PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage has chosen Johnny Cage Theme as his entrance music. Johnny Cage has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Silva
vs
Cage

188 cm
27
198 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

182 cm
34
200 lbs
30 - 19 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Cage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cage misses with an uppercut.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Silva throws a jab when Cage was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Cage. Those never looked like landing.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Cage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva slips under a jab.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cage misses with a hook.
Cage needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage blocks a jab.
Cage looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva thumps Cage with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage misses with a left hand
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cage really felt that one!
Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cage misses with a leg kick.
Cage throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Cage throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Cage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cage with a nice cross.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Cage off balance momentarily.
Donk. Silva catches Cage right on the button with a cross.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Cage misses with a straight right.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Cage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Cage down.
Silva throws a leg kick but Cage sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cage tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Cage sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cage cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cage.
Cage moves out of range as Silva strikes.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva moves out of range as Cage strikes.
Cage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but Cage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cage motions for Silva to come forward. Cage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Cage checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva throws a jab when Cage was well out of range.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva cracks the inside of Cage's front leg.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva staying out of range there.
Cage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cage connects with a jab.
Cage jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Cage down.
Cage sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Cage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kenji Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cage.

Cage clinches up against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Cage blocks it.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Cage blocks it.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cage scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cage is defending well for now.
Cage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Cage has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Cage misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cage.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva trying to stall but Cage improves his position.
Cage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cage missing with knees to the body.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cage working aggressively here.
Cage scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Cage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Cage avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Cage misses with some punches.
Cage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva wants to stall.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Cage takes a knee to the side of the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cage.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Cage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Cage as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Cage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Cage cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Cage connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cage is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva with a hook.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cage misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cage lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Cage misses with the combination.
Silva cracks Cage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Cage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cage throws a leg kick
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cage really felt that one!
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cage lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva looks to land a body kick but Cage moved away.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
A solid body kick from Cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cage, as that shot connected.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
Cage slips a straight right by Silva.
Good shot there by Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
That kick from Cage tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Cage slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva staying out of range there.
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cage scores with a nice strike.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Cage finds it's target.
Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Cage's knee but Cage avoids it well.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cage under the eye.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Cage connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
Cage throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cage if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Cage.
Cage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cage as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cage blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cage lands an overhand right.
Cage misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cage thinking.

Cage clinches up against the cage.
Cage misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a body shot from Cage.
Cage misses with a body punch.
Cage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Cage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva blocks a body shot from Cage.
Cage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Johnny Cage!

Johnny Cage wins by unanimous decision!