PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumbo Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jumbo Tyson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Junior Silva's chin.

Tyson
vs
Silva

187 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jumbo Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.

Tyson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.

Tyson rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva lands an elbow just above Tyson 's eye.

It looks like Jumbo Tyson has been cut.
Tyson dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jumbo Tyson's cut is getting worse.

Silva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyson keeps working.
Tyson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Tyson tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyson keeps working.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva thows a huge punch but Tyson dodges it nicely.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Silva thows a huge punch but Tyson dodges it nicely.
Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyson defending well though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Tyson defending well.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.

Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Silva shoots in and bounces Tyson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands up from Tyson's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tyson shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Tyson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.

Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tyson is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Tyson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Tyson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Tyson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva stops Tyson from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jumbo Tyson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Tyson dodges an elbow strike from Silva.

Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva seems keen to control Tyson's posture.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tyson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tyson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva pulls Tyson in close to his closed guard and prevents Tyson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson with a poor takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Tyson is working away.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Junior Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Silva darts in and clinches Tyson up against the ropes.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Silva jumps guard.
Tyson won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
Tyson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva pulls Tyson in to control the position.
Tyson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Silva uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Tyson swinging wildly here.

Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tyson's guard.
Tyson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up in Tyson's guard and throws a big left but Tyson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to hit a switch here but Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tyson there!
Silva tries to control but Tyson wriggling away.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson blocking the ground and pound.
Junior Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tyson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jumbo Tyson'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 shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tyson is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tyson is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva throwing strikes here but Tyson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva punching from mount but Tyson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tyson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to escape the mount.
Silva unloading with bombs!
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyson hang on?
Silva punching from mount but Tyson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jumbo Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tyson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Tyson is in trouble!
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Tyson manages to avoid easily.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Tyson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Tyson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Tyson manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva punching from mount but Tyson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Tyson bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Junior Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Silva!