PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skoal Citrus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silvia
vs
Citrus

170 cm
22
141 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

168 cm
26
140 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[JMFC] 160!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pepe Silvia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citrus drops his hands momentarily and Silvia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Citrus misses with a takedown attempt - Silvia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silvia moves away from the strike by Citrus.
Citrus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvia.
Citrus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Skoal Citrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Citrus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silvia.
Citrus misses with a looping left.
Silvia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silvia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silvia slips under a jab from Citrus.
Silvia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Citrus.
Silvia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Citrus.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silvia.
Citrus looks gassed!
Silvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Citrus wants to clinch up but Silvia keeps it at a distance.
Citrus wants to clinch.
Silvia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus tries to clinch up.
Silvia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silvia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Citrus throws out the jab.
Silvia cracks Citrus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Citrus throws a head kick that misses.

Silvia rushes Citrus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvia.
Silvia scores with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Silvia.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvia.
Nice body punch from Silvia - that landed with a thud.
Silvia landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silvia digs a right hand underneath Citrus's ribcage. Citrus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silvia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Citrus.
Silvia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silvia lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Silvia.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvia.
Silvia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silvia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silvia lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvia.
Citrus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silvia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silvia with a knee to the head.
Silvia lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvia.
Silvia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silvia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silvia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvia.
Silvia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Citrus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silvia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silvia lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silvia lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Citrus.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvia.
Silvia lands a knee to the head.
Silvia with a knee to the head.
Silvia trying to land knees to the body.
Citrus throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvia.
Silvia swings wildly with an uppercut but Citrus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Citrus.
A left hand lands to the body for Citrus.
Citrus lands a body shot.
Citrus jumps guard but Silvia stands there with Citrus around his waist. Citrus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvia.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Citrus.
Citrus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silvia blocks a body shot from Citrus.
Silvia lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Silvia.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Citrus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silvia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Citrus struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvia controls his hands.
Citrus tries a body shot but Silvia blocks it.
Citrus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silvia walks away with a smile on his face. Citrus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pepe Silvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
Citrus closes the distance but Silvia moves to the side
enabling Silvia to counter with a crisp jab.
Citrus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silvia lunges at Citrus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Citrus's hand.
Citrus wants to clinch
and Silvia counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Citrus.

Silvia has managed to clinch.
Silvia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Silvia.
Silvia lands a good knee to the midsection. Citrus won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Silvia.
Silvia working Citrus over with knees to the body.
Citrus takes a shot to the head.
Silvia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Citrus or not.
Silvia looking to throw knees to the head but Citrus is blocking nicely.
Silvia blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvia.
Silvia lands a knee to the head.
Silvia works on Citrus's body with a couple of short punches.
Citrus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Citrus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silvia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silvia lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Citrus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvia blocks a body shot from Citrus.
Silvia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Citrus's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvia.
Citrus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Silvia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silvia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Citrus's sensitive parts.
Silvia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Citrus.
Citrus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silvia counters with a thumping low kick.
Citrus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Citrus throws a body kick the misses
and Silvia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Citrus tries to clinch up
and Silvia counters with a series of strikes. Citrus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Citrus throws a big shot that misses.
Silvia throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Danga de danga de dang - Silvia scores with a four punch combination!
Citrus is breathing heavily.
Citrus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Silvia.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silvia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia thuds a left hand into Citrus's body.
Silvia pushes Citrus away with a front kick.
Pepe Silvia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silvia rushes Citrus and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Silvia.
Citrus takes a shot to the head.
Silvia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silvia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silvia lands a good knee to the midsection. Citrus won't want to take too many of those.
Silvia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silvia lands a shot to the body.
Silvia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silvia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silvia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Citrus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvia works on Citrus's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Silvia.
Silvia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Citrus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
Silvia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silvia lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvia.
Silvia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Citrus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Silvia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia presses Citrus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silvia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Citrus backwards.
Silvia tries to land knees in the clinch but Citrus avoids the damage to the body.
Silvia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pepe Silvia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silvia obliges.
Silvia digs a right hand into Citrus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Citrus's gas tank.
Silvia prevents a body shot from Citrus.
Citrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Silvia.
Citrus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvia lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvia.
Citrus misses with a punch on the inside.
Citrus misses with a punch to the body.
Silvia scores a nice knee to the body.
Silvia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvia.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvia.
Silvia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Citrus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Citrus backwards.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
Silvia prevents a body shot from Citrus.
A short body shot lands from Silvia as the two fighters clinch.
Citrus takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia prevents a body shot from Citrus.
Silvia tries to land knees in the clinch but Citrus avoids the damage to the body.
Citrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Citrus avoids it.
Citrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Citruss head.
Citrus tries to work over Silvia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvia.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
Citrus lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvia.
Silvia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Citrus can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Silvia.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvia.
A body shot lands from Silvia.
Silvia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silvia digs a right hand into Citrus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Citrus's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Silvia.
Citrus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Citrus struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvia controls his hands.
Citrus misses with a punch to the body.
Silvia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Citrus backwards.
Citrus can't find room to land a body shot as Silvia controls the action.
Silvia landing knees to the head.
Citrus scores with a hook to the body.
Silvia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Citrus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvia lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Silvia on the inside.
Silvia lands a left hand.
Citrus tries a body shot but Silvia blocks it.
Citrus managing to block the knees to the body from Silvia.
Citrus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvia's elbow.
Citrus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
Silvia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Citrus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silvia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Citrus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silvia smiles and moves away.
Citrus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silvia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pepe Silvia is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Citrus throws a hook but Silvia avoids it easily.
Citrus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Silvia takes one to the side of the head.
Citrus wants to clinch but Silvia slips to the side
and Silvia counters with a stiff right hand.
Citrus misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Silvia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Citrus misses with a body shot
and Citrus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silvia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvia's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silvia duly obliges.
Citrus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silvia.
A telegraphed right hand from Citrus misses the target.

