PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Rees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Adriano Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rees
vs
Silva

172 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
206 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Cage Wars: Rocha Nutrition
Bird Of Prey Clothing

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Rees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva wants to clinch up but Rees keeps it at a distance.
Rees misses with a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva wants to clinch up but Rees keeps it at a distance.
Rees lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Rees swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Rees blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Rees keeps it at a distance.
Rees shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rees fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rees throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Rees.
Rees is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Rees. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Rees moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rees fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rees swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Rees moves out of range.
Silva feints and then cracks Rees's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rees down.
Rees avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rees is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Rees moves out of range.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rees counters with a stiff right hand.
Rees circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rees lands a head kick!
Adriano Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Rees as he connects with a hook.

Rees instigates a clinch.

Rees escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Rees lands a jab-cross combination.
Rees closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rees tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rees gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Rees working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Rees goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.

Rees's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rees throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rees counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rees circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silva pushes Rees up against the cage in a clinch.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

Rees tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rees is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rees has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rees changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Rees clinches with his opponent.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Rees is blocking nicely.
Rees wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

Rees breaks the clinch.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rees counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
No joy there for Rees, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva prevents Rees from breaking the clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Rees takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva keeps control of Rees as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rees avoids the damage to the body.

Rees manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Rees lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adriano Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rees takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rees counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Rees swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva moves into the clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rees connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rees is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Rees with that takedown attempt.
Silva throws a combination. Rees tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rees shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Rees swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rees swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva tries to clinch but Rees moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jay Rees will probably get the nod.
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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rees takes an elbow to the temple.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Rees. Rees gets slowly back to his feet.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Rees.
Rees is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rees avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rees tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a right and a left that Rees avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jay Rees is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rees wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

Rees jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.

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

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rees lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rees tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rees avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rees lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva moves forwards but Rees connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
letting Rees counter with a right hand.
Rees fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rees swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Rees fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rees counters with a two punch combo.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
enabling Rees to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a head kick but Rees moves out of range.
Rees looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Rees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Silva misses

and Rees counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rees is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva tries to kick Rees off but Rees keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rees knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.

Silva kicks off Rees and gets to his feet.
Rees goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Rees misses.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rees doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Rees wants to break the clinch but can't.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rees shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Rees tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up but Rees circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rees counters with a stiff right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Rees counters with a two punch combo.
Rees keeps the fight on the outside.
Rees scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Rees in a clinch.
Silva prevents Rees from breaking the clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Rees circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rees slips a jab and a cross from Silva.

Rees gets the takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.

Silva throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Rees is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rees.
Silva wants to clinch
and Rees counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rees throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rees is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rees misses with the combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rees paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a right and a left that Rees avoids nicely.
Rees doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rees swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Rees swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rees throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Rees.
Some wild striking there from Rees.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Rees pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Rees will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Rees in a clinch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rees has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Rees fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rees wants to clinch.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rees blocks a head kick by Silva.
Rees works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Rees is looking to clinch.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Rees.
Rees fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rees scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rees lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Rees in a clinch.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rees pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Rees circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Rees is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rees.
Rees avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Silva rushes Rees and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Rees won't allow it.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Rees.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rees goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Rees pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva tries to clinch up but Rees circles away and keeps his distance.
Rees on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Rees counters with a straight right hand.
Rees throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rees counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rees misses with a two punch combination.
Rees misses with a double jab.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adriano Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Rees catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rees counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Rees pushes him off.
Rees cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rees throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Rees swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Rees avoids it well.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rees goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Rees circles away.
Jay Rees is winning the standup battle so far.

Silva has Rees up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Rees tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Rees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva prevents Rees from breaking the clinch.
Rees managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rees lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva wants to clinch.
Rees throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Rees scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rees is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a head kick but Rees moves out of range.
Rees throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rees tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva is looking to clinch but Rees is avoiding it.
Silva wants to clinch.
Rees tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Silva rushes Rees and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rees lands with a light punch inside.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Rees.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rees fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Rees circles away and keeps his distance.
Rees shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Jay Rees is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rees counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adriano Silva.
I think Rees 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!