PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GEORGES STPIERRE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying STPIERRE's choice of entrance music: LOSE YOURSELF. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
STPIERRE

182 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, GEORGES STPIERRE!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

STPIERRE 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.
STPIERRE trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for STPIERRE on the ground.
STPIERRE pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
STPIERRE lands a couple of elbows.
STPIERRE stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but STPIERRE is controlling the position.
STPIERRE slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as STPIERRE dominates the positioning.
The ground and pound from STPIERRE seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

STPIERRE stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch up but STPIERRE circles away and keeps his distance.

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.

STPIERRE gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva won't allow STPIERRE to pass to mount.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
STPIERRE landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
STPIERRE is controlling the pace.
STPIERRE is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva tries to kick STPIERRE off but STPIERRE keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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.
Silva is not content to let STPIERRE control the position.

STPIERRE is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
STPIERRE looks gassed!
STPIERRE tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
STPIERRE not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GEORGES STPIERRE dominated that 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.

Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
STPIERRE fails to land the takedown.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and STPIERRE counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
STPIERRE tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. STPIERRE fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
STPIERRE wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
STPIERRE keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva trying to control but STPIERRE is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of STPIERRE's head.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. STPIERRE swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
STPIERRE scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but STPIERRE blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
STPIERRE manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

STPIERRE decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
STPIERRE shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Mark Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of GEORGES STPIERRE.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. STPIERRE was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva throws and elbow that misses. STPIERRE uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by STPIERRE!
STPIERRE in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
STPIERRE wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
STPIERRE trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
STPIERRE wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is trying to control the position but STPIERRE postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says STPIERRE as he avoids it easily.
STPIERRE looks to clinch

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
STPIERRE taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Mark Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
STPIERRE is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
STPIERRE manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
STPIERRE works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva misses with a takedown attempt - STPIERRE sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
STPIERRE tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says STPIERRE as he avoids it easily.
STPIERRE shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva tries for a takedown but STPIERRE circles away easily

and STPIERRE counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by STPIERRE.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
STPIERRE lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
STPIERRE is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

STPIERRE gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. STPIERRE will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
STPIERRE has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but STPIERRE is working from the bottom.
STPIERRE is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Silva throws and elbow that misses. STPIERRE uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by STPIERRE!
Silva keeping moving, preventing STPIERRE from controlling successfully.

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.
STPIERRE throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
STPIERRE throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing STPIERRE off to one side.
STPIERRE with a lazy takedown attempt

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

STPIERRE looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
STPIERRE controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but STPIERRE is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
STPIERRE looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.

STPIERRE pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.

Silva scores with a takedown into STPIERRE's guard.
STPIERRE is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
STPIERRE is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
STPIERRE looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
STPIERRE wants to stand up but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is staying active underneath STPIERRE, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

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