PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Mora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mora
vs
Silva

185 cm
21
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Mora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mora feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mora lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mora is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Mora from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Mora is having none of it.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Mora from controlling successfully.
Mora scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mora advances position into side control!
Mora will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mora in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mora landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Mora scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mora slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is pushing Mora's head away, looking to escape. Mora manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mora is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva is pushing Mora's head away, looking to escape. Mora manages to hold on to the position though.
Mora just content to control the position.
Mora working the ground and pound.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Mora cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mora scoring with punches from side control.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mora. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Mora is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Mora's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to escape but Mora is in control.
Mora working the head with strikes.
Mora takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Mora drags him back down.
Mora scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Mora lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mora asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mora scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mora is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mora remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mora is controlling him well.
Mora working the head with strikes.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Mora connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Silva looks gassed!
Mora controlling the position.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mora connects with a decent elbow.
Mora advances nicely into full mount.
Mora with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.

Mora wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mora.
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.
Mora landing punches.
Mora putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mora with a couple of short strikes.

Mora has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mora looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Mora with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mora has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Mora looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mora unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Mora dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mora tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mora lands the left hand.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Mora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mora lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.

It looks like Loco Silva has been cut.
Silva wants to clinch up but Mora keeps it at a distance.
Mora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mora shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mora.
Mora throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Nice cross by Mora.
Silva is looking to clinch but Mora is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch up but Mora circles away and keeps his distance.
Alejandro Mora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mora keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch there but Mora circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Mora moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mora fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Mora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Mora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?

Mora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mora scores with a nice right hand.
Mora lands a body shot.
Mora misses with a few strikes there.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mora paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mora tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Mora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mora shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mora showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva pushes Mora off looking to stand but Mora dives back in and keeps control.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Mora drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Mora seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mora controlling the pace.
Mora scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mora prevents Silva from standing back up.
Mora drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mora lands a nice short elbow.
Mora stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Mora is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva is trying to escape back to his feet but Mora uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Mora is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mora takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mora working the ground and pound.
Mora creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mora prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Mora is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mora working the head and body with strikes.
The referee asks Mora politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mora prefers to stall for the moment though.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora working the head and body with strikes.
Mora slows the pace down.
Mora lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mora taking a breather here.
Mora working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mora is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mora connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.

Mora in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alejandro Mora!