PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior De Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

De Silva
vs
Archer

193 cm
31
216 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

188 cm
30
210 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 9 - 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 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aaron Archer!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva is looking to clinch.
De Silva staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Archer misses.

De Silva has Archer up against the cage in a clinch.
De Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Archer tries a body shot but De Silva blocks it.
De Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.

Archer lands a takedown into guard.
Archer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Archer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Archer is working De Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Silva looking to control.
De Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Archer is now in half guard.
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.
Archer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer wants to control but De Silva is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Silva trying to hold on to Archer's head to control him but Archer postures up.
Archer slows the pace down in half guard.
De Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Silva tries to get out of the position.
Archer prevents De Silva from improving his position.
De Silva wants to control but Archer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Archer controlling the action here.
De Silva is looking for a sweep. Archer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Archer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Silva tries to roll over but Archer keeps him under control.
De Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Archer sits in half guard.
De Silva tries to get to full guard but Archer has control of the leg.
Archer is trying to control. De Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Archer looks to land a left hand but De Silva moved out of range nicely.
It looked like De Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Archer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from De Silva finds it's way through Archer's defenses.
Archer slips under a jab.
De Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archer moves away from the strike by De Silva.
Archer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Archer lands a nice shot that snaps De Silva's head back.

Archer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Silva to the mat! De Silva manages to get full guard.
Archer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Archer controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Silva is trying to control the position but Archer postures up.
De Silva controlling Archer's posture.
Archer is in close to De Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Silva trying to control the position.
De Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
De Silva is letting Archer control him for a moment.
De Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Archer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Silva some visible discomfort.
De Silva wants to control but Archer postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Archer tries to move into full mount but can't pass De Silva's legs.
De Silva is looking for a sweep.
De Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Archer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Silva ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
De Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Archer tries to counter it with a takedown but De Silva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A chopping leg kick lands by Archer.
De Silva tries to clinch up but Archer circles away and keeps his distance.
De Silva connects with a jab.
De Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
De Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Archer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Archer moves out of range as De Silva strikes.
De Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Archer misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from De Silva misses its target.
Archer misses with a looping right.
De Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Silva catches Archer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Silva throws a hook to the side of Archer's head but Archer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer scores with a jab to the body.
De Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Decent striking displayed by De Silva there.
De Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Archer swinging wildly here.
Archer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Archer feints the counter takedown.
A good leg kick by Archer.
Archer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Archer seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

De Silva pushes Archer up against the cage in a clinch.
Archer blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Silva backwards.
Archer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Archer backwards.

Archer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. De Silva can't fight it off and eventually Archer manages to take the fight to the floor. De Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Archer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Silva is keeping the position for now.
De Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Archer on the ground.
De Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Archer trying to control but De Silva is working from the bottom.
De Silva trying to control the position.
Archer with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva wants to stand but Archer is controlling the position.
De Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Archer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Archer passes De Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Archer working over De Silva with some ground and pound. De Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Silva is looking to improve his position.
De Silva gets back to full guard.
Archer forces his way into half guard.
De Silva trying to control but Archer postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Archer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Silva trying to hold on to Archer's head to control him but Archer postures up.
Archer lands with a punch from half guard.
Archer wants to control but De Silva is keeping him busy.
Archer prevents De Silva from improving his position.
Archer passes to side control.
De Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Archer scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer slips a straight right by De Silva.

De Silva tries to sprawl but Archer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Archer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Silva defending well though.
De Silva is looking for a sweep. Archer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Archer working over De Silva with some ground and pound. De Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Archer is looking to take a break and control but De Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Silva trying to control but Archer postures up.
Archer trying to pass the guard but De Silva defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Silva keeps control of the position for the meantime.
De Silva trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer controlling the position easily from mount.
Archer wants to control the pace but De Silva is squirming around nicely.
De Silva can't escape the position.
De Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Archer controlling from mount.
Aaron Archer has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Silva is looking to improve his position but Archer isn't that keen on the idea.
De Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
De Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Archer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a nice shot to the head.
Archer controlling the position easily from mount.
De Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Archer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. De Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
De Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Junior De Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Archer raining down shots from the mount!

De Silva is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have De Silva scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Archer land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Archer stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Archer!
Aaron Archer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.