PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosby comes to the cage accompanied by Cosby Show. Bill Cosby has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cosby
vs
Silva

190 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Cosby pushes him off.
Cosby throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Cosby connects with a looping right hand.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosby.
Cosby misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Cosby drops Silva with a right and a left! Cosby comes rushing in but Silva regains his composure and manages to keep Cosby in guard.

Silva is rocked!
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Cosby finish him?
Cosby lands a couple of elbows.
Cosby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Cosby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cosby is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Cosby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cosby pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva trying to hold on to Cosby's head to control him but Cosby postures up.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Cosby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cosby finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cosby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cosby misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Cosby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Cosby sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Cosby does no damage.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Cosby.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Cosby throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Cosby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cosby misses with a shot to the body

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cosby is breathing heavily.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bill Cosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cosby manages to break the clinch.
Cosby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cosby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Cosby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva avoids the body shot from Cosby.
A punch combination from Cosby misses.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Cosby.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cosby pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva tries to pull guard but Cosby won't allow it.

Silva decides to pull guard.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Cosby any problems.
Cosby wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cosby postures up.
Cosby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cosby!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby is looking to get to half guard.
Cosby sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cosby regains full guard. Nicely done.

Cosby uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
Cosby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cosby throws a lazy body kick

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Cosby fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Cosby escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva trying to control but Cosby is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva stands up and waves to Cosby to follow him.
Cosby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cosby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cosby throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cosby looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cosby is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
Cosby is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cosby keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Cosby will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A solid body kick from Silva.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Cosby.
Silva is working for takedown but Cosby is calmly controlling the position for now.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cosby looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Cosby.

Silva has Cosby up against the cage in a clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Cosby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.

Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cosby tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cosby to the ground. Cosby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cosby works Silva's body with a nice hook.
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!
Cosby lands with a right that hurts Silva. Silva looks to clinch but Cosby throws a short knee that drops Silva. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Bill Cosby!