PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Horton

178 cm
25
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Horton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that Horton semi-blocks.
Horton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Horton wants to clinch.
Horton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Horton does it's job there.
Horton cracks Silva with a good jab.
Horton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horton throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Horton moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horton blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horton circles away quickly and effectively.
Horton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Horton misses.
That kick from Silva tenderised Horton's leg. Horton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horton closes the distance looking to clinch

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Horton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Horton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Horton. Beautiful body shot.
Horton tries to clinch

and Silva counters by clinching up.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Horton.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Horton saw that one coming.
A big right from Silva misses.
Horton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horton throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
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!
Horton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a right hand that Horton ducks under and follows up with a left that Horton also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Horton. Beautiful body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva lands a two punch combo.

Horton is rocked!
A head kick from Silva lands but Horton takes it in his stride.
Horton is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Horton is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva scores with a head kick. Horton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jab, jab by Horton - just one landing.
Mike Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Look low, kick high! Silva uses the oldest trick in the book to send Horton tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Silva is absolutely delighted - when Horton wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Silva!