PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jack sparrow struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
sparrow

177 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, jack sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

sparrow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but sparrow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva is in trouble now - sparrow has advanced to mount!
sparrow avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
sparrow seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Silva is holding on tight.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
sparrow wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva is pressing down on sparrow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

sparrow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, sparrow has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
sparrow advances to half guard.
sparrow trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva moves into full guard.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. sparrow defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sparrow preventing the sweep.
sparrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva is breathing heavily.
sparrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
sparrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.

Silva is looking for a triangle but sparrow pushes his legs off easily.
sparrow preventing the sweep.
sparrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
sparrow should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

sparrow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva manages to get back to half guard.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva wants to improve his position but sparrow is controlling well.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by sparrow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sparrow tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. sparrow is aware though and is defending well.
sparrow preventing the sweep.

Silva is looking for a triangle but sparrow pushes his legs off easily.
sparrow passes into half guard.
sparrow prevents Silva from improving his position.

sparrow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is pressing down on sparrow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. sparrow defends it easily.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. sparrow is aware though and is defending well.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and sparrow defends well.
sparrow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

sparrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva has given up his back. Will we see sparrow going for some submissions?
Silva turns into sparrow and is now in his guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. sparrow is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to control from the top but sparrow keeps moving.
Silva passes sparrow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva works his way into full mount!

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

Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now sparrow is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
sparrow forces his way into half guard.
Silva is pressing down on sparrow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
sparrow preventing the sweep.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. sparrow defends it easily.

sparrow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and sparrow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
sparrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Silva is looking for a triangle but sparrow pushes his legs off easily.
sparrow stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. sparrow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. sparrow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
sparrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. sparrow defends it easily.
sparrow wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for sparrow!

Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. sparrow can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… sparrow turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Silva dominated that second round.
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!

sparrow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than sparrow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

sparrow jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva and sparrow has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
sparrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is trying to control sparrow's posture but sparrow avoids it.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva keeping hold of sparrow's head, controlling as best he can.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but sparrow pulls his head out easily.
Silva is looking to control sparrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. sparrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
sparrow pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tyson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
sparrow is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.

sparrow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
sparrow looking to pass the guard.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and sparrow defends well.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

sparrow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and sparrow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva looking to control.
sparrow passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Silva controls sparrow momentarily but sparrow frees himself.

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.
sparrow passes into half guard.
Silva trying to control but sparrow postures up.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva wants to control but sparrow is keeping busy.
Silva wants to improve his position but sparrow is controlling well.
sparrow works his way into full mount!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.

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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Tyson Silva!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Tyson Silva!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Tyson Silva!

Tyson Silva wins by unanimous decision!