PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Silva (ranked 21398 p4p, 0 weight class) and English Hooligan (ranked 22569 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Hooligan

180 cm
30
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, English Hooligan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooligan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Hooligan lands a big uppercut and Silva crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Silva looks OK. Hooligan waves Silva back to his feet!

It looks like Juan Silva has been cut.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hooligan throws out the jab.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooligan throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Hooligan throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Hooligan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hooligan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Hooligan.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Hooligan misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
English Hooligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooligan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hooligan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hooligan throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Hooligan in a clinch.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva lands an uppercut.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hooligan has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hooligan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hooligan tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Juan Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of English Hooligan.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hooligan backwards.
Hooligan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hooligan.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Hooligan goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hooligan stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hooligan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva pushes Hooligan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Hooligan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hooligan.
Hooligan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hooligan misses with a two punch combination.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hooligan.
Hooligan throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hooligan.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Hooligan backwards.
Silva avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva gets through Hooligan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hooligan blocks an elbow strike.
Hooligan takes a shot to the head.
Hooligan takes a shot to the head.
Hooligan is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Hooligan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Hooligan ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Hooligan misses with a few strikes there.
Hooligan throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.

Silva drives through and clinches with Hooligan against the cage.
Hooligan tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva pushes Hooligan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva pushes Hooligan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hooligan backwards.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Hooligan blocking some punches.
Hooligan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hooligan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hooligans head.
Hooligan is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Silva.
Silva has Hooligan pushed against the cage.
Good body shot from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hooligan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hooligan scores with a body shot.
Hooligan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Hooligan misses with an uppercut
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hooligan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva with a jab.

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

Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Are you kidding me?! Hooligan ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Silva clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). English Hooligan!