PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rinky Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LL CoolJ - Headsprung. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
Spider

192 cm
31
280 lbs
28 - 13 - 1

197 cm
26
270 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rinky Spider!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Spider.
Silva digs a good hook to Spider's body.
Spider moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Spider has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Spider throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Spider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spider throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spider.
Spider is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spider will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Spider.
Spider lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Spider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider lands a right hook to the body.
Spider tries to clinch up.
Spider throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Spider wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Spider gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva is leaning against Spider and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spider scores with a shoulder strike.
Spider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spider works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Spider.
Silva blocking some punches.
Spider scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
A short right from Spider on the inside.
Spider stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spider - that landed with a thud.
Spider lands with a right to the head.
Spider lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Spider.
Spider softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spider misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spider lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Spider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Spider avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Spider lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Spider keeps him there for the moment.
Spider blocking some punches.
Spider swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spider presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spider gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spider scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.

Spider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Spider clinches up against the cage.
Spider lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva is pushing Spider up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Spider breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Spider wants to clinch.
Spider swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Spider lands a jab to the nose.
Spider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.

Spider instigates a clinch.
Silva lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a punch to the body.

Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Spider clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva trying to control momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is riding his opponent, not letting Spider buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Spider punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva punishes Spider's body with a nice straight punch.
Spider lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spider pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spider slips a jab from Silva.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spider is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva defending well as Spider loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a hook but Spider blocks it.
Good shot there by Spider.

It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spider misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spider, right into the meat.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spider lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spider connects with a body shot.
Spider scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spider thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva is looking to wear down Spider with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spider ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Spider pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spider.
Spider misses with some punches.
Spider lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spider lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Spider lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Spider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Spider.

Silva is rocked!
Spider lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spider swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Spider throws a big uppercut that drops Silva! More strikes from Spider and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva lies dazed against the cage as Spider celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rinky Spider! Rinky Spider retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Rinky Spider, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.