PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rennon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Edgar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rennon Silva's chin.

Edgar
vs
Silva

167 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rennon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Edgar defends it nicely.

Edgar 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.
Edgar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva is wriggling around but Edgar manages to pass to half guard.
Edgar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva tries to kick Edgar off but Edgar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Edgar is controlling the pace.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Edgar is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Edgar working the head and body with strikes.
Edgar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Edgar working Silva over with strikes.
Edgar wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Edgar is controlling him
Edgar not doing much here.
Edgar stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Edgar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Edgar in particular looking to stall.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Edgar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva misses with a takedown

and Edgar counters by moving into the clinch.
Edgar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Frank Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rennon Silva.

Edgar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Edgar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Edgar is controlling him
Edgar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Edgar is controlling him
Silva looks gassed!
Edgar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Edgar prevents Silva from standing back up.
Edgar is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Edgar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Edgar counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Edgar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Edgar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Edgar dominates the positioning.
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Edgar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Edgar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva is being controlled here.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Edgar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Edgar controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Edgar 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 misses with a takedown

and Edgar counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Edgar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva closes the distance but Edgar moves to the side

so Edgar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Edgar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Edgar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edgar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Edgar prevents Silva from standing back up.
Edgar tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Edgar not doing much here.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Edgar is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Edgar is controlling him well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Edgar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Edgar taking a breather here.
Edgar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Edgar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Edgar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Edgar dominates the positioning.

Edgar has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Edgar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Edgar prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Edgar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Edgar stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Edgar is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Edgar controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Edgar is staying tight to Silva's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Edgar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Edgar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Edgar prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Frank Edgar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Edgar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva is looking to stand up but Edgar isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Edgar dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Silva misses with a takedown

and Edgar counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Edgar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Edgar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Edgar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva keeping full guard, as Edgar tries to pass.
Silva is looking to stand back up but Edgar counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Silva.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Edgar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva is looking to escape.

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.
Ground and pound from Edgar.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Edgar is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Edgar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Edgar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva is looking to stand up but Edgar isn't so interested in that idea.
Edgar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is looking to escape.
Edgar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Edgar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.

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

Edgar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Edgar fights it off and pushes away nicely.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Frank Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rennon Silva.

Edgar lands a takedown into guard.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar advances to half guard.
Silva is looking to escape.
Edgar slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Edgar is controlling him well.
Edgar wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Edgar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rennon Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Edgar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Edgar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edgar 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Edgar!