PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moretti
vs
Silva

170 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Enzo Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moretti shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moretti was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Moretti keeps moving.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moretti pulls Silva in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Moretti is keeping the position.
Moretti throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva wants to control from the top but Moretti keeps moving.
Silva preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.

Moretti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Still in half guard, Moretti seems content to control.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moretti is working away from the top position though.
Moretti has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Moretti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva looks gassed!
Moretti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Moretti. What's that going to do exactly?
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Moretti cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moretti landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Moretti is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Silva knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Silva for a finish.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is keeping busy.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Silva has one foot on Moretti's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Moretti counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Moretti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Moretti throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Moretti finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Moretti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva controls Moretti momentarily but Moretti frees himself.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Enzo Moretti will probably get the nod.
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.

Moretti with a poor takedown

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva looking for a takedown.

Moretti has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Moretti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moretti stops Silva from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moretti trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Moretti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moretti clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Moretti jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Moretti looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Moretti tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Moretti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moretti is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moretti moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moretti working a defensive guard here.
Silva passes into half guard.
Moretti is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moretti avoid being mounted?
Moretti wants to get back to full guard but Silva has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti working to try and regain half guard.
Moretti tries to improve his position but instead Silva has taken his back!
Moretti is keeping busy.
Silva lands a shot to the head.

Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Moretti defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is hanging on to Moretti's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
Despite being in a bad position, Moretti is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Moretti just trying to survive but Silva is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roberto Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva misses with a takedown

and Moretti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moretti.

Moretti drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Moretti keeps moving.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Moretti keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Moretti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva keeping full guard, as Moretti tries to pass.
Silva wants to sweep here but Moretti controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to strike off his back.

That's two 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Moretti counters with a nice leg kick.
Moretti is looking to clinch.

Moretti shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Moretti finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Moretti with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Moretti is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moretti has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Silva works to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to control the position.
Moretti trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

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 can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moretti controls the pace.
Moretti wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Moretti is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Moretti keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moretti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Moretti didn't expect that.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Enzo Moretti.
I think Moretti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Moretti!