PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afa Sila (ranked 1409 p4p, 178 weight class) and Louis Paterson (ranked 3670 p4p, 390 weight class). Sila's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Samoa Joe - Destroyer (Entrance Theme). Paterson has chosen Ce Fait Mal - La Founine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Louis Paterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sila
vs
Paterson

173 cm
41
161 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

171 cm
29
159 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Afa Sila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Paterson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sila swings for the body but Paterson moves out of range.
Paterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sila.
Paterson misses with an uppercut
and Sila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paterson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paterson scores with a hook to the body. Sila takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sila throws a push kick but Paterson slaps the foot to one side.
Paterson with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Sila.
A solid body kick from Sila.

Paterson moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sila pushes off an throws an elbow but Paterson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paterson presses Sila against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sila tries a body shot but Paterson blocks it.
Sila lands a knee to the head.
Sila blocking some punches.
Sila throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paterson is working Sila over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paterson taking a breather.
Paterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sila struggles to land a body shot inside as Paterson controls his hands.
Sila lands a body shot.
Sila tries to work over Paterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sila pushes Paterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sila tries a body shot but Paterson blocks it.
Sila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sila controls his hands.
Paterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paterson stalling in the clinch.
Paterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sila tries a knee to the head but Paterson blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Sila.
Sila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paterson avoids it.
Sila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paterson misses with a body punch.
Sila lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Paterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paterson dodges an elbow strike from Sila.
Paterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sila's elbow.
Paterson takes a shot to the head.
Sila looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paterson is defending well for now.
Sila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sila misses with a body punch.
Sila tries to throw a body punch but Paterson avoids it by throwing Sila back against the cage.
Sila takes a shot to the head.
Sila misses with a punch to the body.
Paterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sila.
Sila makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sila tries a body shot but Paterson blocks it.
Paterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paterson.
Paterson lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson lands with a right to the head.
Paterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sila is trying to push Paterson away but Paterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sila working hard to break the clinch.
Sila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paterson avoids it.
Paterson can't find room to land a body shot as Sila controls the action.
Paterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sila.
Sila lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paterson backwards.
Paterson scores with a shot to the side of Sila's head.
Paterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sila blocks an uppercut.
Sila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paterson prevents a body shot from Sila.
A short uppercut from Sila.
Paterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sila controls his hands.
Paterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paterson presses Sila against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Paterson.
Paterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Sila misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paterson lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Paterson.

Sila is rocked!
A short right from Paterson on the inside.
Oh Sila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paterson prevents Sila from breaking the clinch.
Paterson prevents a body shot from Sila.
Paterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sila backwards.
Sila lands an uppercut.
Sila lands a right hand.
Paterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sila throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sila fails to land.
A short right from Paterson on the inside.
Paterson blocks an elbow strike.
Paterson avoids the elbow strike from Sila, against the cage.
Paterson misses with the head strike.
Paterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sila lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paterson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paterson pushes Sila back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Paterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Paterson 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.

Paterson cracks Sila with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paterson is looking to slow Sila down with leg kicks.

Paterson closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paterson.
Paterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paterson is looking to control Sila's arms but Sila gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paterson has his back to the cage.
Paterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paterson is trying to maintain a safe position but Sila gets an underhook and turns Paterson into the cage.
Sila seems to have got his legs back now.
Sila lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sila blocking some punches.
Sila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paterson avoids it.
Paterson avoids the elbow strike from Sila, against the cage.
Paterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sila lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paterson blocks an uppercut.
Paterson tries a body shot but Sila blocks it.
Paterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sila's elbow.
Sila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila throws an elbow but it misses.
Paterson lands a nice uppercut.
Sila prevents a body shot from Paterson.
Paterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sila can't find room to land a body shot as Paterson controls the action.
Paterson avoiding damage.
Sila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paterson avoiding damage as Sila throws knees to the body.
Paterson just leaning against Sila, taking a breather.
Louis Paterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paterson misses with some punches.
Paterson working aggressively here.
Sila throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paterson avoids it.
Paterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sila backwards.
Sila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sila pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sila throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Paterson counter with a right hand.
Sila looks to throw the jab but Paterson is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paterson staying out of range there.
Paterson tried to score with a low kick but Sila checks it.
Paterson thuds his right hand into Sila's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been told by Sila's head coaches at Pugilists and Grapplers Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paterson lands with a nice combination. Sila backs away looking to recover.

Paterson has Sila up against the cage in a clinch.
Sila tries to throw a body punch but Paterson avoids it by throwing Sila back against the cage.
Sila prevents a body shot from Paterson.
Sila gets through Paterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sila can't find room to land a body shot as Paterson controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Paterson fails to land.
Sila lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paterson backwards.
Sila works on Paterson's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila digs a right hand underneath Paterson's ribcage. Paterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Paterson lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Paterson.
Paterson blocking some punches.
Paterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paterson looking to stall.
Sila lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paterson stalling against the cage.
Paterson misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Sila as the two fighters clinch.
Paterson blocks an elbow strike from Sila.
Sila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paterson.
Paterson misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sila.
Paterson misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paterson has Sila pressed against the cage, preventing Sila from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sila uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paterson.
Sila takes a shot to the head.
Sila throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patersons head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sila is trying to push Paterson away but Paterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Sila blocks an uppercut.
Paterson is trying to stall.
Sila tries to land knees in the clinch but Paterson avoids the damage to the body.
Sila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paterson avoids it.
Paterson blocks a body shot from Sila.
Paterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sila's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Sila as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Paterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Paterson tries to clinch but Sila moves out of range.
Paterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sila slips under a jab.
Paterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sila misses with a wild body shot.
Sila lands a head shot.
Sila throws a jab when Paterson was well out of range.
As Sila backs off Paterson throws a huge counter combo but Sila manages to avoid it all.
Paterson misses with a wild body shot.
Sila swings widly with a right hand
and Paterson counters with a straight right hand.
Sila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sila misses with a low kick.
Sila misses with a leg kick.
Paterson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Paterson lands a nice hook to Sila's body. Sila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sila scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila throws a body punch but Paterson moves out of range.
Paterson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Paterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Paterson lands with a right hand.
Sila connects with a body shot.

Paterson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sila on his heels. He'll look to pass Sila's guard now, I'm sure.
Paterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sila seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sila utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sila working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paterson.
Paterson throwing strikes but missing.
Afa Sila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sila keeping moving, preventing Paterson from controlling successfully.
Paterson throwing strikes from guard but Sila blocks nicely.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Louis Paterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paterson, as that shot connected.
Sila takes one to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paterson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paterson looks to throw the jab but Sila is out of range.
Sila blocks a jab.
Paterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paterson.
Sila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sila tried to counter with a leg kick but Paterson avoided it.
Sila gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paterson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Sila.
Paterson misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Paterson.
Sila tries to work over Paterson's front leg with a kick but Paterson checks it.
Paterson stuns Sila with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Sila.
Sila throws an overhand right that lands on Paterson's shoulder, as Paterson tries to avoid the shot.
Sila misses with a body shot
letting Paterson counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Paterson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paterson forces Sila back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sila is trying to break the clinch but Paterson has him pressed against the cage.
Sila misses with a knee strike.
Paterson lands a nice uppercut.
Paterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sila.
Paterson stalling in the clinch but Sila improves position.
Paterson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sila working aggressively here.
Paterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sila's elbow.
Paterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silas head.
Paterson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sila to his knees! Paterson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louis Paterson!
Afa Sila was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry Bro Gonna Win Next Fight Bro'.