PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gouveia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gouveia
vs
Silva

186 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Gouveia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Gouveia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but Gouveia circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva motions for Gouveia to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gouveia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gouveia somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Gouveia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gouveia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gouveia.
Silva lands a high kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gouveia.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gouveia. What's that going to do exactly?
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gouveia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Gouveia works his way into full mount!
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two 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.
Gouveia controlling his opponent.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Gouveia wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gouveia controlling from mount.
Silva can't escape the position.
Gouveia controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouveia prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gouveia controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gouveia'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.

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.
Gouveia wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Gouveia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jesus Gouveia just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gouveia shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Gouveia 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.
Gouveia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gouveia shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Gouveia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Gouveia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gouveia showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gouveia wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouveia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gouveia is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Gouveia controlling the pace.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Gouveia has control of the leg.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Gouveia has passed into side control.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Gouveia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gouveia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gouveia. What's that going to do exactly?

Gouveia working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Gouveia content just to control the position here.
Silva can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouveia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gouveia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gouveia 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.
Gouveia wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gouveia content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jesus Gouveia just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gouveia has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Gouveia dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gouveia fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva thuds a left hand into Gouveia's body.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Gouveia blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Gouveia on that attempt.
Gouveia closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Gouveia pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Gouveia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gouveia manages to avoid it.

Gouveia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gouveia sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gouveia from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to hit a switch here but Gouveia passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!
Gouveia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gouveia controlling his opponent.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Gouveia isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Gouveia working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gouveia controlling his opponent.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gouveia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Gouveia controlling from mount.
Gouveia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gouveia controlling his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jesus Gouveia just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gouveia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Gouveia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gouveia 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Gouveia!