PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Santos
vs
Silva

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Silver Dragon Pharmacies

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Silva is looking to clinch.

Santos gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Santos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Santos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Santos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Silva throws Santos to one side and escapes!
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.

Santos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Santos.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.

Santos stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Silva throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Santos 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santos won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Santos with a nice head shot there.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Santos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Santos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Santos.

Silva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tito Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Santos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.

Santos tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.

Santos tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santos wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.

Santos darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva working Santos over with knees to the body.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva working Santos over with knees to the body.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva looks to clinch

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.

Santos stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch

and Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Santos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva wants to clinch

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos throwing strikes but missing.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Santos stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva wants to clinch

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gabriel Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva has one foot on Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Silva pushes Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Santos wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Santos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tito Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos decides to stand back up. Santos steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva clinches but Santos breaks the clinch

and Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
Santos throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands and steps away. Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A good leg kick by Silva.
A shot to de liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva closes the distance but Santos moves to the side

and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva wants to stand up but Santos is controlling him.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.

Santos stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.

Santos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Santos wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Santos!