PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Silva

195 cm
22
205 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Urban Savage
Master Lee's One Stop

Raptorz Inc.

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lionel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos slips a straight right by Silva.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Santos with a jab.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Santos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva works over Santos's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santos cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santos avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santos checks the leg kick.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

Santos has managed to clinch.
Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Our sources have told us that Santos has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Santos working aggressively here.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Silva takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
A jab from Silva misses.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Santos misses.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santos slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Santos defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lionel Santos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Santos slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Santos lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Silva.

Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands with a left to the head.

Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva is trying to keep Santos in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lionel Santos just wasn't active enough.
Santos thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A clash of legs there as Santos blocks the low kick.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Santos misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santos.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Dante Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Santos misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva misses with the combination.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Silva throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santos is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Santos swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva staying out of range there.
Santos staying out of range there.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 Lionel Santos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Santos wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva jabs at Santos's body.
Silva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Santos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santos takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab from Santos.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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 fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.

Santos forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Santos taking a breather.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santos has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Santos throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Dante Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Lionel Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Santos throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Santos lands.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dante Silva.
I think Santos 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lionel Santos!