PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horatio Bagdatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bagdatis
vs
Silva

168 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

155 cm
25
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Steel Penn's Exchange Extravaganza

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Horatio Bagdatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagdatis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Bagdatis shoots in.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Bagdatis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Bagdatis misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horatio Bagdatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bagdatis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horatio Bagdatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Bagdatis with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Bagdatis avoids it well.
Bagdatis shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bagdatis dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Bagdatis's head and hops out.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bagdatis's hands.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bagdatis shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagdatis shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Bagdatis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bagdatis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Bagdatis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Bagdatis walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Bagdatis's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination. Bagdatis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bagdatis tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bagdatis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bagdatis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bagdatis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Bagdatis shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bagdatis is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bagdatis back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bagdatis on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Silva.
Bagdatis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.

Bagdatis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luiz Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bagdatis wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bagdatis thinking.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horatio Bagdatis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bagdatis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bagdatis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Bagdatis is looking to clinch.
Bagdatis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagdatis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horatio Bagdatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bagdatis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Bagdatis persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagdatis walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Bagdatis shoots in.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.

Bagdatis moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Bagdatis is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Bagdatis keeps him there for the moment.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Bagdatis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bagdatis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bagdatis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagdatis tries to clinch up.
Bagdatis shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Bagdatis dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Bagdatis's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Bagdatis or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagdatis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bagdatis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva tries to work over Bagdatis's front leg with a kick but Bagdatis checks it.
Bagdatis walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Bagdatis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva stalks Bagdatis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bagdatis's face. Bagdatis staggers backwards, shaken.
Bagdatis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Bagdatis dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Bagdatis's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bagdatis is defended easily by Silva.
Bagdatis shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Bagdatis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagdatis shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horatio Bagdatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Bagdatis shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Bagdatis is out of range.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bagdatis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Bagdatis backs away looking to recover.
Bagdatis looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Bagdatis's defenses.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Bagdatis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva is trying to push Bagdatis away but Bagdatis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bagdatis has double underhooks.
Bagdatis tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Bagdatis tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Bagdatis back against the cage.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Bagdatis improves position.
Bagdatis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bagdatis tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Bagdatis improves position.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Bagdatis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bagdatis wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva blocks a body shot from Bagdatis.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bagdatis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bagdatis keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luiz Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Bagdatis has him pressed against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Bagdatis has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bagdatis is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bagdatis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Horatio Bagdatis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bagdatis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

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