PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Notorious thugz - Bone Thugz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jaa
vs
Silva

180 cm
31
180 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Jaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaa!
Randy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Jaa moves into the clinch.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Silva is pressed up against the ropes. Jaa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Jaa avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Jaa counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jaa jumps guard but Silva turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva misses with a combination

and Jaa counters by clinching up.
Jaa jumps guard but Silva turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Jaa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Jaa has him pressed against the ropes.
Jaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Jaa.
Jaa looking for a takedown.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jaa drops back down to his feet.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa jumps guard but Silva turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Jaa tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Jaa is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa jumps guard but Silva stands there with Jaa around his waist. Jaa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva throws a series of punches but Jaa moves out of range.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaa circles away quickly and effectively.

Jaa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jaa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.

Silva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Silva tries to bum rush Jaa with a series of wild strikes but Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jaa avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Jaa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with the combination.
Randy Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jaa.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Jaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Jaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jaa avoids them all with ease.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jaa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jaa.
Silva misses with the combination.

Jaa has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling him.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Jaa's takedown attempt.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the ropes.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Jaa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Jaa slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
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 will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Tony Jaa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jaa fails to land the takedown.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Jaa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Jaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jaa avoids nicely.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tony Jaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Jaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Jaa jumps guard but Silva turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jaa tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jaa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva is trying to push Jaa away but Jaa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Jaa moves out of range easily.
Randy Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Jaa counters with a nice body kick.
Jaa shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Jaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva tries to bum rush Jaa with a series of wild strikes but Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jaa gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaa counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Jaa pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Jaa.
Silva is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Jaa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Silva to keep the fight standing.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa has a takedown stuffed.
Silva throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.

Jaa closes the distance and clinches.
Silva can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Jaa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jaa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Tony Jaa!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Tony Jaa!

Tony Jaa wins by unanimous decision!