PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between UataFoque Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ze Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Silva
vs
Pequeno

187 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, UataFoque Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ze Pequeno!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva is fighting to break Pequeno's control of his arms but Pequeno is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva preventing the sweep.

Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pequeno is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pequeno lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pequeno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Pequeno is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pequeno lands a couple of digs.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pequeno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pequeno trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Pequeno postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Pequeno trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Pequeno pushes his legs off easily.

Silva working for a triangle but Pequeno defends it easily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Pequeno from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pequeno fails with the takedown

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Pequeno didn't expect that.
Pequeno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

Pequeno drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Pequeno off! Pequeno jumps back into Silva's guard.
Pequeno trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Pequeno defends easily.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pequeno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pequeno trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pequeno might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva tries for a takedown but Pequeno circles away easily

and Pequeno counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Pequeno keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pequeno working some strikes from top position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pequeno wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pequeno loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ze Pequeno will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Pequeno wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Pequeno moves into full guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Pequeno is keeping the position.

Pequeno has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Pequeno 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno looking to control.

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

Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pequeno is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pequeno wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Pequeno thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pequeno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pequeno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pequeno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pequeno has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Silva is looking for a triangle but Pequeno pushes his legs off easily.

Pequeno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pequeno wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pequeno is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pequeno trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Pequeno pushes his legs off easily.
Pequeno trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Pequeno 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

UataFoque 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Pequeno is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Pequeno wants to control but Silva is having none of it.

Silva has control of Pequeno's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pequeno regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pequeno has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pequeno sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno is trying to control but can't.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pequeno throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pequeno makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pequeno.

Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pequeno looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pequeno looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pequeno!
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Pequeno working the head with strikes.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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.
Pequeno passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva!
Silva is looking to improve his position but Pequeno isn't that keen on the idea.
Pequeno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Pequeno maintains control.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Pequeno cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva wants to pass the guard but Pequeno is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Pequeno working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pequeno dives on top into guard.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Pequeno pushes his legs off easily.

Pequeno drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pequeno jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Pequeno from standing up.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pequeno is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pequeno's back instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Pequeno manages to turn into his guard.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pequeno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pequeno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pequeno wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Pequeno defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to UataFoque Silva.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

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