PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Vinegar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vinegar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KRS ONE - Step into a world (Raptures delight). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Onward to Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vinegar
vs
Silva

186 cm
20
209 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Strike & Submit Clothing

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vic Vinegar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinegar looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Vinegar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck for Vinegar with that takedown attempt.
Vinegar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Vinegar.
Vinegar is looking to land body kicks.
Silva avoids the body shot from Vinegar.
Vinegar shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vinegar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vic Vinegar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinegar tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Vinegar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vinegar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Vinegar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinegar wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Vic Vinegar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinegar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Silva.

It looks like Vic Vinegar has been cut.
Vinegar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vinegar is breathing heavily.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Vinegar.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Vinegar blocks with his arms.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Vinegar shrugs off.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinegar's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands an elbow just above Vinegar 's eye.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vinegar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vinegar takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar takes an elbow to the forehead.

Vic Vinegar's cut is getting worse.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Vinegar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinegar's defenses.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Vinegar shrugs off.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vinegar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Vic Vinegar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vinegar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vinegar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Vinegar's ribcage.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Vinegar shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinegar's defenses.
Vinegar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vinegar takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Vinegar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Vinegar.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinegar's defenses.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Vinegar 's eye.
Vinegar blocks the elbow strike.
Vinegar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva tries to bum rush Vinegar with a series of wild strikes but Vinegar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Silva.
Vinegar throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vinegar throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinegar's defenses.
Vinegar takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vic Vinegar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands an elbow just above Vinegar 's eye.

Vinegar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vinegar looking to pass the guard.
Vinegar wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Vinegar wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinegar trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.

Vinegar is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva trying to control but Vinegar is working from the bottom.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vinegar swivels though and keeps the full 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.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinegar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Vinegar is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.

Vinegar looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Vinegar defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalling.
Vinegar is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vinegar is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva controlling the action here.

Vinegar actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Vinegar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vinegar wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vinegar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva lands the left hand.

Jeez, Vic Vinegar's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silva. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Silva cracks Vinegar with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vic Vinegar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.

Vinegar is rocked!
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Vinegar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinegar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinegar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Silva!