PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kilgore Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trout has chosen The Chase, Giorgio Moroder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gilberto da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

da Silva
vs
Trout

187 cm
20
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilberto da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kilgore Trout!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trout tries to clinch but da Silva is having none of it.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trout looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Trout. No joy for da Silva on that attempt.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Trout clinches up with da Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
da Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trout is keeping busy.
da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Trout just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trout taking a breather.

Trout breaks from the clinch.
Trout has his takedown stuffed

and da Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Trout!
da Silva content just to control the position here.
da Silva is breathing heavily.

Trout defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from da Silva.
A nice elbow there by da Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout is in all sorts of trouble here.
da Silva manages to capitalize on a mistake by Trout to take his back!
da Silva is looking to control Trout but Trout is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trout manages to reverse the position and now he's in da Silva's guard. Nice work there by Trout.
da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Trout is proving a slippery customer.
da Silva keeping moving, preventing Trout from controlling successfully.
da Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trout fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kilgore Trout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Trout. No joy for da Silva on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Trout throws a sloppy head kick and da Silva moves out of range easily.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Trout shows good takedown defense.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trout but Trout pushes him off and we're back to square one.

da Silva has Trout up against the cage in a clinch.
da Silva can't break the clinch.
da Silva misses with some punches.
da Silva wants to break free but Trout has control.
Trout is pressed up against the cage. da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trout down to the mat. Trout avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
da Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trout circles away.

da Silva feints and as Trout raises his hands in defense, da Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trout keeping moving, preventing da Silva from controlling successfully.

da Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
da Silva wants to control from the top but Trout keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva passes Trout's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
da Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Trout is looking to control da Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trout avoid being mounted?

da Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
da Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

da Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trout is looking for a sweep.

da Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Trout strikes from the bottom but da Silva takes advantage and advances to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Trout trying desperately to get to his feet.
A nice elbow there by da Silva.
Trout manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Trout is trying to stand back up but da Silva is controlling him
Trout is trying to get back to full guard.
da Silva is looking to take a break and control but Trout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

da Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trout defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva prevents Trout from improving his position.
da Silva is looking to advance position but Trout won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilberto da Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

da Silva wants to clinch up but Trout keeps it at a distance.
Trout throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trout has his takedown stuffed

and da Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by da Silva.
Trout keeping moving, preventing da Silva from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as da Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trout wants to stand up but da Silva is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Trout punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva is keen to just control but Trout is a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trout but Trout pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Trout darts in and clinches da Silva up against the cage.
da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trout avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
da Silva stalling.
da Silva wants to break free but Trout has control.
da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva has Trout pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Trout manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
da Silva has Trout pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Trout manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
da Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trout pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gilberto da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trout looks to land a combination but da Silva avoids it well.
da Silva fails with the takedown.
Trout throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Trout keeps the fight on the outside.
Trout throws a solid leg kick but da Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva throws a combination that misses
and Trout counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. da Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Trout throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around da Silva's waist but da Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trout off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Trout. No joy for da Silva on that attempt.

da Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. da Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
da Silva wants to pass the guard but Trout is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trout tries to roll over but da Silva keeps him under control.
Trout regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gilberto da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Trout.
da Silva trying to control but Trout is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trout looking for a guillotine here but da Silva defends easily.
da Silva landing with the ground and pound.

da Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
da Silva looks to land a combination but Trout avoids it well.
da Silva throws a series of punches but Trout moves out of range.

da Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than da Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Trout wants to hold on but da Silva pushes him away.
da Silva landing punches.
da Silva working Trout over with strikes here.
da Silva content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout is in all sorts of trouble here.
da Silva trying to control but Trout is having none of it.
da Silva wants to take Trout's back here but Trout is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
da Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
da Silva content just to control the position here.
da Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Trout is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilberto da Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

da Silva drives through and clinches with Trout against the cage.

Trout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
da Silva looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trout throws a nice head kick!
da Silva throws a leg kick
and Trout counters with a body kick.

da Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trout, pushing him back against the cage.
da Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trout prevents it.
Trout gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
da Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
da Silva can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trout gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from da Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trout manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by da Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Trout which made him look bad.
Trout tries to bum rush da Silva with a series of wild strikes but da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trout circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trout counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trout plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
da Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

da Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Trout tries to get back to half guard but can't.
da Silva taking a breather here.
da Silva landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout regains half guard.
da Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trout regains full guard. Nicely done.
Trout looking to hit a scissor sweep but da Silva is one step ahead there.
da Silva prevents Trout from getting back to his feet.
da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
da Silva wants to control from the top but Trout keeps moving.
Trout is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and da Silva dives into side control.
Trout is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Trout is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
da Silva trying to control the position but Trout is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
da Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trout swivels and escapes.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trout!

da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Trout prevents da Silva from breaking the clinch.
da Silva jumps guard but Trout stands there with da Silva around his waist. da Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
da Silva tries to pull guard but Trout won't allow it.
da Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Trout breaks the clinch.
da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Trout moves out of range easily.
Trout fails to land with a series of punches.
da Silva fails to land the takedown.
Trout moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Trout clinches up with da Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout is trying to break free.
da Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trout smiles and moves away.
Trout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Trout has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trout tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
da Silva tries to pull guard but Trout holds him up against the cage and eventually da Silva drops back down to his feet.
da Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trout pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kilgore Trout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Trout won't allow it.
Trout prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trout lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of da Silva backwards.
Trout lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Trout breaks the clinch.
da Silva tries for a takedown but Trout circles away easily
and Trout counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps da Silva thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kilgore Trout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think da Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilberto da Silva!