PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior De Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

De Silva
vs
Wilson

193 cm
31
216 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

184 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Slade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva looks to land a combination. Wilson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wilson's coach down at Slaughterhouse MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

De Silva has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Silva backwards.
Wilson is trying to drag De Silva to the mat but De Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Silva tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing De Silva back against the cage.
De Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.

Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilson doesn't seem bothered though.
De Silva misses with a body shot.
Wilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Silva counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson stuns De Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Silva swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilson there as he acknowledges the shot.

Wilson has De Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
De Silva tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Junior De Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slade Wilson.
Wilson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilson has De Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wilson lands with a short shot to the head.
De Silva misses with the head strike.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
De Silva tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Silva tries to move into range but Wilson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Junior De Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Silva slips under a jab from Wilson.
De Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from De Silva.
De Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Jab by De Silva.
De Silva is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.
De Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Silva throws a big shot that misses.
De Silva is looking to wear down Wilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Silva manages to avoid it.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Silva moves away.
De Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
The fighters circling - De Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson avoids the body shot from De Silva.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

De Silva forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches.
Wilson prevents a body shot from De Silva.
De Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Silva prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
Wilson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice shot by De Silva.
Wilson blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from De Silva does it's job there.
De Silva swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.

Wilson rushes De Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Silva to keep the fight standing.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Wilson misses.
De Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Silva.
De Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Wilson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and De Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Silva connects with the punch.
Wilson avoids the body shot from De Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but De Silva is out of range.
De Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior De Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

De Silva avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson walks into a left hand.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from De Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Silva. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Silva tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
De Silva works the jab nicely.
De Silva misses with a wild body shot.
De Silva misses the shot to the body.
De Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from De Silva misses.
De Silva dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
De Silva moves away from the strike by Wilson.
De Silva blocks a jab.
De Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling De Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior De Silva is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Silva.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
De Silva cracks Wilson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
De Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wilson throws a hook but De Silva avoids it easily.
De Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wilson misses with a hook. De Silva ducked under it nicely.
De Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson punishes De Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Silva tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Junior De Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson misses with a hook. De Silva ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. De Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Silva swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilson.
Junior De Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slade Wilson.

Wilson clinches with his opponent.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but De Silva is controlling him.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right-left combo lands from De Silva.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Silva avoids the body shot from Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson forces De Silva back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from De Silva fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson wants to break free but De Silva has control.
De Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Junior De Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Silva gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
De Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Silva works on Wilson's body with a couple of short punches.
De Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson can't break the clinch.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
Wilson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

De Silva clinches.
De Silva pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Wilson decides to pull guard.
De Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
De Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Silva wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
De Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot by De Silva.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Silva as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior De Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

De Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Silva but De Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
De Silva jabs Wilson right on the nose. Wilson blinks but takes it well.
De Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson misses with the combination.
De Silva tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Silva.
Wilson ducks right into an uppercut from De Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Silva.
Wilson tries to clinch but De Silva moves out of range.
De Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot lands for De Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

De Silva closes the distance and clinches.
De Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from De Silva.
De Silva lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Silva.
Wilson prevents a body shot from De Silva.
De Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but De Silva has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Silva.
De Silva stops a takedown attempt from Wilson.
Junior De Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slade Wilson.
A head punch on the inside from De Silva fails to land.
Slade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Wilson drops his hands momentarily and De Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from De Silva finds it's way through Wilson's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Silva.

Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Silva trying to control here.
We've been hearing good reports from De Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
De Silva is looking to improve his position.
De Silva wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Wilson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Silva defends it well.
Junior De Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
De Silva controlling the position well.
De Silva is looking to control Wilson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Silva avoid being mounted?
De Silva is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Wilson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can De Silva defend it? Wilson steps over the head and cranks it - De Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Wilson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Slade Wilson!
Our winner, Slade Wilson, 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.