PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio 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.

Araujo
vs
Silva

180 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

205 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Angelo Araujo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Araujo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch there but Araujo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Araujo .
Araujo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch up but Araujo circles away and keeps his distance.
Fabio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Araujo throws a hook but Silva blocks it.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Araujo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Angelo Araujo has been cut.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Araujo scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Araujo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Araujo blocks it.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Araujo is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Araujo blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Araujo blocks with his arms.
Araujo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Araujo pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Araujo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Araujo 's efforts to push away.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Araujo blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Araujo .
Araujo scores with a shoulder strike.
Araujo lands a right hand.
Araujo gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Araujo blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Araujo 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Araujo 's efforts to push away.
Araujo tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Araujo is trying to break free.
Araujo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Araujo stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Araujo wants to break free but Silva has control.
Araujo leaning against his opponent.
Araujo is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Araujo is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Araujo 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Araujo tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Araujo wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Araujo .
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Araujo is blocking nicely.
Araujo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Nice body punch from Araujo - that landed with a thud.
Araujo pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Araujo tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Araujo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Araujo scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Araujo 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Araujo is blocking nicely.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Araujo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Araujo .
Araujo tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Araujo 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Araujo blocks it.
Araujo lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Araujo wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Araujo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Araujo is stalling here.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Araujo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Araujo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Araujo 's efforts to push away.
Araujo is trying to stall.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Araujo blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo scores with a hook to the body.
Araujo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Araujo breaks the clinch.
Araujo throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Araujo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Araujo finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Araujo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Araujo throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva tries to clinch but Araujo moves out of range.
A combination from Araujo does no damage.
Araujo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Araujo . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Araujo .
Araujo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Araujo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Araujo lands a nice shot to the body.
Araujo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Araujo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Araujo swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Araujo moves out of range.
Araujo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Araujo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Araujo misses its intended target.
Silva tries to move into range but Araujo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Araujo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Araujo throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Araujo 's corner calls for a 1-2. Araujo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Araujo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Araujo throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Araujo keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Araujo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Araujo 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Araujo keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Araujo coming out on top.
Nice shot by Araujo .

Silva forces Araujo back against the cage and clinches.
Araujo digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Araujo blocks it.
Araujo is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Araujo wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Araujo blocks it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Araujo blocks it.
Araujo lands a shoulder strike.
Araujo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Araujo .
Araujo presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Araujo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Araujo lands a nice uppercut.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Araujo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Araujo scores with a shoulder strike.
Araujo wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Araujo .
Araujo wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Araujo wants to stall.
Araujo can't break the clinch.
Araujo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Araujo effectively controlling the action here.
Silva keeps control of Araujo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Araujo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Araujo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Araujo looking to slow down the pace here.
Araujo lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Araujo .
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Araujo lands a body shot.
Araujo scores with a shoulder strike.
Araujo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Araujo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

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.
Araujo avoiding damage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Araujo blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Araujo wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Araujo .
Araujo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Araujo on the inside.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Araujo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Araujo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Araujo working hard to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Araujo wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Araujo as the two fighters clinch.
Araujo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Araujo tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Araujo is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Araujo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Araujo tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Araujo scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Araujo is blocking nicely.
Araujo stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
A shot in the inside from Araujo .
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Araujo tries to tie him up.
Araujo lands with a left to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Araujo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Araujo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Araujo .

Silva manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Araujo .
Araujo lands a jab to the nose.
Silva wants to clinch up but Araujo keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Araujo .
Araujo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Araujo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Araujo keeps the fight on the outside.
Araujo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Araujo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Araujo throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Araujo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Araujo looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Araujo misses with a double jab.
Araujo throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva wants to clinch up but Araujo keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Araujo moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Araujo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Araujo 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva clinches up with Araujo and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Araujo blocks with his arms.
Araujo is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Araujo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Araujo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Araujo stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Araujo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Araujo lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Araujo working hard to break the clinch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Araujo lands a nice uppercut.
Araujo wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Araujo finds it's target.
Araujo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Araujo misses with a few strikes there.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Araujo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Araujo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Araujo tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Araujo 's corner calls for a 1-2. Araujo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab lands there for Araujo .
Araujo throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to clinch but Araujo moves out of range.
Araujo swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Araujo lands a jab to the nose.
Angelo Araujo is winning the standup battle so far.
Araujo throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

Silva rushes Araujo and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Araujo .
Araujo tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Araujo is blocking nicely.
Araujo is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Araujo is blocking nicely.
Araujo taking a breather.
Araujo lands a body punch.
Araujo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Araujo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Araujo digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Araujo lands a body shot.
Araujo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Araujo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Araujo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Araujo throws a shot to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up but Araujo circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva has Araujo up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Araujo 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Araujo is trying to break free.
Araujo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Araujo is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Araujo is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Araujo has his back to the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Araujo .
Araujo has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Araujo looking to stall.
Araujo can't break the clinch.
Araujo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Araujo lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Araujo .
Araujo lands a left hand.
Araujo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Araujo blocks it with crossed arms.
Araujo is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Araujo into the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Araujo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Araujo .
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Araujo .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Araujo wants to break free but Silva has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Araujo .
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Araujo is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Araujo is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Araujo has his back to the cage.
Araujo lands a shot to the body.
Araujo scores with a shoulder strike.
Araujo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Araujo blocks it with crossed arms.
Araujo is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Araujo has his back to the cage.
Angelo Araujo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Araujo is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Araujo blocks it.
Araujo can't break the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Araujo stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Araujo is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Araujo blocks it with crossed arms.
Araujo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Araujo blocks with his arms.
Fabio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva prevents Araujo from breaking the clinch.
Araujo can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Araujo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Araujo 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Araujo !