PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 127 p4p, 6 weight class) and Nigel Nobody (ranked 1130 p4p, 56 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe. Nobody has chosen Red - Same Disease as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Da Silva
vs
Nobody

167 cm
24
140 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

162 cm
22
137 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel Nobody!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobody throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Nobody closes the distance and clinches up with Da Silva, looking for a takedown. Nobody pushes Da Silva against the cage but Da Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nobody misses the shot to the body.
Da Silva cracks Nobody with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Da Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Da Silva cracks Nobody with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Da Silva misses with a low kick as Nobody jumps back.
Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Nobody thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
Nobody just misses with a punch to the body.
Nobody throws a lazy body kick
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobody misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Da Silva. That snapped Nobody's head back.
Da Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nobody.
Da Silva lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobody moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nobody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nobody dives in for a single leg takedown but Da Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Da Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nobody loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nobody.
A swing and a miss from Nobody.
Nobody walks forward, straight into a front kick from Da Silva.
Da Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nobody misses with a straight right.
Da Silva punishes Nobody's body with a nice straight punch.
Nobody avoids a kick to the body.
Da Silva connects with a body shot that sends Nobody's belly button to the back.
Nobody misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Da Silva finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nobody misses with a head kick.
Nobody lands a jab to the head.

Nobody gets tackled into the cage by Da Silva. Da Silva maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Da Silva.
Nobody swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobody's elbow.
Nobody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da Silva gets through Nobody's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Nobody.
Leonardo Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Nobody.
Da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobody uses good head movement to avoid it.

Nobody lands a takedown into guard.
Nobody throws a big right hand that misses.
Da Silva trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody postures up in Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Da Silva blocks it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nobody working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nobody postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nobody seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nobody scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nobody passes Da Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Nobody is trying to control the action in half guard but Da Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nobody is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to control but Nobody postures up.
Da Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nobody prevents Da Silva from improving his position.
Da Silva is trying to control but can't.
Da Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nobody.
Nobody working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nobody lands strikes from half guard.
Da Silva is pressing down on Nobody's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Nobody fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Silva.
Nobody loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nobody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Nobody keeps it at a distance.
Nobody has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Da Silva.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nobody.
Da Silva works Nobody's body with a nice hook.
Da Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nobody at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nobody. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Da Silva takes a swing at Nobody's ribcage but misses.
Leonardo Da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Nobody looks to land a left hand but Da Silva moved out of range nicely.
Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nobody on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nobody throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Da Silva's waist but Da Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nobody off to one side.
Da Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Da Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Da Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Nobody.
Nobody takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nobody connects with the punch.
Da Silva misses with a looping right.
Nobody attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Da Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Nobody should have avoided that one.
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!
Nobody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Nobody ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nobody scores with a nice right hand.
Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Nobody tries to work over Da Silva's front leg with a kick but Da Silva checks it.
Da Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nobody.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nobody misses with a looping right.
Da Silva lands a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Da Silva!
Da Silva missing with a left hand there. Nobody was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nobody counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Da Silva misses.
Nobody tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nobody fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nobody can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a leg kick but Nobody sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nobody connects with a body shot that sends Da Silva's belly button to the back.
Nobody tried to score with a low kick but Da Silva checks it.
Nobody misses with a right hand
and Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Nobody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nobody tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Da Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Nobody digs a good body shot into Da Silva's ribs.
Nobody checks a leg kick nicely.
Nobody changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nobody tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Da Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Nobody chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Silva can pounce on him.
Leonardo Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Da Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Da Silva.
Da Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Nobody throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nobody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to land a front kick but Nobody steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nobody slips under a jab.
Da Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.

