PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Bunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is UFC Theme Song. A fine choice. Bunn has chosen Go to Sleep - Eminem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Bunn

173 cm
29
142 lbs
29 - 1 - 0

178 cm
31
155 lbs
26 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh
Heisenberg

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Bunn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Bunn takes one on the button.
Bunn throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Bunn in his tracks momentarily.
Bunn closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Bunn pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bunn connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva walks into a jab.
Bunn misses with the body kick
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Bunn throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Bunn shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
A good leg kick by Bunn.
We've been informed that Bunn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bunn works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Bunn lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at Furia Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Bunn slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Bunn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bunn wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Bunn lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Bunn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Bunn avoids it.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Bunn checks a leg kick nicely.
Bunn throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Bunn scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Bunn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bunn controlling him for the moment.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Bunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunn postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunn throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bunn wants to control but Silva passes easily into half guard.
Bunn won't allow Silva to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn moves into full guard.
Bunn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bunn is keeping the position for now.
Bunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Bunn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Bunn tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Bunn get back to his feet.
Bunn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bunn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rafa Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Bunn.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Bunn lands a head shot.
Bunn misses with an uppercut

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva works on Bunn's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva stalling.
Bunn 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. Bunn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunn.
Silva throws a leg kick but Bunn sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gary Bunn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bunn lands the left hand.
Silva connects with a right hand. Bunn shakes it off.
Bunn lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Bunn misses with a body kick.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Bunn.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bunn blocks a head kick by Silva.
Bunn avoids the head kick by Silva.
Bunn 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.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Bunn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bunn throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva blocks a jab.
Bunn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bunn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunn throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bunn.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bunn misses with a body kick.
Gary Bunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Bunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bunn looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bunn blocks a leg kick.
Bunn looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Bunn with a hook.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bunn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rafa Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Bunn off the cage and back into range.
Bunn just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunn throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
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!
A combination from Bunn does no damage.
Bunn throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
A head kick by Bunn misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Bunn is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Bunn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bunn.
Bunn throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws a hook but Bunn avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Bunn misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bunn misses with a body shot.
Silva defending well as Bunn loads up on a big left hand.
Bunn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Bunn throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Bunn throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunn lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Bunn is out of range.
Bunn throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Bunn loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bunn.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunn dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Bunn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Bunn should have avoided that one.

Bunn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bunn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva gets full guard.
Bunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva throws a looping overhand right but Bunn ducks down to avoid it.
Bunn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bunn lands a head shot.
Silva misses with a leg kick

and Bunn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva pulls Bunn in close to prevent any damage.
Silva looking to control.
Bunn working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunn wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bunn is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Bunn is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
Bunn trying to control but Silva postures up.
Bunn is trying to get back to full guard.

Silva escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bunn finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bunn is able to avoid easily.
Bunn feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Bunn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A lazy left from Bunn finds it's target.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bunn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Bunn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a hook to the side of Bunn's head but Bunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunn's calf.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Bunn's leg but Bunn calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.

Bunn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva keeps Bunn under control for a moment.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bunn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bunn's best efforts.
Bunn is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is staying active underneath Bunn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bunn postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bunn manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Gary Bunn just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bunn.
Bunn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bunn avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a jab when Bunn was well out of range.
Bunn throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Bunn only half commits.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Bunn connects with a jab.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Bunn clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bunn jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bunn blocks the body kick.
Silva lands with a straight right. Bunn didn't see that one coming.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bunn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bunn.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bunn throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Bunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Silva.

Bunn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bunn preventing the sweep.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bunn wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is really struggling to control Bunn but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafa Silva just wasn't active enough.
Bunn throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunn tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bunn.
Bunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Bunn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Bunn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bunn. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bunn blocks a head kick by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunn avoids a kick to the body.
Silva checks a low kick from Bunn.
Bunn misses with a body shot.
Bunn looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva defending well as Bunn loads up on a big left hand.
Bunn delivers a nice body kick.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Bunn looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Bunn misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Bunn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunn throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Bunn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Bunn tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Bunn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bunn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunn.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunn 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's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Bunn lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bunn moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Bunn misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Bunn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Bunn thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Bunn throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bunn takes one on the button.
Bunn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Bunn misses the jab.
Bunn lands with an overhand left.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Bunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bunn misses with a leg kick.
Bunn throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Bunn moved out of range.
Bunn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bunn checks a leg kick.
Bunn moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Bunn misses its intended target.
Bunn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunn scores with a jab to the head.
Bunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Bunn swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunn misses with a two punch combination.
Bunn fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bunn misses with a body kick.
Bunn connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Bunn does it's job there.
Bunn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Bunn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bunn is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fighters circling - Bunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva connects with a right hand. Bunn shakes it off.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Bunn's front leg but catches the back leg as Bunn tries to avoid it.
Bunn tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.

Bunn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Bunn keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Bunn wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Bunn trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Bunn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gary Bunn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Bunn in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bunn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bunn scores with punches from side control.
Bunn working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bunn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Bunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bunn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Bunn!
Gary Bunn took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.