezy to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Breezy shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Breezy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva tries to control but Breezy wriggling away.
Joe Breezy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva with shots to the head and body - Breezy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Antonio Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Silva !
Antonio Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.