PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Landi Jons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jose Landi Jons has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jose Landi Jons seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Landi Jons
vs
Silva

180 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Jose Landi Jons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vanderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Landi Jons throws a head kick that misses.

Landi Jons has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Landi Jons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Landi Jons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Landi Jons.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Landi Jons keeps him there for the moment.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Landi Jons blocks it.
Landi Jons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Landi Jons has control.
Silva is looking to control Landi Jons's arms but Landi Jons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Landi Jons lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Vanderson Silva has been cut.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Landi Jons has him pressed against the cage.
Landi Jons misses with a knee strike.
Silva is trying to break free.
Landi Jons just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Landi Jons looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Landi Jons misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landi Jons crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Landi Jons blocks it.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Landi Jons won't allow it.
Landi Jons is struggling to control the position.
Landi Jons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Landi Jons lands a damaging elbow.
Landi Jons lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Landi Jons.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Landi Jons won't allow it.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Landi Jons is controlling the position.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Landi Jons blocks it with crossed arms.
Landi Jons throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Landi Jons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Landi Jons landing knees to the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Landi Jons unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Landi Jons landing knees to the head.
Landi Jons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Landi Jons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Landi Jons unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landi Jons lands a nice knee to the body.
Landi Jons lands a knee to the head.
Landi Jons lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Landi Jons with a knee to the head.
Landi Jons with a knee to the head.
Come on Landi Jons - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Landi Jons.
Landi Jons scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Landi Jons has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Landi Jons looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Landi Jons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Landi Jons tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Landi Jons keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Landi Jons blocks it.
Landi Jons keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landi Jons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Landi Jons throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Landi Jons takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Landi Jons trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Landi Jons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to stall but Landi Jons uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Landi Jons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Landi Jons has him pressed against the cage.
Landi Jons missing with knees to the body.
Landi Jons takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Landi Jons won't allow it.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Landi Jons's face.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Landi Jons blocks it.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalling in the clinch from Landi Jons.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Landi Jons lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Landi Jons has double underhooks.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Landi Jons won't allow it.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Landi Jons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Landi Jons misses with a knee to the head.
Landi Jons is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Landi Jons into the cage.
Landi Jons avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva is trying to break free.
Landi Jons scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Landi Jons blocks with his arms.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Landi Jons keeps him there for the moment.
Landi Jons dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Landi Jons creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Landi Jons misses with a knee to the head.
Landi Jons trying to stall but Silva improves his position.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Landi Jons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up but Landi Jons circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva darts in and clinches Landi Jons up against the cage.
Landi Jons pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Landi Jons unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Landi Jons lands a knee to the head.
Landi Jons looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Landi Jons.
Landi Jons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Landi Jons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Landi Jons lands a nice knee to the body.
Landi Jons trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Landi Jons into the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Landi Jons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Landi Jons tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to break free but Landi Jons has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Landi Jons as Silva tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Landi Jons has double underhooks.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Landi Jons dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Landi Jons is controlling the position.
Landi Jons landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Landi Jons with a knee to the head.
Landi Jons taking a breather.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Landi Jons prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Landi Jons keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Landi Jons.
Landi Jons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Landi Jons has him pressed against the cage.
Landi Jons lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Landi Jons has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Landi Jons scores a nice knee to the body.
Landi Jons misses with a knee strike.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
Landi Jons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Landi Jons.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Landi Jons has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Landi Jons is controlling the position.
Landi Jons comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Landi Jons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Landi Jons blocks it.
Landi Jons connects with a knee to the head.
Landi Jons prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Landi Jons won't allow it.
Landi Jons scores with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Landi Jons blocks it.
Landi Jons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Landi Jons prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Landi Jons lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landi Jons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Landi Jons circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch

and Landi Jons counters by moving into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Landi Jons.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Landi Jons.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Landi Jons as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is looking to control Landi Jons's arms but Landi Jons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Landi Jons is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Landi Jons could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Landi Jons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Landi Jons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Landi Jons is keeping busy.
Landi Jons scores with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Landi Jons is trying to stall.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Landi Jons has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Landi Jons won't allow it.
Landi Jons scores with a knee to the head.
Landi Jons prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Landi Jons has him pressed against the cage.
Landi Jons unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Landi Jons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Knees to the body from Landi Jons.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Landi Jons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Landi Jons lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Landi Jons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Landi Jons is blocking nicely.
Landi Jons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Landi Jons tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Landi Jons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vanderson Silva's cut.
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. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Landi Jons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Landi Jons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Landi Jons can pounce on him.
Silva tries to clinch but Landi Jons moves out of range.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Landi Jons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Landi Jons looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Landi Jons has him pressed against the cage.
Landi Jons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Landi Jons keeps him there for the moment.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Landi Jons scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Landi Jons.
Landi Jons taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Landi Jons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Landi Jons.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landi Jons prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Landi Jons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Landi Jons prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Landi Jons has him pressed against the cage.
Landi Jons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Landi Jons.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Landi Jons is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Landi Jons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Landi Jons blocks it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Landi Jons keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Landi Jons lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Landi Jons prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Landi Jons lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Landi Jons throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Landi Jons.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Landi Jons won't allow it.
Landi Jons lands a damaging elbow.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Landi Jons blocks it with crossed arms.
Landi Jons displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Landi Jons won't allow it.
Landi Jons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Landi Jons has him pressed against the cage.
Landi Jons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Landi Jons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Landi Jons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Landi Jons avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Landi Jons, against the cage.
Jose Landi Jons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Jose Landi Jons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Landi Jons keeps him there for the moment.
Landi Jons prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Landi Jons misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Landi Jons.
Landi Jons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Landi Jons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Landi Jons is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Landi Jons blocks it.
Landi Jons landing knees to the body.
Landi Jons prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is looking to control Landi Jons's arms but Landi Jons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Landi Jons landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Landi Jons.
Vanderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Landi Jons circles away.
Landi Jons lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Landi Jons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Landi Jons forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Landi Jons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Landi Jons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Landi Jons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Landi Jons has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Landi Jons!