PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 2575 p4p, 278 weight class) and Daniel Bornholm (ranked 2140 p4p, 239 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Bornholm

191 cm
36
188 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

183 cm
30
189 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bornholm!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bornholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Bornholm misses with a leg kick
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bornholm really felt that one!
Bornholm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bornholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniel Bornholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bornholm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bornholm misses with a kick to the body.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Bornholm moved out of range nicely.
Bornholm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bornholm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bornholm throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Bornholm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Bornholm misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Bornholm's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bornholm slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Bornholm moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right hand that Bornholm ducks under and follows up with a left that Bornholm also avoids with ease.
Bornholm flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Bornholm lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
Bornholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva digs a good body shot into Bornholm's ribs.
Bornholm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Bornholm throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bornholm.
Bornholm misses with a wild combination.
Silva blocks a head kick by Bornholm.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Bornholm throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Bornholm counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bornholm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Bornholm throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Bornholm cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bornholm throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Daniel Bornholm has been cut.
Bornholm scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bornholm.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bornholm momentarily.
Bornholm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Bornholm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bornholm blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Starling Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bornholm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Silva throws a hook to the side of Bornholm's head but Bornholm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Bornholm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bornholm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bornholm can do to turn this around?
Bornholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Bornholm cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bornholm scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Bornholm moves his leg out of the way.
Bornholm throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bornholm throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm slips a jab from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bornholm.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Bornholm seems unphased.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starling Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva checks a low kick from Bornholm.
Bornholm moves out of range of the body kick.
Bornholm scores with a shot to the body.
Bornholm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bornholm avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Bornholm.
Bornholm blocks an elbow strike.

Bornholm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Bornholm slips a straight right by Silva.
Bornholm throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Bornholm misses its intended target.
Bornholm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bornholm throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bornholm. That's going to slow Silva down.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Bornholm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bornholm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bornholm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bornholm tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bornholm.
Bornholm misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Bornholm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bornholm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Bornholm's head back.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Bornholm off balance momentarily.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Bornholm throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bornholm.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bornholm! But no joy.
Bornholm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bornholm throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Bornholm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bornholm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick but Bornholm sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bornholm throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bornholm wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bornholm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Bornholm lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Bornholm counters with a left to the body.
Bornholm looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Bornholm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bornholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Bornholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
Bornholm misses with a left hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Silva drops Bornholm with a beautiful combination! Bornholm stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva is looking for the KO!
Daniel Bornholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bornholm is rocked!
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!
Silva pounces like a tiger and cracks Bornholm with a vicious hook! Bornholm is down but not out! Silva follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Starling Silva!