PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kocur
vs
Silva

183 cm
27
220 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

183 cm
31
217 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kocur.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva looks to land a combination but Kocur avoids it well.
Silva tests Kocur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kocur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kocur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Kocur is having none of it.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva lands a jab to Kocur's midsection.
Silva tries to move into range but Kocur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kocur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kocur throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Kocur counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Kocur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kocur.
Kocur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kocur's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kocur.
Kocur slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Kocur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Kocur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kocur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Kocur tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva checks a low kick from Kocur.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Kocur saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kocur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Kocur.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Kocur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kocur moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kocur.
Kocur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kocur tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Kocur is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kocur.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur lands a body shot.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kocur.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva just leaning against Kocur, taking a breather.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Silva.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Silva.
A short left from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
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.

A cross from Kocur lands.
Kocur tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kocur. That did some damage!
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Kocur misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva slips a straight right by Kocur.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Kocur counters with a thumping low kick.
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Kocur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kocur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kocur!
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Kocur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by Kocur.
Silva throws a jab when Kocur was well out of range.
Kocur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Eduardo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kocur throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Kocur dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva checks a low kick from Kocur.
And Silva responds with a good body kick, but Kocur manages to step out the way in time.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva checks a low kick from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a leg kick.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva lands a jab to Kocur's midsection.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Kocur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Kocur counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Kocur lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
Silva is looking to chop away at Kocur's legs.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Kocur's defenses.
Kocur throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kocur blocks it well.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Kocur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kocur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses the jab.
Kocur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kocur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Kocur tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva lands a nice hook to Kocur's body. Kocur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kocur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kocur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Kocur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Kocur checks it.
Kocur is looking to counter punch.
Kocur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
That's time! Kocur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva misses with a wild combination.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Kocur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur moves out of range of the strikes.
Kocur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silva avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kocur will feel that in the morning.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Kocur does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kocur counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kocur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kocur.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Silva is looking to control Kocur's arms but Kocur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Kocur.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kocur throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Kocur.
Kocur lands a shot to the body.
Kocur lands a left hand.
Kocur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kocur.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Kocur.
A short right from Kocur.
A short left from Kocur.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Kocur's ribcage. Kocur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Kocur tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with some punches.
Kocur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kocur.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

Silva is rocked!
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Silva working aggressively here.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
That's time! Kocur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kocur tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Kocur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kocur blocks the body kick.
Kocur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Kocur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kocur with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kocur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kocur works the jab nicely.
Kocur takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kocur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kocur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur is looking to counter punch.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick

and Kocur counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur scores with a shoulder strike.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A short body shot lands from Kocur as the two fighters clinch.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur lands with a left to the head.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kocur is keeping busy.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Kocur landing knees to the body.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur connects with a knee to the head.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kocur finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur had his way with Eduardo Silva in that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Silva throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.

Kocur darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Kocur drops Silva onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Silva is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kocur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Kocur lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Silva to his knees! Kocur keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Kocur!
An out of breath Joey Kocur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.