PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Van Hall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nico Vega - Beast. This should be a great matchup!

Van Hall
vs
Silva

189 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Van Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Van Hall lands a jab-cross combination.

Van Hall gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hall's defenses.

It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Van Hall can't break the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Van Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
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!

Van Hall tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hand to the body from Van Hall.

Silva breaks the clinch.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Ruud Van Hall's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Van Hall blocks with his arms.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Hall is breathing heavily.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Van Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Van Hall works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Van Hall ducks under a wild hook from Silva.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Hall is trying to stall.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva landing knees 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 crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow inside.

Ruud Van Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Van Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva stalls.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hall's defenses.
Van Hall tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Van Hall pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Van Hall finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Van Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hall.
Silva throws a jab when Van Hall was well out of range.
Van Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Van Hall has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to clinch there but Van Hall circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Van Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Hall fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Van Hall does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Van Hall closes the distance looking to clinch

and Silva counters by clinching up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Hall wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Van Hall jabs at Silva's body.
Van Hall slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Van Hall moves out of range.
Van Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Hall.
Van Hall lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Van Hall throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Van Hall tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva 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.

Silva pulls Van Hall into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva has Van Hall pulled in close to control his posture.
Van Hall postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiago Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.

Silva clinches up against the ropes.
Silva working Van Hall over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hall's defenses.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Van Hall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands a nice shot 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!
Van Hall is trying to break free.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hall is looking to clinch.

Silva rushes Van Hall and presses him up against the ropes.
Van Hall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Van Hall.
Ruud Van Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Ruud Van Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a series of punches but Van Hall moves out of range.
Van Hall fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruud Van Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a double jab.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Hall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Van Hall has the dominant position.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Hall keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Hall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Hall stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Hall defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Hall fails with the takedown.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Van Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hall wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Van Hall blocks with his arms.
Van Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Hall leaning against his opponent.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Van Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a push kick but Van Hall slaps the foot to one side.
Van Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Van Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva pushes Van Hall up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Van Hall.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Van Hall blocks it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hall's defenses.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Van Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Van Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Hall lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva moves forwards but Van Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Van Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Hall scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.

Silva pushes Van Hall up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruud Van Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Van Hall manages to break the clinch.
Van Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a right and a left that Van Hall avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Van Hall.
Van Hall throws a combination that misses

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Van Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Hall into the ropes.
Van Hall tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruud Van Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Van Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva trying to stall but Van Hall improves his position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Hall's brow.
Van Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Hall trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Van Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Hall is trying to break free.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Van Hall tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Hall can't break the clinch.
Van Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Hall is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thiago Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Thiago Silva!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Thiago Silva!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Thiago Silva!

Thiago Silva wins by unanimous decision!