PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parson Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taison Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tyler
vs
Silva

190 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
207 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Juggernaut Fuel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Parson Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taison Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Tyler slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Tyler is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries for a takedown but Tyler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Silva darts in and clinches Tyler up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Tyler from standing up.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyler's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva stops Tyler from standing up.
Silva trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyler is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Silva trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parson Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taison Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyler looks to clinch

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.

Silva jumps guard and drags Tyler to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyler preventing the sweep.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tyler wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tyler wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyler defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Tyler misses

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Tyler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyler is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Tyler effectively controlling the action here.

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.
Tyler wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.

Tyler drags the fight down to the ground.
Tyler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyler wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taison Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice body punch from Tyler.
Silva tries to clinch there but Tyler circles away.
Tyler closes the distance looking to clinch

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Tyler tries to tie him up.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control the position.
Tyler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyler kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tyler preventing the sweep.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Tyler wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyler tries to clinch up

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyler's efforts to push away.
Tyler wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva avoiding damage.
Tyler misses with a knee to the head.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Tyler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Parson Tyler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tyler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tyler lands in his opponent's guard.
Tyler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Tyler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyler stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Parson Tyler will probably get the nod.
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!

A head kick misses from Tyler.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parson Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tyler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Tyler is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva just leaning against Tyler, taking a breather.

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.
Tyler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Parson Tyler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyler fails to pull guard.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Silva decides to pull guard.
Tyler trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyler manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Tyler is keeping the position.
Silva stops Tyler from standing up.
Silva trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Tyler tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyler wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Tyler has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Tyler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyler shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Tyler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyler misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taison Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

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