PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silva Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Delgardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Silva Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silva
vs
Delgardo

186 cm
23
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Win Nutritional

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, Silva Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Delgardo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva tries to clinch but Delgardo is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Delgardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Delgardo.
Silva lands a head kick!

It looks like Rafa Delgardo has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva drops Delgardo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Delgardo looks back up at him and smiles so Silva waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rafa Delgardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delgardo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Delgardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Delgardo scores with a jab to the head.
Delgardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Delgardo.
Delgardo tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgardo throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

Silva has Delgardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Delgardo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delgardo throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Delgardo throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Delgardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Delgardo moves out of range.
A combination from Delgardo does no damage.
Delgardo misses with a two punch combination.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Delgardo has time to react.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Delgardo circles away.
Delgardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Delgardo.
Delgardo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That has opened up Rafa Delgardo's cut even more.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgardo takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to clinch but Delgardo moves out of range.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delgardo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delgardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Delgardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delgardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Delgardo looks gassed!

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delgardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Silva has Delgardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delgardos head.
A knee to the head by Silva.

The cut above Rafa Delgardo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Delgardo throws a head punch that misses.
Delgardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Delgardo misses with the head strike.
Delgardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delgardo misses with a double jab
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Delgardo throws a combination that misses

and Silva counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Delgardo.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to clinch up but Delgardo circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Delgardo looking to slow down the pace here.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delgardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

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

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Delgardo throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Delgardo only half commits.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Delgardo is just out of range.
Delgardo misses with an uppercut.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Delgardo misses with a double jab.
Silva tries to clinch but Delgardo is having none of it.
Delgardo misses with a leg kick

and Silva moves into the clinch.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Delgardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Delgardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a body kick.

Silva moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a nice head kick!

Rafa Delgardo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Delgardo looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Delgardo misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Delgardo 's knee.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Delgardo throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Delgardo walks into a left hand.
Delgardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Delgardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Delgardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delgardo misses with a double jab

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Delgardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Delgardo misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafa Delgardo's cut.
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.

Some wild striking there from Delgardo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Silva.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delgardo scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delgardo.
Delgardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva tries to clinch but Delgardo is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Delgardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delgardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch there but Delgardo circles away.
Delgardo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Delgardo misses with a double jab
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delgardo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delgardo throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Delgardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delgardo misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva lands a head kick. Delgardo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Delgardo.
Silva stalling.
Delgardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delgardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delgardo is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delgardo misses with a wild combination.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delgardo, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Delgardo fails to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Delgardo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Delgardo has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Delgardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delgardo tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Delgardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Delgardo's defenses.
Delgardo stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delgardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Delgardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Delgardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delgardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Danga de danga de dang - Delgardo scores with a four punch combination!
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Delgardo doesn't seem bothered though.
Delgardo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Delgardo looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Delgardo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgardo tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Delgardo dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Delgardo misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Delgardo finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Delgardo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Delgardo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Delgardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Delgardo.
Delgardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Delgardo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Delgardo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Delgardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocking some punches.
Delgardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delgardo's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Delgardo fails to land.
Delgardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Delgardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Delgardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Silva drives through and clinches with Delgardo against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Delgardo fails to land.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delgardo lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.
Delgardo misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to clinch but Delgardo is having none of it.
Silva walks into a jab.
No joy there for Delgardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafa Delgardo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Delgardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Delgardo throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Delgardo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Delgardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Delgardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Delgardo swinging wilding here.
Delgardo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Delgardo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Silva rushes Delgardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delgardo takes an elbow to the temple.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Delgardo scores with a decent looking hook.
A right-left combo lands from Delgardo.
Delgardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delgardo misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Delgardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva checks a low kick from Delgardo.

Silva drives through and clinches with Delgardo against the cage.
Delgardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delgardo is trying to break free.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delgardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delgardo misses with a double jab.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Delgardo.
Delgardo misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rafa Delgardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Delgardo misses.
Delgardo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Delgardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delgardo is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Delgardo throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Delgardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Delgardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Delgardo.
Silva tries to clinch up but Delgardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Delgardo blocks a head kick by Silva.
Delgardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Delgardo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva thumps Delgardo with a low kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delgardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Delgardo.
Delgardo takes one to the side of the head.
Delgardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Delgardo pushes him off.
Delgardo throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Delgardo misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Delgardo pushes him off.
Delgardo looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Delgardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delgardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Delgardo misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
No joy there for Delgardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Delgardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva tests Delgardo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Delgardo throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Delgardo.
Delgardo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Delgardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva looks for the body kick but Delgardo saw that one coming.
Delgardo misses with the combination.
Delgardo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva moves out of range as Delgardo strikes.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delgardo, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Delgardo fails to land.
Delgardo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Delgardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to break free.
Delgardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

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