PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Acelino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen I Wanna Be Sedated as his entrance music. Acelino Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Murphy

169 cm
27
141 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

168 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Acelino Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Silva 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Silva clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A bit of stalling here from Silva .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Murphy dodges an elbow strike from Silva .
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva .
Silva taking a breather.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Murphy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva is pushing Murphy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murphy wants to break free but Silva has control.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Murphy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murphy is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Silva 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva .
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva staying out of range there.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva .
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Acelino 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.

Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

Silva 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Silva misses.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Acelino Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Silva misses.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Murphy.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy dodges an elbow strike from Silva .
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva .
Silva lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva pushes Murphy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy avoids the elbow strike from Silva , against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Silva .
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Silva .

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva .
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murphy is defending well for now.
Murphy is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Murphy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Murphy can't break the clinch.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Acelino 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. This is the final round!

Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Silva 's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Acelino Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva .
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Murphy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy being controlled against the cage.
Silva prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
Silva jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Silva .
Silva throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Silva cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Eric Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1-2. Murphy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

Silva clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
A short right from Silva .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murphy's efforts to push away.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Acelino Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Acelino Silva .
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

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