PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Pogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Pogu

177 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

177 cm
20
177 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Pogu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pogu is not content to let Silva control the position.
Pogu pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Pogu trying to control but Silva postures up.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Pogu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pogu is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Pogu is trying to control but can't.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pogu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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 trying to mount his opponent but Pogu defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva stalks Pogu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pogu's face. Pogu staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pogu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pogu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pogu swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pogu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Pogu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pogu is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Pogu is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Pogu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pogu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva is pressing down on Pogu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pogu trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pogu manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pogu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pogu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Pogu wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Pogu prevents Silva from improving his position.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pogu pulls his head out easily.
Pogu prevents Silva from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pogu is looking to clinch.

Pogu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Pogu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pogu has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.

Pogu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pogu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva tries to work over Pogu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pogu landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva jumps guard but Pogu stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pogu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Pogu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Pogu manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pogu is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Pogu is keeping busy.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Pogu has control of the leg.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva wants to control the pace but Pogu is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pogu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pogu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pogu shrugs it off.

Silva has control of Pogu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pogu regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Silva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pogu has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pogu!
Pogu trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pogu won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Pogu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Pogu being controlled here momentarily.
Pogu stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pogu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pogu wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pogu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pogu pulls his head out easily.

Pogu wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pogu prevents Silva from improving his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Tyson Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pogu throws a combination that misses

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pogu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Pogu working a defensive guard here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Pogu keeps moving.

Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pogu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pogu stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Pogu from controlling successfully.
Pogu won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Pogu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pogu wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Pogu any problems.
Silva working a defensive guard here.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pogu tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Tyson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Pogu tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pogu thinking.
Pogu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Tyson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Pogu.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a head kick but Pogu moves out of range.
Pogu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimbo Pogu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pogu fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Pogu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pogu wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Pogu has wrist control.
Pogu throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva wants to control from the top but Pogu keeps moving.
Pogu controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva tries for a kimura but Pogu is defending well.
Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Tyson Silva!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Tyson Silva!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Tyson Silva!

Tyson Silva wins by unanimous decision!