PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Howlingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Howlingate
vs
Silva

185 cm
27
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

187 cm
28
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Grand Royal Wear

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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Howlingate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a body kick.
Howlingate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Howlingate takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Howlingate controls the action.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howlingate has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Howlingate prevents a body shot from Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Howlingate fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlingate throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Howlingate is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlingate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Howlingate on the inside.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howlingate's elbow.
Howlingate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howlingate managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howlingate avoids it.
Howlingate lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howlingate.
Howlingate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to work over Howlingate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Howlingate struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Come on Howlingate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Howlingate is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Howlingate has his back to the cage.
Howlingate misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlingate leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Howlingate 's eye.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Howlingate avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howlingate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Howlingate.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howlingate avoids it.
Howlingate lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howlingate.
Howlingate misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlingate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Howlingate can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Howlingate avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Howlingate slowing the pace effectively.
Howlingate is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Howlingate has his back to the cage.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Howlingate's defenses.
Howlingate avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Howlingate swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlingate avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howlingate.
Howlingate prevents a body shot from Silva.
Howlingate blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
A short right from Howlingate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlingate managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Howlingate blocks a body shot from Silva.
Howlingate working aggressively here.
Howlingate avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howlingate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands an elbow inside that Howlingate shrugs off.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Howlingate's defenses.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva tries to work over Howlingate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Howlingate avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Howlingate swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlingate throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Silva dominated that round.
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.

An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
We've been told by Howlingate's head coaches at Grappling Pro Helsinki that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Howlingate avoids it.
Howlingate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Howlingate has managed to clinch.
Howlingate lands a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Henry Howlingate has been cut.
Antonio Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howlingate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howlingate's elbow.
Silva tries a body shot but Howlingate blocks it.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva tries a body shot but Howlingate blocks it.
Howlingate avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Howlingate in his tracks for a moment.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Howlingate misses with a punch on the inside.
Howlingate avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howlingate's brow.
Howlingate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howlingate swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Howlingate shrugs off.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Howlingate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howlingate stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlingate managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Howlingate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howlingate.
Howlingate takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands an elbow just above Howlingate 's eye.
Howlingate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Howlingate working aggressively here.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howlingate has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Howlingate misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Howlingate fails to land.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Howlingate controls his hands.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlingate lands a left hand.
Howlingate throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Howlingate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Howlingate misses with some punches.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Howlingate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Howlingate.
Howlingate has Silva pressed against the cage.
Howlingate throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Howlingate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Howlingate takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands an elbow just above Howlingate 's eye.
Howlingate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howlingate is working Silva over against the cage.
Howlingate blocks an elbow strike.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Howlingate avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands an elbow just above Howlingate 's eye.
Howlingate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howlingate throws a head punch that misses.
Howlingate leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Howlingate.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Howlingate's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Howlingate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva lands an elbow just above Howlingate 's eye.
Howlingate takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Howlingate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Howlingate's defenses.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Howlingate blocks the elbow strike.
Howlingate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howlingate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Howlingate 's eye.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howlingate avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlingate swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Howlingate's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Howlingate avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Howlingate is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Howlingate into the cage.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Howlingate in his tracks for a moment.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Howlingate managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Howlingate lands with a right to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Howlingate swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlingate can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
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 lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howlingate takes an elbow to the forehead.

Henry Howlingate's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howlingate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howlingate managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Howlingate blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Howlingate working aggressively here.
Howlingate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Howlingate tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howlingate avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlingate.
Howlingate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Howlingate scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howlingate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Howlingate has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Howlingate stalling the fight.
Howlingate managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A hook to the body from Howlingate.
Howlingate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Howlingate dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Howlingate working aggressively here.
Howlingate scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Howlingate blocks a body shot from Silva.
Howlingate is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Howlingate stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howlingate is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Howlingate has his back to the cage.
Howlingate throws a head punch that misses.
Howlingate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Howlingate stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howlingate avoids it.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howlingate avoids it.
Henry Howlingate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Silva!
Henry Howlingate spoke after the fight, saying '"Fucking Joke! Give Siergiej a big round of applause! Come on! What a fucking joke! Come on. I thought Rezdog was many timest to be serious! If you can watch that back, hand on heart and call it serious than you are fucked! Rezdog is going down the FUCKING toilet!"'.