PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Metallica - The Unforgiven II as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Savage
vs
Silva

182 cm
33
215 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

180 cm
28
215 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Silva !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Savage.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Savage which made him look bad.
Savage lands a nice hook to Silva 's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Savage lands a jab to the head.
Savage throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage ducks right into an uppercut from Silva .
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Savage.
Nice straight punches there by Savage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savage.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva digs a right hand into Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savage's gas tank.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Savage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Savage is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva is looking to control Savage's arms but Savage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Savage presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Savage pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Lucas Silva 's cut even more.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savage dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva .
A nice left hand lands by Savage.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Savage improves position.
Silva working aggressively here.
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!
Silva looking to stall.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
Savage tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Savage back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Savage is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Savage controls his hands.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Silva .
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva .
Savage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva stalling.

Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Savage takes a kick to the side of the head.
Randy Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Savage's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva .
A swing and a miss from Silva .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Silva staying out of range there.
Jab by Savage.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva .
Savage looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Savage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Savage jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Randy Savage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucas Silva 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage with a nice cross.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva .
Silva throws out a leg kick but Savage moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Savage thuds a left hand into Silva 's body.
Savage throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva staying out of range there.
Savage stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva . Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Savage throws a leg kick which misses Silva 's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Savage throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Savage 's knee.
Savage lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Savage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randy Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.

Silva rushes Savage and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Savage.
Silva has Savage pressed against the cage.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Savage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silva s head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Savage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage cracks the inside of Silva 's front leg.
Savage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Savage throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Savage slips a jab from Silva .
Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Savage off balance momentarily.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Savage takes a swing at Silva 's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Savage.
A jab from Savage does it's job there.
Savage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Savage misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Savage throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva .
Savage staying out of range there.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva digs a good body shot into Savage's ribs.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savage counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage cracks Silva with an open hand slap.

The cut above Lucas Silva 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Savage is trying to get back to half guard.
Savage regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage works his way to full guard. Good work.
Savage controlling Silva 's posture.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva postures up.
Savage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Savage has his hands on Silva 's head, controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Savage lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Savage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Silva 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Silva misses with the combination.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Savage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva slips under a jab from Savage.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Savage.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Savage moves his leg out of the way.
Silva tries to clinch up.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage lands with a right hand.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Savage sprawls well.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva !
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savage throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Savage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Savage digs a good body shot into Silva 's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Savage.
Savage connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savage lands a head shot.
Savage cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Savage tenderised Silva 's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Lucas Silva 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Savage lands a jab to the nose.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Savage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Savage cracks Silva with a good jab.
Savage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Savage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva .
Savage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Silva is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lucas Silva 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Savage!
A very excited looking Randy Savage made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.