PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bearach Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glaube Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunningham's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scotland the Brave and the Green Hills of Tyrol. Silva has chosen . as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cunningham
vs
Silva

187 cm
26
222 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

194 cm
30
222 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bearach Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glaube Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham misses the shot to the body.
Cunningham misses with an uppercut.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cunninghams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick misses from Silva.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva gets through Cunningham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Cunningham throws a head punch that misses.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cunningham takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Cunningham shrugs off.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cunningham tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Cunningham improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Silva.
Cunningham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cunningham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cunningham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cunningham tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Cunningham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Cunningham's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Cunningham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cunningham working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cunningham blocking some punches.
Cunningham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cunningham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Cunningham.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cunningham working hard to break the clinch.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva has Cunningham pressed against the cage, preventing Cunningham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bearach Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Cunningham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Cunningham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
A short left from Silva.
A short left from Silva.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Cunningham trying to stall but Silva improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Silva.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cunningham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Cunningham won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Cunningham's ribcage. Cunningham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cunningham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva pushes Cunningham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva works on Cunningham's body with a couple of short punches.
Cunningham is breathing heavily.
Cunningham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glaube Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cunningham in his tracks.
Silva tries to clinch but Cunningham is having none of it.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cunningham loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Cunningham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva catches Cunningham with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva cracks Cunningham with an open hand slap.
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!
Cunningham lands the left hand.
A big left from Cunningham misses.
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva thuds a left hand into Cunningham's body.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Cunningham back into the cage.
Glaube Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets through Cunningham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cunningham taking a breather.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cunningham taking a breather.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cunningham has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Cunningham takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.

Cunningham is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Oh Cunningham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva keeps control of Cunningham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cunningham seems to have got his legs back now.
Cunningham is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 lands with a light punch inside.
Cunningham wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Silva drops Cunningham with a big knee straight up the middle! Cunningham is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Glaube Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cunningham gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Silva gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glaube Silva!
A relieved looking Glaube Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.