PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Da Silva Jr (ranked 1799 p4p, 2327 weight class) and Joe Fletcher (ranked 242 p4p, 311 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Da Silva Jr
vs
Fletcher

190 cm
25
220
3 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
215
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Da Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Da Silva Jr's head.
Fletcher lands a body shot.
Da Silva Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
As Da Silva Jr backs off Fletcher throws a huge counter combo but Da Silva Jr manages to avoid it all.
Fletcher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fletcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fletcher swinging wildly here.
Da Silva Jr throws a hook to the side of Fletcher's head but Fletcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fletcher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fletcher looks to land a combination but Da Silva Jr avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fletcher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fletcher's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fletcher's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fletcher lands with a cross.
Da Silva Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Da Silva Jr is rocked!

Da Silva Jr rushes Fletcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Da Silva Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Da Silva Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Da Silva Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Fletcher is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher misses with the head strike.
Da Silva Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva Jr crunches a lovely knee into Fletcher's ribcage.
Da Silva Jr crunches a lovely knee into Fletcher's ribcage.
Fletcher looks winded!
Da Silva Jr working aggressively here.
Fletcher prevents a body shot from Da Silva Jr.
Fletcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Da Silva Jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Da Silva Jr lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva Jr pushes Fletcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Da Silva Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva Jr works on Fletcher's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fletcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Da Silva Jr keeps control of Fletcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fletcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Silva Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Da Silva Jr tries to work over Fletcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fletcher avoids it.
Da Silva Jr lands a knee to the body.
Fletcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Fletcher is trying to push Da Silva Jr away but Da Silva Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Da Silva Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Fletcher backwards.
Da Silva Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr cracks Fletcher with a nice body shot.
Da Silva Jr landing knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Da Silva Jr.
Fletcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Da Silva Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da Silva Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva Jr obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr tries a body shot but Fletcher blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fletcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Da Silva Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Silva Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fletcher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Da Silva Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Fletcher backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Fletcher controls his hands.
Da Silva Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fletcher blocks a body shot from Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher tries to break free but Da Silva Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Da Silva Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fletcher.
Da Silva Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fletcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Fletcher controls his hands.
Da Silva Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fletcher's elbow.
Da Silva Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fletcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da Silva Jr lands a right hand.
Da Silva Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr presses Fletcher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Da Silva Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Silva Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva Jr is leaning against Fletcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Da Silva Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Da Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.
Fletcher scores with a one two! Da Silva Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Da Silva Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fletcher can do to turn this around?
Fletcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fletcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fletcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva Jr.
Fletcher tries to bum rush Da Silva Jr with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Silva Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fletcher.
Da Silva Jr throwing a counter right hand but Fletcher manages to avoid it.
Fletcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Da Silva Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fletcher manages to avoid it.
Fletcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva Jr is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fletcher moves away.
Fletcher is breathing heavily.
Fletcher looks to land a left hand but Da Silva Jr moved out of range nicely.
Da Silva Jr is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Da Silva Jr, as that shot connected.
Joe Fletcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Da Silva Jr pushes Fletcher up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Fletcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Fletcher controls his hands.
Da Silva Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Fletcher misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva Jr.
Da Silva Jr lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva Jr lands a right hand.

Fletcher is rocked!
Da Silva Jr misses with some punches.
Fletcher is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Silva Jr finish him?
Da Silva Jr pushes Fletcher against the cage. Da Silva Jr is working some dirty boxing. Da Silva Jr pushes off with a quick right hook! Fletcher goes down! Fletcher tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Da Silva Jr moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Da Silva Jr!