PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Vlad the Impaler as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Black
vs
Silva

185 cm
26
210 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

192 cm
27
218 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% )

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 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denard Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Black is out of range.
Silva misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Black throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva catches Black with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Black avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that Black semi-blocks.

It looks like Denard Black has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Black's calf.
Black lands a jab to the nose.

Black tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Black is looking to escape.
Silva throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Silva moves into full mount! Black won't be happy about that!
Silva wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black blocking the ground and pound.
Black wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Black somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a low kick but Black moves out of range easily.
Black moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black 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 does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Black avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Black saw it coming and moves away.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Black blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denard Black's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Black looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Black saw it coming and moves away.
Black is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Black is out of range.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Black counters with a nice body shot.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black checks the leg kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thor Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva connects with a leg kick. Black looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva thows a leg kick but Black checks it
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Black throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Black counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Black counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice shot by Black.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Denard Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Black blocks the leg kick.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Nice jab there from Black.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Denard Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denard Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silva wants to control for a moment but Black uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Silva misses with a head shot. Black uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to move into half guard but instead Black has managed to sweep!
Silva controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.

Black stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Black. Beautiful body shot.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Black checks it.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Black jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Black cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Black lands.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
That kick from Silva tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Black is able to avoid easily.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black checks the leg kick.
Black avoids the head kick by Silva.
Black checks the leg kick nicely there.
Black checks the leg kick nicely there.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black checks it well.
Black scores with a body shot.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva misses with a low kick as Black jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Silva.
Well Silva 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thor Silva!
A less than humble Thor Silva misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.