PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Medranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medranda has chosen Buck dich as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Silva
vs
Medranda

174 cm
28
180 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

180 cm
27
187 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paz Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Medranda!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Medranda. Medranda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Medranda.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Medranda tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a series of punches but Medranda avoids them all with ease.
Medranda dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Medranda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Medranda moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Medranda tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a right hand that Medranda ducks under and follows up with a left that Medranda also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with the combination.
Medranda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Medranda wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

Medranda has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medranda prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Medranda keeps him there for the moment.
Medranda has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Medranda tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Medranda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Paz Silva has been cut.
Medranda controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva tries to break free but Medranda pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Medranda keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Medranda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Medranda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Medranda leaning against his opponent.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Medranda is controlling the position.
Medranda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Medranda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Medranda scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Silva wants to break free but Medranda has control.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Medranda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Medranda won't allow it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Medranda has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Medranda looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Medranda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to circle away but Medranda has him pinned against the ropes.
Medranda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Medranda gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Medranda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Medranda has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Medranda lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Medranda moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Medranda clinches with his opponent.
Medranda tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Medranda is controlling the position.
Medranda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Medranda has the dominant position.
Silva is trying to push Medranda away but Medranda has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Medranda has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Medranda working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Medranda won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Medranda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Medranda crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Medranda keeps him there for the moment.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Medranda keeps him there for the moment.
Medranda lands an elbow inside.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Medranda is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medranda landing knees to the head.

Paz Silva's cut is getting worse.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Medranda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Medranda keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to break free but Medranda pushes him back against the ropes.
Medranda taking a breather.
Medranda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Medranda tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Medranda landing knees to the body.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Medranda has the dominant position.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Medranda is controlling the position.
Medranda keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Medranda lands a damaging elbow.
Medranda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Medranda as the two fighters clinch.
Medranda looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Medranda has the dominant position.
Medranda has Silva pushed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Medranda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paz Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Medranda tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Medranda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Medranda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.

Medranda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Medranda lands a knee to the body.
Medranda is trying to stall.
Medranda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Medranda lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Medranda scores a nice knee to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Medranda in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Medranda lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Medranda obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Medranda.
Medranda lands an elbow inside.
Medranda prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Carlos Medranda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Medranda lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Medranda is controlling him.
Medranda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Medranda with a knee to the head.
Medranda scores with a knee to the head.
Medranda crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Medranda keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.

Paz Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Medranda scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medranda lands a knee to the head.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Medranda.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Medranda scores with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Medranda has him pressed against the ropes.
Medranda scores a nice knee to the body.
Medranda lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Paz Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Medranda taking a breather.
Silva tries to break free but Medranda pushes him back against the ropes.
Medranda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Medranda lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Medranda.
Medranda trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Medranda stalling against the ropes.
Medranda is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Medranda into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda lands with a short shot to the head.
Medranda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Medranda has double underhooks.
Medranda keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries to circle away but Medranda has him pinned against the ropes.
Medranda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Medranda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Medranda lands a knee to the body.
Medranda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Medranda!
Carlos Medranda tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.