PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 109 p4p, 12 weight class) and Gunter Vogler (ranked 174 p4p, 22 weight class). Da Silva comes into the arena with Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3 blaring out of the sound system. Vogler has chosen Durchblick - Mach Dich Locker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Da Silva
vs
Vogler

167 cm
25
135 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

172 cm
40
153 lbs
32 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunter Vogler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Vogler.
The fighters circling - Vogler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Da Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vogler under the eye.
Da Silva looks to land a body kick but Vogler moved away.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Vogler pushes him off.
Vogler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vogler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Vogler throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Vogler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Vogler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vogler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vogler has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vogler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vogler with a jab.
Da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vogler lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vogler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Da Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Vogler.
Vogler throws a jab when Da Silva was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogler misses the jab.
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vogler misses the target.
Vogler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vogler throws an overhand right that lands on Da Silva's shoulder, as Da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Vogler moves out of range of the body kick.

Da Silva clinches up with Vogler and pushes him back against the cage.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Vogler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vogler swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vogler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Silva.
Vogler scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vogler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Vogler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Vogler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vogler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vogler ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A shot to the liver by Vogler. Beautiful body shot.
Vogler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vogler looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Vogler circles away.
Vogler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vogler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Da Silva misses with a hook.
Vogler throws a body shot but no joy.
Vogler lands a nice hook to Da Silva's body. Da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Da Silva throws the left hand but Vogler avoids the punch easily.
Vogler cracks the inside of Da Silva's front leg.
Vogler loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Vogler moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Vogler misses.
Da Silva slips under a jab.
Da Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vogler sprawls and moves away.
Da Silva punishes Vogler's body with a nice straight punch.
Da Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vogler.
Vogler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Vogler circles away and keeps his distance.
Vogler slips a straight right by Da Silva.
Da Silva looks to land a left hand but Vogler moved out of range nicely.
Da Silva digs a good body shot into Vogler's ribs.
Vogler misses with a body shot.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva scores with a jab. Vogler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vogler avoids a kick to the body.
Da Silva moves away from the strike by Vogler.
Vogler lands with a nice body punch.
A left lands for Vogler.
Vogler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
Vogler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
A jab lands there for Da Silva.
Vogler slips under a jab from Da Silva.
Da Silva moves out of range as Vogler strikes.
Da Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Da Silva finds it's way through Vogler's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vogler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Da Silva rushes Vogler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vogler taking a breather.
Vogler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Da Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vogler backwards.
Vogler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Silvas head.

Vogler breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Da Silva.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Da Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Da Silva walks into a jab.
Vogler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vogler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Da Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gunter Vogler will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vogler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Da Silva is able to avoid easily.
Da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vogler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Da Silva's calf.
Vogler misses with a looping right.
Vogler throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Vogler throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva swings for the body but Vogler moves out of range.

Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Vogler misses with a punch to the body.
Vogler working aggressively here.
Vogler is trying to maintain a safe position but Da Silva gets an underhook and turns Vogler into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vogler fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Da Silva.
Da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vogler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Da Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Vogler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with some punches.
Da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vogler prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva.
Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Da Silva tries to throw a body punch but Vogler avoids it by throwing Da Silva back against the cage.
Vogler tries a body shot but Da Silva blocks it.
A short right from Da Silva on the inside.
Da Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Vogler.
Da Silva looking for a takedown.
Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Vogler is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vogler.
Vogler scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogler throws a head punch that misses.
Vogler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonardo Da Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Da Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da Silva blocking some punches.
Vogler is looking to control Da Silva's arms but Da Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vogler has his back to the cage.
Da Silva cracks Vogler with a nice body shot.
Da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vogler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Da Silva fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva lands a left hand.
Vogler has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Vogler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Silva prevents a body shot from Vogler.
Vogler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vogler backwards.
Vogler lands a shoulder strike.
Vogler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Vogler manages to get underhooks.
Vogler working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Vogler's head.
Da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Da Silva.

Da Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vogler regains guard.
Da Silva looking to pass the guard.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Vogler keeps moving.
Da Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva wants to control but Vogler is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogler tries to buck Da Silva off but Da Silva is having none of it.
Vogler manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vogler is looking for a sweep. Da Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Da Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vogler defending well though.

Vogler actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva winds up and cracks Vogler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vogler is not content to let Da Silva control the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Da Silva here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Da Silva thows a huge punch but Vogler dodges it nicely.

Vogler is defending against the submission attempts here by Da Silva.
Vogler is refusing to be controlled, as Da Silva sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Da Silva dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Vogler misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Da Silva lands with a right hand.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Vogler staying out of range there.
Da Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVogler.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vogler moves out of range as Da Silva strikes.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vogler misses with a low kick.
Da Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vogler throws a hook but Da Silva avoids it easily.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Vogler pushes him off.
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vogler misses with a body kick.
Da Silva misses with a straight left.
Da Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Da Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Vogler moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Da Silva.
Vogler works Da Silva's body with a nice hook.
Vogler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vogler avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Vogler. Beautiful body shot.
Vogler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Da Silva misses with a hook
and Vogler counters with a nice uppercut.
Vogler is looking to chop away at Da Silva's legs.
Da Silva slips under a jab.
Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vogler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Da Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Da Silva throws a hook to the side of Vogler's head but Vogler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vogler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vogler.
Da Silva throws a body punch but Vogler moves out of range.
Vogler drops his hands momentarily and Da Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Da Silva throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Da Silva lands.
A swing and a miss from Da Silva.
Da Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vogler throws out a counter right but Da Silva avoids it with no problem.
Da Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Vogler's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vogler. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Vogler misses its intended target.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Vogler lands the left hand.
Da Silva throws a wild body kick that Vogler sees coming a mile off.
Vogler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vogler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Da Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Vogler's head.
Vogler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Da Silva scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a looping right.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vogler.
A jab from Da Silva does it's job there.
Vogler throws a leg kick

and Da Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vogler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Vogler keeps moving.
Vogler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vogler working a defensive guard but Da Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.

Da Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Da Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vogler is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Leonardo Da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vogler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vogler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Da Silva'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!
Vogler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Da Silva has his foot on Vogler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vogler works his way back into a safe position though.
Vogler stopping the sweep attempt from Da Silva.

Da Silva has his foot on Vogler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vogler works his way back into a safe position though.
Vogler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Da Silva has his hands on Vogler's head, controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Da Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.