PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adriano Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jackson
vs
Silva

190 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adriano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Silva getting side control.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Silva trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Silva is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Silva prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Silva is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Matt Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Silva.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Adriano Silva has been cut.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Adriano Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adriano Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva lands with an overhand left.
Matt Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matt Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jackson stops Silva from standing up.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jackson passes into half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.

That's four 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.
Silva is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Silva shoots and misses
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adriano Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Matt Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adriano Silva.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.

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.
Jackson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Jackson!