PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ladislav Hemsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemsky comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory. This should be a great matchup!

Hemsky
vs
Silva

193 cm
39
226 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ladislav Hemsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hemsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Hemsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hemsky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hemsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Hemsky checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a leg kick but Hemsky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hemsky connects with the punch.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hemsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Hemsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Hemsky looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hemsky dodges the punch combination from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva takes a swing at Hemsky's ribcage but misses.
Hemsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hemsky scores with a punch to the head.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hemsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hemsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hemsky moves away.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Hemsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hemsky works the jab nicely.
Hemsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva swings for the body but Hemsky moves out of range.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hemsky rather than just go for the knockout.
Hemsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Hemsky feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silva slips under a jab from Hemsky.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hemsky.
A combination from Hemsky does no damage.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hemsky.
Hemsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hemsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Hemsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Hemsky slips a jab from Silva.
A big left from Hemsky misses.
Silva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Hemsky had a free shot at his head there.
Hemsky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hemsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Hemsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva swings for the body but Hemsky moves out of range.
Ladislav Hemsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Hemsky.
Hemsky throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Hemsky ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Hemsky misses with a few strikes there.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hemsky.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva looks to land a combination but Hemsky avoids it well.
Hemsky looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hemsky lands a slapping body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Hemsky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Hemsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Hemsky throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hemsky misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Hemsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hemsky is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Hemsky misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Hemsky.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva moves away from the strike by Hemsky.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hemsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hemsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Hemsky counters with a right hand to the body.
Hemsky avoids the body shot from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ladislav Hemsky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Silva.
Hemsky stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ladislav Hemsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hemsky.
Hemsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hemsky.
A bone on bone clash there as Hemsky blocks the leg kick.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hemsky throws out the jab.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Hemsky is just out of range.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hemsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Hemsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hemsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hemsky moves away.
Hemsky throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hemsky.
Hemsky moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Hemsky tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Hemsky there.
Hemsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva slips a straight right by Hemsky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hemsky.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva defending well as Hemsky loads up on a big left hand.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hemsky's hands.
Hemsky missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hemsky.
Silva digs a good hook to Hemsky's body.
Hemsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hemsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.

Hemsky moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Hemsky.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Hemsky has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hemsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Hemsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Hemsky can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Hemsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hemsky.

Hemsky has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hemsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva pushes Hemsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hemsky cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hemsky has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hemsky.
Silva is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hemsky.
Hemsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemsky lands a nice uppercut.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hemsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hemsky trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Hemsky.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Hemsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hemsky tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Hemsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ladislav Hemsky dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Hemsky cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Hemsky connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Hemsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hemsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hemsky takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to circle away but Hemsky has him pinned against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hemsky has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to break free but Hemsky pushes him back against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hemsky keeps him there for the moment.
Hemsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hemsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ladislav Hemsky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva tries to circle away but Hemsky has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Hemsky.
Hemsky scores with a shoulder strike.

Silva is rocked!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hemsky as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Hemsky finish him?
Hemsky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Hemsky.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hemsky.
Hemsky scores a nice knee to the body.
Hemsky creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Silva's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Silva drops to his knees and Hemsky pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ladislav Hemsky!
Ladislav Hemsky took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.