Silvia closes the distance and clinches.
Silvia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Citrus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silvia scores a nice knee to the body.
Silvia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silvia scores a nice knee to the body.
Silvia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silvia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Citrus can't find room to land a body shot as Silvia controls the action.
Silvia pushes Citrus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Citrus backwards.
Silvia with a knee to the head.
Silvia lands a knee to the body.
Silvia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Citrus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silvia landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Citrus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silvia.
Silvia lands a knee to the head.
Citrus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silvia misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Citrus.
Citrus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Citrus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvia digs a right hand into Citrus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Citrus's gas tank.
Silvia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Citrus cracks Silvia with a nice body shot.
Silvia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Citrus misses with a body punch.
Silvia tries to land knees in the clinch but Citrus avoids the damage to the body.
Citrus misses with some punches.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
Silvia scores with a shot to the side of Citrus's head.
Citrus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvia is leaning against Citrus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silvia works on Citrus's body with a couple of short punches.
Silvia lands with a left to the head.
Citrus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Citrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Silvia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Citrus digs a right hand underneath Silvia's ribcage. Silvia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Citrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvia.
Silvia misses with the head strike.
Citrus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silvia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silvia tries to throw a body punch but Citrus avoids it by throwing Silvia back against the cage.
Citrus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Citrus jumps guard but Silvia stands there with Citrus around his waist. Citrus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Citrus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silvia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pepe Silvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
Citrus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvia blocking some punches.
Silvia lands a body shot.
Silvia lands a hook that snaps the head of Citrus backwards.
Silvia lands with a right to the head.
Citrus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Citrus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Silvia.
Citrus misses with a body punch.
Silvia lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Silvia.
A body shot lands from Silvia.
Silvia presses Citrus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silvia lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Silvia.
A short right from Silvia.
Silvia lands a good knee to the midsection. Citrus won't want to take too many of those.
Silvia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Citrus.
Citrus tries to pull guard but Silvia won't allow it.
Silvia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Citrus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Citrus.
Citrus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Citrus cracks Silvia with a nice body shot.
Citrus scores with a hook to the body.
Silvia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silvia lands a knee to the head.
Silvia can't find room to land a body shot as Citrus controls the action.
Silvia prevents a body shot from Citrus.
Citrus misses with a body punch.
Citrus misses with a punch to the body.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
Silvia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Citrus lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Citrus - that landed with a thud.

Citrus pulls Silvia into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Silvia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Silvia gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Citrus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silvia counters with a nice uppercut.
Citrus takes one to the chin there.
Silvia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Silvia clinches up against the cage.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
Silvia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Citrus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Silvia.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Citrus avoids it.
Silvia works on Citrus's body with a couple of short punches.
Silvia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Citrus can't find room to land a body shot as Silvia controls the action.
Silvia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Citrus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvia lands a left hand.
Silvia lands a nice knee to the body.
Silvia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Silvia - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Silvia clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silvia tests Citrus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silvia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Citrus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silvia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Citrus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Citrus from controlling successfully.
Citrus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silvia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Citrus won't allow Silvia to get back to his feet.
Citrus stopping the sweep attempt from Silvia.
Silvia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silvia wants to sweep here but Citrus controlling him for the moment.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Citrus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silvia.
Citrus wants to clinch
and Silvia counters with a good low kick that Citrus was not able to check.
Silvia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Citrus looks to clinch
and Citrus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Citrus closes the distance but Silvia moves to the side
enabling Silvia to counter with a crisp jab.
Citrus closes the distance but Silvia moves to the side
and Silvia counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus wants to clinch
and Silvia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Citrus tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Silvia to counter with a crisp jab.
Silvia throws a series of punches but Citrus moves out of range.
Silvia throws a right hand that Citrus ducks under and follows up with a left that Citrus also avoids with ease.
Silvia defending well as Citrus loads up on a big left hand.
Silvia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silvia scores with a nice right hand.
Citrus misses with a jab to the body
and Silvia counters with a straight right hand.
Citrus throws a hook to the side of Silvia's head but Silvia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silvia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silvia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Citrus.
Citrus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silvia counters with a stiff right hand.

