PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boy Fagutao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Fagutao
vs
Silva

190 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boy Fagutao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagutao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Fagutao throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Fagutao.
Fagutao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Fagutao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Fagutao dodges the punch combination from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagutao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Fagutao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Fagutao tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fagutao fails to land the takedown.

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.
Fagutao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fagutao throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Fagutao shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fagutao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagutao misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Fagutao.
Fagutao doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Fagutao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fagutao has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Fagutao.
Fagutao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fagutao shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Fagutao backing up. Fagutao nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four 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.
Fagutao has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Fagutao backing up. Fagutao nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Fagutao is breathing heavily.
Fagutao has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva throws a right and a left that Fagutao avoids nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fagutao misses with a low kick.
Fagutao doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Fagutao will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva throws a right hand that Fagutao ducks under and follows up with a left that Fagutao also avoids with ease.
Fagutao slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Fagutao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Fagutao.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fagutao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fagutao misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Fagutao backing up. Fagutao nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fagutao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagutao has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Fagutao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fagutao misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Fagutao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fagutao has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Fagutao backing up. Fagutao nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fagutao.
Fagutao misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fagutao closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Fagutao misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Boy Fagutao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fagutao backs up against the cage.
Fagutao moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Fagutao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva throws a series of punches but Fagutao moves out of range.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Fagutao misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Fagutao.
Fagutao scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagutao loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Fagutao fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Fagutao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Fagutao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Fagutao persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Fagutao closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Fagutao pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
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 Boy Fagutao will probably get the nod.
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!

Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fagutao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Fagutao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Fagutao.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Fagutao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Boy Fagutao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagutao misses with a straight right.
Fagutao scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Fagutao misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boy Fagutao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fagutao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fagutao shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Fagutao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Fagutao tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fagutao tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Fagutao shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Fagutao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Fagutao closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Fagutao pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fagutao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fagutao gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Fagutao misses with a hook.
Fagutao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva misses with a wild combination.

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 Boy Fagutao.
I think Fagutao 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thiago Silva!