PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roller Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hit me Baby 1 more time = Britney Spears. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gonzaga
vs
Silva

177 cm
24
160 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

176 cm
19
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roller Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzaga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gonzaga working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gonzaga drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva wants to improve his position but Gonzaga is controlling well.
Gonzaga passes to side control.
Gonzaga in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gonzaga scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Gonzaga 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.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Gonzaga cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzaga scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Silva gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing small, sideways elbows.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva wants to improve his position but Gonzaga is controlling well.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Gonzaga is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gonzaga working the head and body with strikes.

Silva with the active half guard here but Gonzaga passes nicely into side control.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gonzaga presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Gonzaga connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gonzaga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Gonzaga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gonzaga postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Gonzaga landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzaga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Gonzaga fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gonzaga looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gonzaga working Silva over with strikes here.
Gonzaga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Gonzaga is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Gonzaga's body position as best he can.

Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Gonzaga wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Gonzaga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva can't escape the position.
Gonzaga controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Gonzaga looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Gonzaga maintains control.
Gonzaga lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzaga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Gonzaga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Gonzaga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gonzaga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Gonzaga connects with a couple of short punches.

Silva looking for subs off his back but Gonzaga has passed one foot through into half guard.

Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gonzaga pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Gonzaga.

Gonzaga wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gonzaga is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gonzaga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Gonzaga is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Silva with the active half guard here but Gonzaga passes nicely into side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gonzaga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Gonzaga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva parries the strikes from Gonzaga easily there. Gonzaga is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Gonzaga in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silva is trying to work for a sweep but Gonzaga has mounted him!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gonzaga landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzaga jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.

Gonzaga drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Gonzaga off! Gonzaga jumps back into Silva's guard.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gonzaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gonzaga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Gonzaga stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gonzaga counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Silva is working an open guard so Gonzaga takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Gonzaga counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Carlo Gonzaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roller Silva.
Gonzaga postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Gonzaga dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Gonzaga counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.

Silva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gonzaga is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Silva.

Gonzaga tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva tries to buck Gonzaga off but Gonzaga is having none of it.

Gonzaga is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Silva looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gonzaga gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Silva is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gonzaga lets go of the hold and Silva can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlo Gonzaga!