PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedo Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Silva
vs
Bear

185 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedo Bear!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Bear changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Bear manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Bear takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
A nice combination there by Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

Bear looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bear is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Bear gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Bear tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Bear with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's two 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.
Silva tries to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bear tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bear looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Bear jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bear on the ground.
Bear looks gassed!
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva looks to land a combination but Bear avoids it well.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
A leg kick checked by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Shane Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bear in his tracks.
Bear is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bear shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Shane Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Bear backs away looking to recover.
Bear walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva stalks Bear and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bear's face. Bear staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Bear takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bear stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Bear is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Bear, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Shane Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Bear moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bear with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bear dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva scores with a one two! Bear had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Shane Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva sizes up Bear with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with the combination.
Bear takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bear backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva is looking to slow Bear down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Bear takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Bear has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a one two combo.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looks to land a combination but Bear avoids it well.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bear dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva looks to land a combination. Bear sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bear is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.

Bear is rocked!
Silva lands a hook that stumbles Bear back into the cage. Silva follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Bear to the canvas! Silva pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Bear has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shane Silva!