Nobody closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Da Silva's guard.
Nobody must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nobody wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Da Silva controls Nobody momentarily but Nobody frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Da Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nobody shoots for a takedown but Da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Da Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Da Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Nobody misses with a hook to the body
and Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nobody jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Nobody misses.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Nobody.
Da Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Da Silva.
Nobody lands a jab to Da Silva's midsection.
Nobody throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva is looking to slow Nobody down with leg kicks.
Da Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Nobody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Da Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Da Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Da Silva wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Da Silva.
Nobody avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to land a leg kick but Nobody saw it coming and moves away.
Da Silva avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Nobody.
Da Silva connects with a single shot there.
Nobody avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nobody connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Silva throws the kick towards the body but Nobody avoids it.
Nobody has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Da Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nobody has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nobody there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nobody's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nobody pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nobody throws out the jab.
Nobody digs a good hook to Da Silva's body.
Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Nobody sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
Nobody throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva slips a jab from Nobody.
Da Silva throws the left hand but Nobody avoids the punch easily.
Nobody throws a low kick but Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Da Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Da Silva defending well as Nobody loads up on a big left hand.
Nobody shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva jabs at Nobody's body.
Nobody just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Nobody fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Da Silva cracks the inside of Nobody's front leg.
Da Silva cracks the inside of Nobody's front leg.
Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nobody. That did some damage!
Nobody has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nobody on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Da Silva lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobody takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Nobody sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Nobody off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nobody moves out of range as Da Silva throws a body kick.
Nobody keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Da Silva.
Nice jab there from Da Silva.
Good standup being displayed there by Da Silva as he connects with a hook.
Nobody is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nobody takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Nobody is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Da Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nobody throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.

Da Silva darts in and clinches Nobody up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Da Silva clearly takes that 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.

Da Silva lands with a straight right. Nobody didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Nobody misses the target.
Da Silva throws a lazy body kick

and Nobody counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nobody working the head and body with strikes.
Nigel Nobody has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nobody wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Silva keeps working.
Da Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nobody scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nobody is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Da Silva is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva is looking for a sweep. Nobody is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Da Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nobody.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobody is nestled in close to Da Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nobody is trying to control. Da Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nobody tries to pass the half guard into mount. Da Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nobody connects with a nice short shot to Da Silva's temple.
Nobody not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nobody missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Da Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.

Da Silva has his foot on Nobody's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nobody works his way back into a safe position though.
Nobody trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nobody postures up and lands a big shot to Da Silva's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Nobody is proving a slippery customer.

Da Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nobody is aware though and is defending well.
Nobody throws a big elbow that misses.
Nobody working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nobody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nobody trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Da Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Da Silva connects with a single shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Nobody 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nobody misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Da Silva.
Da Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Nobody. Nobody gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Da Silva throws a leg kick which misses Nobody's front leg but catches the back leg as Nobody tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Da Silva lands with a hook. Nobody tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Nobody.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Da Silva - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nobody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Da Silva scores with a nice strike.
Nobody misses with a wild body shot.
Nobody misses with a body punch
and Da 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.

Leonardo Da Silva had his way with Nigel Nobody in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Da Silva tries to clinch there but Nobody circles away.
Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Da Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Da Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nobody in his tracks.
Da Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Nobody is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Da Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nobody finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nobody misses with a straight right.
Da Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nobody just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nobody.
Nobody takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Nobody.
Da Silva connects with a jab.
Da Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobody walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nobody checks a leg kick.
Nobody with the counter takedown but Da Silva avoids it easily.
Nobody misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Nobody's side.
Da Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Da Silva.
Nobody's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Da Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nobody scrambles back to his feet.
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Nobody tries to counter it with a takedown but Da Silva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Da Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nobody misses with a body shot.
Nobody gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Da Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Silva. That's going to slow Nobody down.
Nigel Nobody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Da Silva misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva digs a right hand underneath Nobody's ribcage. Nobody let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Nobody prevents a body shot from Da Silva.
Nobody takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Nobody.
Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nobody wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Nobody misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nobody is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Da Silva tries to work over Nobody's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Da Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Da Silva pushes Nobody back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Da Silva gets underhooks to prevent Nobody's takedown attempt.
Nobody can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva controls the action.
Nobody misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva lands a right hand.

Da Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nobody is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Da Silva to the mat. Da Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nobody trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva looking to control.
Nobody postures up in Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Da Silva blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nobody accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nobody lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Da Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Da Silva is pulling down on Nobody's head to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Da Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Da Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nobody postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Da Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva retains his bantamweight title!
Leonardo Da Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Nigel Nobody spoke after the fight, saying 'I am Nobody!'.