PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Ryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Silva
vs
Ryder

168 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Ryder!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryder circles away.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Ryder shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ryder with a nice head shot there.

Ryder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ryder has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva is trying to keep Ryder in close.
Ryder postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Ryder connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryder sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ryder tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Ryder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ryder cracks Silva with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Ryder passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Ryder perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ryder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Ryder there.
Well, if Ryder is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ryder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Ryder is keeping busy.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ryder lands a nice short elbow.
Ryder content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Ryder has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Ryder in his half guard.
Ryder lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ryder there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in half guard, Ryder seems content to control.
Ryder slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Ryder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ryder lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Ryder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ryder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ryder slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Ryder performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ryder lands a nice short elbow.
Ryder lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Ryder is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva tries to kick Ryder off but Ryder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva manages to get to full guard.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ryder doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ryder manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder passes into half guard.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ryder working Silva over with strikes.
Ryder is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ryder seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ryder slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Ryder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ryder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ryder takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ryder working Silva over with strikes.
Ryder stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ryder working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Ryder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ryder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Ryder there.
Ryder keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jacob Ryder just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ryder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva tries to bench press Ryder off him but Ryder keeps the position.
Ryder scoring with punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryder cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ryder cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva being controlled for a moment.
Jacob Ryder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryder's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ryder lands some shots froms side control.
Silva is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryder in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ryder staying calm.
Check out the look on Ryder's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ryder in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ryder cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Ryder is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ryder scores with punches from side control.
Ryder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Ryder really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ryder shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Ryder is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ryder landing with the ground and pound.
Ryder slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva tries to buck Ryder off but Ryder is having none of it.
Ryder working the head with strikes.
Ryder is chipping away with strikes.
Ryder cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Ryder is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ryder just content to control the position.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ryder scoring with punches from side control.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ryder creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ryder is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ryder lands an elbow.
Ryder scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Ryder is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Ryder is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ryder lands some shots froms side control.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Ryder dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ryder closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jacob Ryder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva is trying to escape the position but Ryder is controlling the position.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ryder looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jacob Ryder just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ryder 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.
Ryder controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ryder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Ryder is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ryder sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jacob Ryder just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ryder changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pedro Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Ryder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryder has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Ryder!