PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karo Josjdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Duality. Josjdam has chosen beast and the harlot as his entrance music. 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 Karo Josjdam was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Silva
vs
Josjdam

189 cm
19
189 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Knock Out Artistry

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karo Josjdam!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josjdam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Josjdam misses with a double jab.
Josjdam throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Josjdam tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Josjdam to the ground. Josjdam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Josjdam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Josjdam.
Josjdam throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Josjdam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Josjdam.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Josjdam's waist but Josjdam gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Josjdam misses with a wild combination.
Josjdam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Karo Josjdam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Josjdam sprawls well.
Josjdam throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Josjdam.
Josjdam throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Josjdam is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Josjdam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Josjdam.
Josjdam looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Josjdam works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Josjdam sprawls well.
Silva lands a head kick. Josjdam smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Josjdam which made him look bad.
Josjdam looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Josjdam avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Josjdam misses with a few strikes there.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Josjdam shows good takedown defense.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Josjdam misses.
Josjdam throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Josjdam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Josjdam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Josjdam just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Josjdam looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Josjdam. No joy for Silva on that attempt.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Josjdam pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Josjdam misses with a looping left.
Josjdam throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Josjdam misses the shot to the body.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Josjdam drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Josjdam.
Josjdam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Josjdam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva shoots in and drives through. Josjdam sprawls well.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Josjdam.
Josjdam stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Josjdam swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Silva has Josjdam up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Josjdam gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Josjdam tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Josjdam avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Josjdam gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Josjdam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Josjdam smiles and moves away.
Josjdam cracks Silva with a good jab.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Josjdam looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Josjdam gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Josjdam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josjdam gets full guard.

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

Josjdam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Josjdam is breathing heavily.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Josjdam blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Josjdam is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Josjdam manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Josjdam's guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Josjdam on the ground.
Josjdam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.

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

That's four 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.
Josjdam missing with punches from the back.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Josjdam not allowing Silva to control his hands.
Silva tries to escape but Josjdam has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karo Josjdam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Josjdam throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Josjdam throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Josjdam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thiago Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva clinches up with Josjdam and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Josjdam wants a takedown but no success here.
Josjdam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Josjdam pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Josjdam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Josjdam, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Josjdam against the cage but Josjdam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Josjdam scores with a four punch combination!
Josjdam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva shoots in but Josjdam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva defending well as Josjdam loads up on a big left hand.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Josjdam.
Josjdam looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josjdam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slow jab from Josjdam misses its intended target.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Josjdam shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Josjdam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Josjdam throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Josjdam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Josjdam defends it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Josjdam misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Josjdam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Josjdam swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Josjdam.
Josjdam misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Josjdam throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Josjdam throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Josjdam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Josjdam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Josjdam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Josjdam looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Karo Josjdam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva shoots in but Josjdam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Josjdam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Karo Josjdam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Josjdam 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karo Josjdam!