PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Silvario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jar Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvario comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - The Predator. Jar Boy looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Silvario
vs
Boy

195 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Silvario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jar Boy!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvario wants to clinch.
Boy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Silvario clinches up with Boy and pushes him back against the cage.
Silvario with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvario trying to land knees to the body.
Silvario lands a nice knee to the body.
Silvario lands a nice knee to the body.
Silvario tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Silvario.
Boy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silvario gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silvario lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Silvario.
Silvario lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvario prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silvario lands a nice knee to the body.
Silvario throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvario connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
Boy avoiding damage as Silvario throws knees to the body.
Silvario managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
Boy tries to land a knee to the head but Silvario blocks with his arms.
Silvario lands a knee to the body.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvario on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silvario is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Andre Silvario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jar Boy.
Silvario using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvario tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.

Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andre Silvario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvario darts in trying to clinch

and Boy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silvario won't be happy with that.
Silvario is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Boy has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Silvario throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Silvario darts in trying to clinch

and Boy moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvario misses with a knee strike.
Boy avoiding damage as Silvario throws knees to the body.
Silvario throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvario connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jar Boy has been cut.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvario scores a nice knee to the body.
Silvario landing knees to the head.
Silvario using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silvario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boy is trying to maintain a safe position but Silvario gets an underhook and turns Boy into the cage.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Silvario.
Silvario trying to land knees to the body.
Boy avoiding damage as Silvario throws knees to the body.
Silvario connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Silvario tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Silvario blocks it.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvario trying to land knees to the body.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Silvario.
Silvario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvario.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy avoiding damage as Silvario throws knees to the body.
Silvario with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvario looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Silvario.
Boy avoiding damage as Silvario throws knees to the body.
Boy can't break the clinch.
Silvario trying to land knees to the body.
Silvario connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
Silvario missing with knees to the body.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy avoiding damage as Silvario throws knees to the body.
Silvario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silvario tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvario tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Silvario with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvario tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Boy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Silvario.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Silvario.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvario.
Silvario crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage.
Silvario using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Silvario.
Silvario tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvario tries a knee to the head but Boy blocks it.
Silvario tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Silvario.
Silvario looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely.
Boy avoiding damage as Silvario throws knees to the body.
Boy tries a knee to the head but Silvario blocks it.
Silvario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Silvario landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silvario tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Silvario with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvario lands a nice knee to the body.
Boy avoiding damage as Silvario throws knees to the body.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Silvario.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvario lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvario crunches a lovely knee into Boy's ribcage.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Silvario.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvario on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy has had enough of the clinch but Silvario keeps him there for the moment.
Silvario with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Silvario dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jar Boy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Boy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silvario knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silvario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boy on the ground.
Boy is trying to control the action in half guard but Silvario is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvario is trying to stand up here but Boy is controlling him well.
Boy is nestled in close to Silvario, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is pressing down on Silvario's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silvario is holding on for now.
Boy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silvario avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boy is stalling here. Silvario is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silvario has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Boy is trying to get back to half guard.
Boy manages to get back to half guard.

Boy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boy wants to improve his position but Silvario is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to control here.
Boy is trying to get back to full guard.
Boy preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Boy trying to control but Silvario postures up.

Silvario stands up out of the half guard.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.

Boy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Boy stands up and beckons Silvario to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jar Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jar Boy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silvario is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silvario tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvario tries to clinch up but Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
Silvario wants to clinch.
Silvario is looking to clinch but Boy is avoiding it.
Silvario tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Boy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silvario misses with a knee to the head.
Silvario gets underhooks to prevent Boy's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Silvario has Boy up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvario lands a knee to the head.
Silvario with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvario with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Silvario.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvario with a knee to the head.
Silvario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvario.
Boy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silvario blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andre Silvario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jar Boy.
Boy looking to throw knees to the head but Silvario is blocking nicely.
Boy stalling against the cage.
Silvario tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvario using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silvario tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvario tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvario.
Silvario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Silvario tries a knee to the head but Boy blocks it.
Silvario tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Silvario.

Boy breaks the clinch.
Silvario looks to clinch

and Boy counters with a shoot takedown. Silvario fights it but they end up in guard.

Boy has gone for a leg lock! Silvario slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boy's guard.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy controls Silvario momentarily but Silvario frees himself.
Boy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boy seems keen to control Silvario's posture.

Silvario stands and steps away. Boy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvario looks to clinch

and Boy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silvario's guard.
Boy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boy won't allow Silvario to get back to his feet.
Boy wants to pass the guard but Silvario is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy slips nicely into half guard.
Boy wants to control but Silvario is keeping him busy.

Silvario pushes Boy off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

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 Andre Silvario.
I think Silvario 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andre Silvario!