PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Burgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jesus dasilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burgos comes into the arena with Stronger blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Burgos
vs
dasilva

185 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

170 cm
24
190 lbs
7 - 21 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Burgos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jesus dasilva!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

dasilva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Burgos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. dasilva is in Burgos's guard.
dasilva wants to get up but he can't break Burgos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
dasilva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burgos holds on and takes a little breather.
dasilva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burgos wants to sweep here but dasilva controlling him for the moment.
Burgos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burgos controlling dasilva's posture.
dasilva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burgos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from dasilva.
dasilva stopping the sweep attempt from Burgos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dasilva wants to control from the top but Burgos keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burgos tries a head kick but it misses.
Burgos stuffs the takedown.
dasilva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burgos as he avoids it easily.
Burgos throws a jab when dasilva was well out of range.

dasilva shoots in and bounces Burgos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burgos is controlling dasilva's posture.
dasilva throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dasilva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burgos has a closed guard, preventing dasilva from standing up.
dasilva looks gassed!
dasilva preventing the sweep.
dasilva is looking to stand up but Burgos won't let him.
dasilva trying to control the position from guard on top but Burgos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burgos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burgos is looking to advance position but dasilva won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Burgos there.
Burgos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burgos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burgos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burgos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burgos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burgos slips a nice elbow through dasilva's hands, connecting with dasilva's forehead.
Burgos moves into full mount! dasilva won't be happy about that!
Burgos dominating with strikes here.
Burgos landing strikes from the mount.
Burgos lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Burgos connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dasilva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burgos lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgos with the ground and pound from mount.
dasilva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Burgos has dasilva pulled in close to control his posture.
dasilva tries to stand but Burgos is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgos has his hands on dasilva's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dasilva wanted to stand there but Burgos had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Burgos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Burgos swats away the attempt to clinch by dasilva.
dasilva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burgos.
dasilva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burgos as he avoids it easily.
Burgos tries to land a front kick but dasilva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

dasilva shoots in and gets a takedown into Burgos's guard.
dasilva wants to stand but Burgos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burgos holds on and takes a little breather.
Burgos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
dasilva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgos is pulling down on dasilva's head. It's preventing any offense from dasilva, at least for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dasilva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burgos avoids it really well and circles away.
Burgos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burgos tried to score with a low kick but dasilva checks it.
dasilva misses with a takedown attempt - Burgos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pedro Burgos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jesus dasilva.

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.

Burgos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in dasilva's half guard.
dasilva taking some punishment here, with Burgos in his half guard.
Burgos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Burgos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and dasilva defends it well.
Nice strikes from Burgos there.
Burgos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burgos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks dasilva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
dasilva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burgos lands strikes from half guard.
Burgos working over dasilva with some ground and pound. dasilva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
dasilva trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasilva wants to get back to his feet.
Burgos winds up and cracks dasilva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
dasilva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burgos winds up and cracks dasilva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burgos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burgos lands strikes from half guard.
Burgos lands strikes from half guard.
Pedro Burgos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
dasilva is looking to improve his position.
Burgos is looking to advance position but dasilva won't allow it.
Burgos lands strikes from half guard.
Burgos 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.
dasilva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burgos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burgos stands up over dasilva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dasilva trying to keep a closed guard but Burgos is proving a slippery customer.
Burgos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burgos trying to control the position from guard on top but dasilva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
dasilva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Burgos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burgos distracts dasilva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burgos pushing down on dasilva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Burgos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burgos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burgos wants to free his trapped foot but dasilva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burgos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burgos working over dasilva with some ground and pound. dasilva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Burgos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

dasilva misses with a takedown
and Burgos counters with a nice body shot.
dasilva moves out of range of the body kick.

Burgos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
dasilva is in trouble now - Burgos has advanced to mount!
dasilva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burgos breaks from dasilva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burgos landing strikes from the mount and dasilva is in trouble!
Burgos lands a heavy elbow.
Burgos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burgos with a couple of short strikes.
Burgos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
dasilva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgos landing strikes from the mount and dasilva is in trouble!
Burgos lands a heavy elbow.
Burgos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of dasilva's face.
Burgos lands a heavy elbow.
dasilva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Burgos landing strikes from the mount and dasilva is in trouble!
Burgos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Burgos landing shots from mount.
dasilva wants to get back to his feet.
Burgos dominating with strikes here.
Burgos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Burgos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Burgos scoring with strikes but dasilva is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dasilva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Burgos slips a nice elbow through dasilva's hands, connecting with dasilva's forehead.
dasilva taking some punishment here, with Burgos in his half guard.
Burgos trying to pass the guard but dasilva defending well.
Burgos 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.
dasilva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burgos.
Burgos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burgos 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.
dasilva is trying to maintain the position but Burgos is very close to passing his half guard.
Burgos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
dasilva manages to get to full guard.
dasilva controls Burgos momentarily but Burgos frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
dasilva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Burgos chips away with some ground and pound.
Burgos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burgos is looking to work some ground and pound but dasilva has wrist control.
Burgos trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but dasilva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Burgos wants to sweep here but dasilva controlling him for the moment.
Burgos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.
dasilva wanted to stand there but Burgos had control of the position.
dasilva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burgos pulls dasilva in close to prevent any damage.
dasilva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
dasilva preventing the sweep.
jesus dasilva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dasilva wants to stand but Burgos is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Burgos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burgos 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Burgos!