PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Lil Wayne- I'm Me as his entrance music. Michael Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nguyen
vs
Silva

189 cm
23
213 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

194 cm
24
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen misses the jab.

Nguyen drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nguyen is looking for the KO!

It looks like Michael Silva has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nguyen. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Silva.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nguyen's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nguyen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Nguyen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva moves out of range as Nguyen strikes.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
Nguyen thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nguyen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nguyen falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nguyen is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nguyen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nguyen up against the cage.
Silva blocks a body shot from Nguyen.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nguyen fails to land.
Silva has Nguyen pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Silva.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
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 feints and then cracks Nguyen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nguyen down.
Nguyen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charlie Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nguyen walks into a jab.
Silva lands a head kick. Nguyen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nguyen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Nguyen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nguyen tries to avoid it.

Nguyen tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva stalls.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nguyen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nguyen fails to land.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Nguyen is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Nguyen blocks it.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nguyen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nguyen swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Nguyen won't want to take too many of those.
Nguyen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Silva.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Nguyen's ribcage.
Nguyen throws a head punch that misses.
Nguyen throws a head punch that misses.
Nguyen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nguyen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nguyen works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Nguyen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Nguyen blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nguyen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nguyen controlling the action here for a moment.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A low kick from Nguyen misses
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A bone on bone clash there as Nguyen blocks the leg kick.
Charlie Nguyen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nguyen misses with a hook.
Silva lands a head kick. Nguyen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Nguyen tries to clinch up
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Nguyen misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nguyen fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nguyen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nguyen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nguyen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Nguyen down.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nguyen.
Michael Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva thumps Nguyen with a low kick.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Nguyen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nguyen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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 with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nguyen is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nguyen has his back to the cage.
Nguyen working aggressively here.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Nguyen to work.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nguyen as Silva tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguyen controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nguyen fails to land.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nguyen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Nguyen to work.
Nguyen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Nguyen has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nguyen wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva letting Nguyen take a breather here.
Nguyen is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Nguyen into the cage.
Nguyen avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Michael Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nguyen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nguyen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Nguyen - that landed with a thud.
Nguyen looking to slow down the pace here.
Nguyen stalling in the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nguyen is defending well for now.
Nguyen avoiding damage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Nguyen is blocking nicely.
Nguyen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Nguyen stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charlie Nguyen.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nguyen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.

Silva pushes Nguyen up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nguyen throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nguyen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Nguyen misses.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nguyen.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Nguyen managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Nguyen.
Nguyen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nguyen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Nguyen gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
Nguyen lands a shoulder strike.
Nguyen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Nguyen lands an uppercut.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Nguyen avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nguyen.
Nguyen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nguyen.

Nguyen breaks from the clinch.
Nguyen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nguyen's knee momentarily.
Nguyen throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nguyen's knee momentarily.
Nguyen throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nguyen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nguyen misses with a shot to the body

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Nguyen wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nguyen wants to stall.
Nguyen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nguyen lands with a left to the head.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Nguyen.
Nguyen has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Nguyen avoids the damage to the body.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Nguyen jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Charlie Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nguyen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Michael Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nguyen looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Silva gets to his feet - Nguyen follows without any prompting.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

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