PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Baloney (ranked 4274 p4p, 6111 weight class) and Martino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Baloney
vs
Silva

170 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
145
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Baloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baloney drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Baloney is proving a slippery customer.
Baloney is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Silva trying to control but Baloney is having none of it.
Baloney is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baloney is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Silva stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Baloney dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Baloney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baloney trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baloney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Baloney from controlling successfully.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Baloney trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baloney manages to get himself to full guard.

Baloney escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baloney looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Baloney is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Baloney.
Baloney is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Baloney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Baloney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Baloney throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

Baloney darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Silva pushes Baloney off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baloney prevents it.

Baloney gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Silva kicks Baloney off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Martino Silva 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.

Baloney on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baloney leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Baloney rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Baloney uses from the top position.
Baloney wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Silva has his feet on Baloney's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Baloney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baloney controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has one of Baloney's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva wants to control but Baloney postures up.

Baloney has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Baloney has taken the fight to the clinch.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva is pulling down on Baloney's head. It's preventing any offense from Baloney, at least for the moment.

Baloney gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Baloney moves into range and clinches up with Silva.

Baloney has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Baloney pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Baloney dives into Silva's guard.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baloney drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Silva pushes Baloney off and gets back to his feet.
Silva shoots and misses

and Baloney counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva misses with the head strike.

Baloney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Baloney has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is pushing Baloney up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baloney is trying to stall.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Baloney clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Baloney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martino Silva.
Nice body punch from Baloney - that landed with a thud.
Silva jumps guard but Baloney stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva is trying to drag Baloney to the mat but Baloney just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Martino Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Baloney sprawls well.

Baloney moves into the clinch successfully.

Baloney has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Baloney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baloney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baloney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Silva gets to his feet - Baloney follows without any prompting.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Baloney. Baloney maintains the clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Baloney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Baloney.

Silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baloney but Baloney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tony Baloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martino Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baloney has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Baloney clinches.

Silva drags the fight down to the ground.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baloney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baloney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Baloney from standing up.
Silva wants to sweep here but Baloney controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baloney trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva managing to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Baloney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Baloney shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Baloney is controlling him well.
Martino Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is not content to let Baloney control the position.
Baloney throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Silva wants to control for a moment but Baloney uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Baloney is trying to control but can't.
Tony Baloney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martino Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Martino Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

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