PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Seivard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seivard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Reap and Sow- L'Astronaut. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Silva
vs
Seivard

202 cm
18
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitchel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Seivard!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seivard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Seivard.
Seivard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Seivard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seivard circles away quickly and effectively.

Seivard pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Seivard 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.
Seivard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seivard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Seivard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seivard misses with a punch to the body.

Seivard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seivard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kyle Seivard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Seivard clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Seivard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Seivard is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Seivard throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seivard's guard. Nice move by Silva!

Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Seivard wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Seivard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seivard is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Seivard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working Seivard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva stays in close to Seivard's body and controls the position.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seivard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seivard has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva throws a strike but Seivard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Seivard working some strikes from top position.
Silva is trying to control the position but Seivard postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seivard trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Seivard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Seivard from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seivard.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Seivard avoids it well and moves away.
A head kick misses from Seivard.

Seivard has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Silva pulls guard.
Seivard postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Seivard throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seivard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seivard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Seivard stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seivard is controlling him.
Seivard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva controlling the position.
Seivard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Seivard from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seivard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Seivard moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Seivard 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.

Seivard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a head kick but Seivard moves out of range.
Seivard closes the distance looking to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Seivard pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.

Seivard closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seivard throwing strikes but missing.
Seivard cracks Silva with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seivard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Seivard trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seivard stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Seivard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is pulling down on Seivard's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva is striking but Seivard is not phased and passes to half guard.
Seivard wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva controlling the position for now.
Seivard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Seivard stands up from half guard.
Seivard lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Seivard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Seivard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Seivard lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seivard throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seivard's guard. Nice move by Silva!

Seivard looking for a sweep. Not yet Seivard, not yet.
Silva won't allow Seivard to get back to his feet.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva is fighting to break Seivard's control of his arms but Seivard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Seivard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Seivard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Seivard has wrist control.
Silva is in close to Seivard's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Seivard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Seivard trying to control the position here.
Seivard is looking to stand back up but Silva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Seivard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kyle Seivard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Seivard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Nice cross by Seivard.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seivard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.

Seivard tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seivard is trying to keep Silva in close.
Seivard pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.

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.
Seivard wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Seivard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seivard wants to clinch

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Seivard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Seivard wants to get back to his feet.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Seivard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seivard has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Silva forces Seivard back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Seivard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Seivard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mitchel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Seivard.
Seivard missing with knees to the body.

Silva successfully pulls guard.
Kyle Seivard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Seivard throws a big right hand that misses.
Seivard wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Mitchel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seivard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Seivard slips an elbow through the middle.
Seivard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seivard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seivard trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva throws a series of punches but Seivard avoids them all with ease.
Seivard throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Seivard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seivard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mitchel Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seivard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Mitchel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seivard doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Seivard is quick to defend against it.

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 Mitchel Silva.
Well Seivard 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Seivard!
Kyle Seivard thanked the fans post fight for their support.