PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Game On by Disciple. Jason Shiba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shiba
vs
Silva

172 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
151 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a leg kick but Shiba sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Shiba misses with a head kick.
Shiba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shiba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Shiba avoids the head kick by Silva.

Shiba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shiba looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Shiba. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba misses with a wild body shot.
Shiba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Shiba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Shiba should have avoided that one.
Shiba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Shiba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Shiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jose Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shiba is breathing heavily.
Shiba tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Shiba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Shiba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shiba shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Shiba throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Shiba.
Silva connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Shiba moves out of range.
Jason Shiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Shiba down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shiba.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Shiba down.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Shiba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shiba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Shiba tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

Shiba darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Shiba successfully pulls guard.
Shiba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Shiba trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shiba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shiba is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shiba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Shiba.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shiba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shiba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shiba fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Shiba was not able to check.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Shiba on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Shiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a right and a left that Shiba avoids nicely.
Shiba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Shiba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shiba closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Shiba pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shiba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shiba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Jose Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shiba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Shiba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shiba has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Shiba with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shiba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shiba tries to clinch up.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiba with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shiba rather than just go for the knockout.
Shiba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Jason Shiba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Shiba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shiba shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Shiba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva throws a series of punches but Shiba avoids them all with ease.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Shiba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shiba throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Shiba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shiba dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Shiba scores with a leg kick.

Shiba clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shiba throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shiba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Shiba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shiba tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shiba has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Shiba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Shiba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shiba fails to land the takedown.
Silva throws a right hand that Shiba ducks under and follows up with a left that Shiba also avoids with ease.
Shiba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Shiba tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shiba throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Shiba throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva looks to land a combination. Shiba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shiba shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Shiba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Shiba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Shiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shiba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Shiba avoids nicely.

Shiba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Shiba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shiba wants a takedown but no success here.
A knee to the head by Silva.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shiba.
Shiba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva blocks the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Shiba tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Shiba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shiba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Shiba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to bum rush Shiba with a series of wild strikes but Shiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shiba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shiba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shiba.
Shiba shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Shiba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Shiba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shiba somewhat.
Shiba shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shiba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shiba somewhat.
Shiba fails to land the takedown.
Shiba gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Shiba throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Shiba 's knee.
Shiba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shiba.
No luck for Shiba with that takedown attempt.
That kick from Silva tenderised Shiba's leg. Shiba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shiba's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Shiba on that attempt.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Shiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jason Shiba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiba tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Silva!
Our winner, Jose Silva, 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.