PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Naza
vs
Silva

185 cm
21
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

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Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Naza.
Naza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to clinch but Naza is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Naza or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naza swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Naza shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Naza moves out of range.
Paulo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva wants to clinch up but Naza keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Naza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naza scoring with some ground and pound.
Naza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Naza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Naza stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Naza trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Naza slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza landing with the ground and pound.
Naza throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Naza is keeping the position.
Naza is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Naza pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Naza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Naza tries to get out of the position.
Naza trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Naza tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Naza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Naza looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Naza smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Naza wants to control for a moment but Silva uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Silva is thwarting Naza's attempts to control the position.
Silva throwing shots but Naza is blocking nicely.
Naza moves into full guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naza trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Naza circles away.
Naza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Naza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Naza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Naza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Naza gets a takedown into half guard.
Naza is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza controlling the pace.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Naza is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Naza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva keeping full guard, as Naza tries to pass.
Naza controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva trying to control the position.
Naza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Naza stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naza passes into half guard.
Naza working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Naza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Naza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naza scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Naza takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Naza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Naza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Naza uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Naza's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Naza.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Naza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza controlling from the full mount.
Naza has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Naza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Naza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Naza controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Naza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gio Naza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No luck for Naza with that takedown attempt.
Naza shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Naza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naza tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Naza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Naza's best efforts.
Naza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Naza slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Silva gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naza looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Naza wants to sweep but no luck.
Naza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Naza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Naza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Naza landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza working Silva over with strikes here.
Naza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Naza lands a nice shot to the head.
Naza content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to control but Naza is having none of it.
Naza landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Naza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Naza landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Naza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naza throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Naza trying to control the position.
Silva won't allow Naza to sweep him here.
Naza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Naza is keeping the position.
Naza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Naza prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Naza cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Naza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Naza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naza cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Naza looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gio Naza clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Naza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Naza taking a breather here.
Naza landing strikes.
Naza working the ground and pound from side control.
Naza is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Naza just content to control the position.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silva tries to bench press Naza off him but Naza keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Naza scores with a couple of short elbows.
Naza scoring with punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here as Naza stalls from top position.
Naza landing strikes.
Silva is not content to let Naza control the position.
Gio Naza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Naza cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Naza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza scoring with punches and elbows.
Naza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Naza landing a few strikes.
The referee asks Naza politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Naza prefers to stall for the moment though.
Naza working the ground and pound.
Naza trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Naza is chipping away with strikes.
Naza landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Naza moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Naza landing shots from mount.
Naza landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Naza.
Naza with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Naza looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Naza controlling the pace for now.
Naza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Naza trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.

Silva is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naza lands a nice shot to the head.
Naza wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Naza with a couple of short strikes.
Naza putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Naza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Naza finish him?
Naza with good strikes from the mount here!
Naza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naza unloading with bombs!
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Naza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Naza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gio Naza had his way with Paulo Silva in that round.
That's time! Naza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Naza chips away with some ground and pound.
Naza is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Naza from controlling successfully.
Naza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naza slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Naza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Naza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Naza content to stall in guard here.
Naza wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Naza drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Naza in his half guard.
Naza lands strikes from half guard.
Naza trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Naza in his half guard.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Naza in his half guard.
Naza is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Naza works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gio Naza just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva tries to clinch but Naza moves out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Naza circles away.

Naza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Naza smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Naza grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Silva is not content to let Naza control the position.
Naza controls the position from side control.
Paulo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Naza creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva is not content to let Naza control the position.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gio Naza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Naza's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva is trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gio Naza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:43
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:43
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gio Naza!