PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xuribiba Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Peterson
vs
Silva

190 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xuribiba Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson fails to land the takedown.
Peterson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson cracks Silva with a good jab.

Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peterson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peterson is trying to keep Silva in close.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is thwarting Peterson's attempts to control the position.
Silva prevents Peterson from improving his position.
Peterson is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peterson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Peterson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Peterson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Peterson wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Peterson trying to control but Silva flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Silva lands a shot to the head.
Silva lands a shot to the head.

Silva has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is landing with strikes from the back.
Silva looks gassed!

Peterson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Peterson tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Silva cracks Peterson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Peterson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Silva scores with punches and elbows.
Silva connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Peterson to escape the position.
Silva keeps control of the position as Peterson tries to break free.
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva is working the ground and pound. Can Peterson escape?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Peterson can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva checks a leg kick.
Peterson misses with a wild combination.
Mike Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.

Silva gets to his feet - Peterson follows without any prompting.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Peterson defends it.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Peterson wants to control but Silva is having none of it.

Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Peterson is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Silva landing punches.
Xuribiba Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson is looking to get to half guard.
Peterson tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peterson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva working Peterson over with strikes here.
Silva avoids the attempt from Peterson to control.

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.
Silva breaks from Peterson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Peterson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peterson tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva prevents Peterson from getting the reversal.
Peterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peterson really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peterson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva cracks Peterson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Peterson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Peterson wants to control but Silva is having none of it.

Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Peterson is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Peterson blocking the ground and pound.
Peterson wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Peterson is trying to escape the mount.

That's four 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.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Peterson is trying to escape the mount.

Silva has control of Peterson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Peterson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Peterson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Peterson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xuribiba Silva 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva cracks Peterson with a solid left hand.
Silva trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Peterson.
Peterson trying to strike off his back.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to keep Silva in close.
Peterson wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Peterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva advances to half guard.
Peterson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Peterson wants to get back to full guard.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Peterson wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peterson has his takedown stuffed

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.
Peterson is trying to keep Silva in close.
Peterson wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is thwarting Peterson's attempts to control the position.
Peterson wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Peterson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Peterson counters with a right hand to the body.
Mike Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xuribiba Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xuribiba Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 John Roberts scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 25:30

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