PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Morrow (ranked 4614 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Silva (ranked 3980 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrow 's entrance music is Not Right. A fine choice. Michael Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Morrow
vs
Silva

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Morrow !
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, Michael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morrow . That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Morrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva moves out of range as Morrow strikes.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrow as he avoids it easily.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Tony Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Silva.
Silva looks winded!
Morrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Morrow cracks Silva with a big right hand and Silva goes down!

Silva is rocked!
Morrow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morrow wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Morrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrow postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Morrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrow wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Morrow wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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 stopping the sweep attempt from Morrow .
Silva wants to control from the top but Morrow keeps moving.
Silva stands and throws Morrow 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morrow is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Morrow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva working away.
Morrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva trying to control the action but Morrow is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morrow lands with a nice body kick.
Morrow pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Morrow follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Morrow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva dodges the punch combination from Morrow .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Morrow .
Morrow lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Morrow misses with a head kick.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morrow went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Morrow .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow 's corner calls for a 1-2. Morrow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrow finish him?
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tony Morrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva moves away from the strike by Morrow .

Morrow bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Silva! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morrow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morrow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morrow wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Morrow looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow landing with the ground and pound.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrow trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrow throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrow trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Morrow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morrow tries to get out of the position.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrow is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Morrow is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morrow thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morrow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morrow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Tony Morrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Silva.
Morrow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tony Morrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva avoids the body shot from Morrow .
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morrow defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Morrow dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Morrow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva glances at the clock... BAM! Morrow nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Silva crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Silva is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Morrow !
Tony Morrow was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.