PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakul Meyels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rakul Meyels enters the cage!

Silva
vs
Meyels

192 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 Los Angeles, Carl Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rakul Meyels!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Meyels on that attempt.
Silva avoids the head kick by Meyels.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meyels.

Meyels gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva stops Meyels from standing up.
Silva is looking to stand up but Meyels won't let him.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Meyels is keeping the position.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Meyels to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Meyels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Carl Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rakul Meyels.
Meyels looks gassed!
Meyels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Meyels avoids it.
Silva jabs at Meyels's body.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but Meyels is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Meyels defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Meyels is defending the position.
Meyels is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Meyels gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Silva gets to his feet. Meyels looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meyels doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva punishes Meyels's body with a nice straight punch.

Silva 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.

Meyels has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Meyels tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyels tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Meyels misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meyels's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva wants to stand but Meyels is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva tries to bum rush Meyels with a series of wild strikes but Meyels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Meyels moves away and avoids it.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meyels.

Meyels clinches with his opponent.
Meyels jumps guard but Silva stands there with Meyels around his waist. Meyels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meyels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.

Meyels manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meyels sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyels keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Meyels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Meyels is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to stand but Meyels has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

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 sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva is looking to wear down Meyels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meyels tries to clinch up

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Meyels blocks nicely.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Meyels wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Meyels's guard.

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.
Meyels wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Meyels slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but Meyels moves away
and Meyels counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Meyels fails in his attempt to clinch.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Meyels with a knee to the head.

Meyels decides to pull guard.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Meyels, up you get!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Silva dominated that second round.
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 is looking to clinch but Meyels is avoiding it.
Silva misses with a combination

and Meyels counters with a takedown into side control.
Meyels working away.
Carl Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meyels on the ground.

Meyels decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Meyels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Meyels lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyels works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Meyels preventing the sweep.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva controls Meyels momentarily but Meyels frees himself.
Meyels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyels trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Meyels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Meyels counters with a nice body kick.
Meyels tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Carl Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Meyels backs away looking to recover.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meyels sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Silva stands up from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch but Meyels is avoiding it.
Meyels has his takedown stuffed

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva won't allow Meyels to get back to his feet.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meyels swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Meyels manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Carl Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva misses with a combination
and Meyels counters with a head kick.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there

and Meyels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Meyels.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Meyels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Meyels throwing strikes but missing.
Rakul Meyels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyels prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rakul Meyels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

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