Silvia takes the fight into the clinch.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia lands a knee to the head.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Citrus avoids it.
Citrus tries a body shot but Silvia blocks it.
Silvia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silvia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Citrus misses with a punch to the body.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
Silvia lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Citrus.
Silvia lands a body punch.
Citrus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Citrus managing to block the knees to the body from Silvia.
Citrus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silvia digs a right hand underneath Citrus's ribcage. Citrus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
Silvia tries to land knees in the clinch but Citrus avoids the damage to the body.
Citrus avoiding damage as Silvia throws knees to the body.
Citrus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silvia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silvia misses with a knee strike.
Silvia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silvia misses with a knee to the head.
Citrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvia tries a knee to the head but Citrus blocks it.
A body shot lands from Citrus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Citrus pushes Silvia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Citrus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Citrus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silvia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Citrus.
Silvia lands a shot to the body.
Citrus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Citrus.
Silvia misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Citrus.
Silvia misses with a punch to the body.
Citrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Citrus - that landed with a thud.
Silvia prevents a body shot from Citrus.
Citrus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silvia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pepe Silvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
Citrus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Silvia.
Citrus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvia's elbow.
Citrus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Citrus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the head but Citrus blocks with his arms.
Silvia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Citrus digs a right hand into Silvia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silvia's gas tank.
Silvia looking to throw knees to the head but Citrus is blocking nicely.
Citrus struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvia controls his hands.
Citrus misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Silvia had his way with Skoal Citrus in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Silvia lands a nice looking body shot.
Citrus wants to clinch
and Silvia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Citrus clinches but Silvia breaks the clinch

and Silvia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silvia.
Silvia missing with knees to the body.
Silvia digs a right hand into Citrus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Citrus's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Citrus.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvia.
Citrus struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvia controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Citrus.
Citrus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvia's elbow.
Citrus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvia's elbow.
Citrus misses with a body punch.
Citrus tries to work over Silvia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Citrus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Citrus.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvia.
Silvia presses Citrus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Silvia.
Citrus lands a nice uppercut.
Silvia throws a punch but it's blocked by Citrus.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Silvia.
Citrus tries a body shot but Silvia blocks it.
Citrus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Citrus managing to block the knees to the body from Silvia.
Citrus struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvia controls his hands.

Citrus decides to pull guard.

Citrus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silvia defends it easily.

Silvia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Citrus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silvia - the referee stops the clock and Citrus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silvia. Citrus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silvia scoring well with a low kick there.
Silvia moves away from the strike by Citrus.
Citrus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silvia.
Citrus thows a leg kick but Silvia checks it
and Silvia counters with a leg kick.
Silvia moves out of range as Citrus strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Citrus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Citrus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silvia can pounce on him.
Pepe Silvia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvia ducks under a wild hook from Citrus.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silvia. That's going to slow Citrus down.
Citrus tries to clinch
and Silvia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silvia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silvia tries to bum rush Citrus with a series of wild strikes but Citrus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Citrus tries to clinch up
letting Silvia counter with a right hand.
Citrus tries to clinch
and Silvia counters with a nice body shot.
Silvia throws a one two combo.
Citrus misses with a hook. Silvia ducked under it nicely.
Silvia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left and a right from Silvia both land. Nice combination.
Citrus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Citrus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Citrus with a poor takedown
and Silvia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Citrus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silvia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silvia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Citrus throws a lazy head kick
and Silvia counters with a right hand to the body.
Silvia slips a jab from Citrus.
Citrus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silvia.
Silvia scoring well with a low kick there.
Silvia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silvia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Skoal Citrus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silvia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Citrus or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silvia digs a right hand underneath Citrus's ribcage. Citrus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silvia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvia lands a hook that snaps the head of Citrus backwards.
Silvia prevents a body shot from Citrus.
Citrus tries to throw a body punch but Silvia avoids it by throwing Citrus back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Silvia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silvia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Citrus's face.
A short uppercut from Silvia.
Citrus managing to block the knees to the body from Silvia.
Citrus tries a body shot but Silvia blocks it.
Silvia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silvia working Citrus over with knees to the body.
Silvia presses Citrus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Citrus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvia.
Silvia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silvia lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Citrus lands a body punch.
Silvia pushes Citrus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvia lands a nice uppercut.
Pepe Silvia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Citrus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvia lands with a short shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pepe Silvia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silvia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:43
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:44
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepe Silvia!
Pepe Silvia retains his bantamweight title!