PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 3980 p4p, 22414 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 475 p4p, 671 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brooks
vs
Silva

193 cm
26
213
8 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
220
2 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva misses with a hook
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brooks.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brookss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Shogun Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.

Silva drives through and clinches with Brooks against the cage.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brooks momentarily.
Silva avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Brooks connects with the punch.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Brooks instigates a clinch.

Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Silva scores with a head kick.

It looks like Eric Brooks has been cut.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Brooks rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Brooks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Brooks misses.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
Silva throws a right and a left that Brooks avoids nicely.
Brooks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Silva.

Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silva has Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Silva tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Brooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Silva.
Brooks appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to bum rush Brooks with a series of wild strikes but Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brooks's head.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brooks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shogun Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Brooks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva walks into a jab.
Shogun Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brooks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brooks circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shogun Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.
Brooks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Brooks clinches with his opponent.

Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Brooks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws out a counter right but Brooks avoids it with no problem.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Silva digs a good hook to Brooks's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brooks moves into the clinch.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva thuds a left hand into Brooks's body.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Brooks gets a clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brooks tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Brooks tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brooks throws a body kick that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brooks's hands.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva tries to clinch but Brooks moves out of range.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Brooks has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Shogun Silva has been cut.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Brooks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brooks looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shogun Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva scores with a jab. Brooks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.

Brooks drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.

Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Brooks has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brooks is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Brooks into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Brooks moves into the clinch.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands with a hook. Brooks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva closes the distance but Brooks moves to the side
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
It appears Brooks was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brooks misses with a straight left.
Brooks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva slips a straight right by Brooks.
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brooks wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brooks.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Eric Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a body kick.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.

Brooks rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brooks blocking some punches.

Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silva instigates a clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.

Brooks has managed to clinch.

Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Brooks was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brooks tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Brooks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Brooks lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva cracks Brooks with an open hand slap.
Brooks throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Brooks misses with a lunging right hand

and Silva counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Brooks down! Silva is looking to finish but Brooks is intelligently defending himself.

Brooks is rocked!
Brooks wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Oh Brooks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brooks's guard.
Brooks seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Silva!