PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandy Kutour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Breathe by The Prodigy (Numbernin6 Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kutour
vs
Silva

180 cm
26
213 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

191 cm
19
222 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandy Kutour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutour throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kutour misses the target.
Kutour tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kutour moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Kutour won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kutour throws an elbow but misses.
Silva is trying to drag Kutour to the mat but Kutour just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kutour misses with an elbow strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kutour blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to pull guard but Kutour forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brandy Kutour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Silva.
Kutour pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Silva gets control of Kutour's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kutour gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kutour knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kutour can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kutour trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is trying to keep Kutour in close.
Kutour might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutour is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep here but Kutour controlling him for the moment.
Kutour tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kutour tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kutour is one step ahead there.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutour showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brandy Kutour.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva feints and then cracks Kutour's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kutour down.
Nice straight punches there by Kutour. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kutour.
Kutour misses with a few strikes there.
Kutour keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brandy Kutour is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutour scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva feints and then cracks Kutour's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kutour down.
Kutour misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kutour throws out the jab.

Kutour moves into the clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Kutour uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kutour throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Kutour.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kutour misses with an elbow strike.
Kutour pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Kutour stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kutour misses with a straight right.
Kutour checks a leg kick.
Kutour checks a leg kick.
Silva lands a head kick. Kutour smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kutour looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kutour.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Kutour.
A jab from Kutour misses.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Kutour does no damage.
Brandy Kutour is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kutour. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Kutour throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Kutour connects with a looping right hand.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Kutour moves his leg out of the way.
Kutour slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brandy Kutour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Kutour pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Kutour follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brandy Kutour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kutour is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Kutour circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutour misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandy Kutour is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kutour throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Kutour. Kutour maintains the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kutour blocks it.
Kutour misses with an elbow strike.
Kutour pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kutour avoids the damage to the body.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kutour avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Kutour is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kutour pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutour throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kutour is blocking nicely.
Silva working Kutour over with knees to the body.
Kutour stalling the fight.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kutour throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kutour throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kutour is blocking nicely.
Kutour looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Kutour lands an elbow inside.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kutour has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Kutour.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kutour avoids the damage to the body.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Kutour.
Kutour avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva tries to pull guard but Kutour won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kutour throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva jumps guard but Kutour stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Brandy Kutour will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kutour gets a clinch.
Kutour throws an elbow but it misses.
Kutour pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kutour lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ricardo Silva has been cut.
Kutour misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Kutour stalling against the cage.
Kutour throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kutour misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Kutour.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Kutour, against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kutour just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brandy Kutour has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kutour creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva tries to pull guard but Kutour holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kutour misses with an elbow strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kutour blocks it.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Kutour.
Kutour pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Brandy Kutour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Silva.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Kutour has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Kutour throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kutour throws an elbow but misses.
Kutour looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kutour.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva jumps guard but Kutour stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kutour throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Kutour.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kutour throws an elbow that misses.
Kutour throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Kutour.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kutour as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kutour throws an elbow but misses.
Kutour slowing the pace effectively.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kutour walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutour thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kutour will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kutour tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Kutour. Those never looked like landing.
Kutour rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kutour cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a low kick as Kutour jumps back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutour moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Kutour manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kutour throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kutour displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Kutour throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Kutour throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandy Kutour showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kutour has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!