PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabba Hutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Goldberg Theme. The key to victory for Lyoto Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silva
vs
Hutt

201 cm
26
315 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyoto Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jabba Hutt!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hutt tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hutt keeps the fight on the outside.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hutt, pushing him back against the cage.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Hutt counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva tries to bench press Hutt off him but Hutt keeps the position.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Hutt from advancing position.
Hutt prevents Silva from improving his position.
Hutt stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Hutt wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hutt stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Hutt controlling the action here.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Hutt sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva wants to clinch

and Hutt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hutt wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Hutt passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hutt lands a nice shot to the head.
Hutt content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva tries to hold on but Hutt pushes him away.
Hutt trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hutt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva really wants to buck Hutt off and get back to his feet.
Hutt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hutt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Hutt.
Hutt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Hutt avoids the attempt from Silva to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutt trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hutt breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Hutt's attempts to control the action.
Silva tries to hold on but Hutt postures up.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hutt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Hutt tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Hutt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Hutt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hutt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Hutt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hutt is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hutt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Silva wriggles free and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hutt counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jabba Hutt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Hutt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hutt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Hutt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hutt in particular looking to stall.
Silva is staying active underneath Hutt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hutt.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hutt trying to control from Silva's half guard. Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hutt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand up but Hutt is controlling him.
Hutt trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hutt paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hutt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hutt connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Hutt advancing to mount.
Hutt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hutt working Silva over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hutt prevents Silva from standing back up.
Hutt uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.

Hutt is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva wants to control but Hutt is having none of it.
Hutt raining down shots from the mount!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Hutt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to lock up and control but Hutt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Hutt has a good base and remains in mount.
Hutt tries to control but Silva wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hutt wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to hold on but Hutt pushes him away.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hutt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hutt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hutt.
Hutt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutt lands with a punch from half guard.
Hutt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Hutt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jabba Hutt has got the better of the ground game so far.

Hutt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hutt is breathing heavily.
Hutt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Hutt is controlling him well.
Hutt wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hutt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jabba Hutt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hutt throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hutt misses with a head kick.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hutt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Hutt cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Hutt moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hutt connects with a decent elbow.
Hutt grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.

Hutt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hutt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control Hutt's posture but Hutt avoids it.
Hutt working the ground and pound.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Hutt off but instead Hutt has got his back!
Hutt controlling well, preventing Silva from escaping the position.
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hutt.
Hutt lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silva is really stuck here.
Hutt tries to keep control of the position but Silva is staying busy.
Silva covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hutt is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Silva up.
Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Silva holding both Hutt 's hands and preventing any damage.
Silva covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

Hutt looking for the RNC.
Silva takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutt is punishing Silva with strikes - can he finish him?!
Hutt connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silva to escape the position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hutt's arms.
Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Hutt gets his hands free.
Silva looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hutt.
Silva is trying to stand back up.
Hutt is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hutt gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hutt gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hutt apologises and we restart here on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hutt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Hutt is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hutt to get the leverage.
Hutt is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jabba Hutt really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hutt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Hutt wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Hutt stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Hutt seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Hutt is controlling him well.

Hutt is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hutt to get the leverage.
Silva won't allow Hutt to pass to mount.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Hutt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is trying to stand.
Hutt trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hutt trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Hutt is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hutt fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Silva.

Hutt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Hutt wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Hutt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Hutt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hutt is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutt won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Hutt slips nicely into half guard.
Hutt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.

Silva kicks Hutt off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Hutt or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Hutt shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Lyoto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabba Hutt.
Silva wants to clinch.
Hutt fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body punch but Hutt moves out of range.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Hutt counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Hutt landing strikes, looking to finish!
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hutt avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Hutt's attempts to control the action.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hutt unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Hutt is having none of it.
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hutt dominating with strikes here.
Hutt trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Hutt with a couple of short strikes.
Silva tries to hold on but Hutt postures up.
Hutt lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hutt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jabba Hutt dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hutt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hutt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hutt counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva has Hutt pulled in close to control his posture.

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

Hutt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hutt throwing strikes but missing.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hutt is one step ahead there.
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 is looking to stand up but Hutt isn't so interested in that idea.
Hutt is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Hutt has managed to sneak the leg through.

Hutt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hutt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva won't allow Hutt to pass to mount.
Hutt is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hutt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hutt advances position into side control!
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hutt is controlling him well.
Jabba Hutt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee asks Hutt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hutt prefers to stall for the moment though.
Silva is trying to control Hutt's posture but Hutt avoids it.
Silva tries to control but Hutt manages to take his back.
Silva trying to control the hands but Hutt won't let him.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Hutt looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hutt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Hutt has a good base and remains in mount.
Lyoto Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hutt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hutt lands with some strikes.
Hutt controlling from the full mount.
Hutt trying to control but Silva is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hutt controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Hutt 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 throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Hutt maintains control.
Hutt content just to control the position here.
Hutt wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jabba Hutt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hutt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Jabba Hutt!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Jabba Hutt!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jabba Hutt!

Jabba Hutt wins by unanimous decision!
Jabba Hutt is the new super heavyweight champion!