PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Animal del Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Agressão/Repressão. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
del Mexico

177 cm
24
175 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

180 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Animal del Mexico!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
del Mexico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
del Mexico tries a head kick but it misses.

del Mexico moves into the clinch successfully.
del Mexico is struggling to control the position.
Silva has del Mexico pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. del Mexico manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
del Mexico lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
del Mexico pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
del Mexico with a knee to the head.
del Mexico lands a left hand.
The referee calls for del Mexico to work.
del Mexico receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Silva fails to pull guard.
del Mexico lands on the inside with an uppercut.
del Mexico will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Animal del Mexico.
del Mexico moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
del Mexico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
del Mexico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but del Mexico sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. del Mexico tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag del Mexico to the ground. del Mexico escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

del Mexico fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
del Mexico scores a nice knee to the body.
del Mexico pressing his opponent against the cage.
del Mexico gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
del Mexico is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
del Mexico landing knees to the head.
del Mexico creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
del Mexico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
del Mexico scores with a knee to the head.
del Mexico stalling the fight.
del Mexico landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. del Mexico obliges.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
del Mexico lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
del Mexico with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
del Mexico lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
del Mexico controlling the action here for a moment.
del Mexico connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
del Mexico lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
del Mexico content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from del Mexico.
del Mexico stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
del Mexico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by del Mexico.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
del Mexico crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
del Mexico avoiding damage.
Silva is trying to drag del Mexico to the mat but del Mexico just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico pressing his opponent against the cage.
del Mexico continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
del Mexico leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Animal del Mexico.
del Mexico throws a head kick that misses.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by del Mexico.
Animal del Mexico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
del Mexico lands a jab to the nose.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. del Mexico defends it nicely.

That's four 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 takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
del Mexico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. del Mexico tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag del Mexico to the ground. del Mexico escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
del Mexico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

del Mexico closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
del Mexico creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from del Mexico.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. del Mexico just stands there and leans against the cage.
del Mexico stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to pull guard but del Mexico holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
del Mexico lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Animal del Mexico dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

del Mexico throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
del Mexico misses with a head kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts del Mexico as he jumps to the side.
del Mexico is looking to land body kicks.
del Mexico lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva blocks a head kick by del Mexico.
Silva tries for a takedown but del Mexico sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
del Mexico throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
del Mexico tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but del Mexico shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

del Mexico rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
del Mexico unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is working for takedown but del Mexico is calmly controlling the position for now.
del Mexico content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from del Mexico.
Silva tries to pull guard but del Mexico won't allow it.
del Mexico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
del Mexico stalling.
del Mexico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by del Mexico.
del Mexico has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but del Mexico holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
del Mexico scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from del Mexico.
A quick uppercut on the inside from del Mexico.
del Mexico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
del Mexico is struggling to control the position.
del Mexico landing knees to the head.
Animal del Mexico seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

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 take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
del Mexico lands a nice elbow.
del Mexico putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
del Mexico lands a hook to the side of the head.
del Mexico is stalling here.
del Mexico unloads a knee to the mid-section.
del Mexico holding his opponent close, against the cage.
del Mexico lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from del Mexico.
del Mexico lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
del Mexico lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva jumps guard but del Mexico stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
del Mexico connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
del Mexico tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but del Mexico pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

del Mexico closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on del Mexico's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
del Mexico tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.

Silva pulls del Mexico into guard.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and del Mexico defends well.
del Mexico wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

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.

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

del Mexico decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
del Mexico throws a head kick that misses.

del Mexico gets in close and instigates a clinch.
del Mexico is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
del Mexico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Animal del Mexico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

del Mexico is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
del Mexico moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by del Mexico.

del Mexico gets a clinch.
del Mexico lands a knee to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on del Mexico - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
del Mexico lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from del Mexico.
del Mexico lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
del Mexico using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
del Mexico comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
del Mexico manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
del Mexico lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
del Mexico is stalling here.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. del Mexico smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

del Mexico moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
del Mexico just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Animal del Mexico.

del Mexico closes the distance and clinches.
The is referee keeping an eye on del Mexico - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva jumps guard but del Mexico stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
del Mexico with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as del Mexico walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva blocks a head kick by del Mexico.
del Mexico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around del Mexico's waist but del Mexico gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.

del Mexico closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
del Mexico landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from del Mexico.
Silva avoiding damage as del Mexico throws knees to the body.
del Mexico trying to land knees to the body.
del Mexico gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
del Mexico is stalling here.
Nice elbow from del Mexico.
del Mexico cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from del Mexico as the two fighters clinch.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but del Mexico shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico taking a breather.
del Mexico working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as del Mexico throws knees to the body.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but del Mexico pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. del Mexico smiles and moves away.
A combination from del Mexico does no damage.
Silva blocks a head kick by del Mexico.
del Mexico tries a head kick but it misses.
del Mexico throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
del Mexico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
del Mexico is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but del Mexico circles away.
Animal del Mexico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

del Mexico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
del Mexico stalling in the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but del Mexico holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from del Mexico.
Felipe Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
del Mexico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
del Mexico lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
del Mexico lands a nice uppercut.
del Mexico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Animal del Mexico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva letting del Mexico take a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Animal del Mexico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got del Mexico 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Animal del Mexico!