PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rodriguez
vs
Silva

185 cm
22
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Rodriguez lands a left and a right that sends Silva crashing to the canvas! Rodriguez dives into mount looking to finish!

Silva is rocked!
Rodriguez controlling his opponent.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Rodriguez finish him?
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rodriguez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Rodriguez has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Rodriguez controlling the pace for now.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rodriguez is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Rodriguez blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodriguez stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bender Rodriguez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

Rodriguez rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodriguez tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four 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.
Silva prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva cracks the inside of Rodriguez's front leg.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Rodriguez
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bender Rodriguez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bender Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva has Rodriguez pressed against the cage.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodriguez.
Silva lands a head kick. Rodriguez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Rodriguez backing up. Rodriguez nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rodriguez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses

and Silva counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Rodriguez down! Silva is looking to finish but Rodriguez is intelligently defending himself.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Rodriguez blocks nicely.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Rodriguez wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Rodriguez blocks nicely.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Mike Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Bender Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Rodriguez swinging wilding here.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A low kick from Rodriguez is predictable there
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rodriguez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodriguez. That did some damage!

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Rodriguez is stalling here.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva stalks Rodriguez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodriguez's face. Rodriguez staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Silva thows a body kick. Rodriguez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.

Rodriguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Rodriguez lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Rodriguez crumples to the floor! Silva milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Silva!