PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen suffocating under the words of sorrow (Bullet For My Valentine) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vachon
vs
Silva

182 cm
25
198 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vachon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Vachon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vachon was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vachon manages to avoid it.
Vachon throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vachon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Vachon avoids nicely.

Vachon closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Vachon is controlling him.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Vachon.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.

Vachon manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Vachon's head back.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vachon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
Vachon avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab to Vachon's midsection.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vachon connects with a crisp jab.
Silva lands the left hand.
Vachon misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva walks into a jab.
Vachon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Vachon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Nick Silva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Vachon finds it's target.

Silva is rocked!
Vachon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vachon lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vachon lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva slips a jab from Vachon.
Silva slips a jab from Vachon.
Silva throws a right and a left that Vachon avoids nicely.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Vachon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body punch but Vachon moves out of range.
Vachon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva staying out of range there.
Vachon scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva moves forwards but Vachon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Vachon finish him?
Vachon slips a straight right by Silva.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Vachon throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva clobbers Vachon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vachon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vachon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vachon misses with a straight right.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vachon swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vachon.
Silva avoids the body shot from Vachon.
Vachon throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Vachon clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Vachon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vachon lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva slips a straight right by Vachon.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Vachon cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vachon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Vachon throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Vachon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Vachon.
Vachon scores with a jab to the head.
Andre Vachon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Vachon misses the target.
Vachon slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vachon, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vachon scores with a counter punch that sends Silva to the canvas! Vachon smells blood - he's punishing Silva with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Silva has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Vachon!