PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamote Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Man
vs
Silva

225 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
247 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kamote Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goro Silva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kamote Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Goro Silva has been cut.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Silva misses the jab.
Man thumps Silva with a low kick.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Man scores with a push kick.
That kick from Man tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Kamote Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Man.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Man throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man blocks a head kick by Silva.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man misses with a head kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Man - that will leave a mark!
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man connects with a jab.
Silva blocks a head kick by Man.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Man takes one to the chin there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Man misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Man manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva blocks a head kick by Man.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Man lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Man.

Man lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Man takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Silva is rocked!

That has opened up Goro Silva's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That kick from Man tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Man.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Man has got the better of the exchanges.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Kamote Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamote Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Man feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva avoids the head kick by Man.
A low kick from Man misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice body kick from Man.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Man.
Man throws a head kick that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva works Man's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamote Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Goro Silva's cut.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Man.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Silva avoids the head kick by Man.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Man connects with a crisp jab.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Man scores with a spinning back kick!
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man works the jab nicely.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Man lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Man.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man scores with a jab.
Man is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Man backpedaling.
Silva throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Man.
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Man looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Goro Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva avoids the head kick by Man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a head kick.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamote Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamote Man!