PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rivilinho Rivaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Guerreiro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rivaldo
vs
Silva

180 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rivilinho Rivaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldo throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Rivaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rivaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Rivaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Rivaldo scores with a three punch combo!
Rivaldo misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivaldo which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivaldo sprawls well. Rivaldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivilinho Rivaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Silva.
Rivaldo takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Rivaldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Rivaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivaldo looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivaldo's waist but Rivaldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Rivaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivaldo sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rivaldo misses with a hook.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Rivaldo is defending well.

Rivaldo pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Rivaldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rivilinho Rivaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rivaldo tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Rivaldo misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Rivaldo.
Rivaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Silva swings around for an armbar but Rivaldo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Silva pulls Rivaldo in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivaldo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

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 pulling down on Rivaldo's head to control his posture.
Rivaldo tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rivilinho Rivaldo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rivaldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rivaldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva shoots in but Rivaldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivaldo misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivaldo misses the target.
Rivaldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Rivaldo shows good takedown defense.
Rivilinho Rivaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Silva.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rivaldo quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rivaldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rivaldo is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is looking for a kimura but Rivaldo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva trying to control from Rivaldo's half guard. Rivaldo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rivaldo dives on top into guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivaldo wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva pulls Rivaldo in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to keep Rivaldo in close.
Rivaldo wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.

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 wants to sweep here but Rivaldo controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rivaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivaldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivaldo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rivilinho Rivaldo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva shoots in for a takedown but Rivaldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivaldo scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Rivaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Rivaldo's face as Silva controls the position.

Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rivaldo, who protects the arm well.
Rivaldo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Silva is working for a kimura but Rivaldo is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Rivaldo is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivaldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.

Rivaldo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivaldo sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Rivilinho Rivaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renan Silva.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivaldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rivaldo misses.
Silva slips under a jab.
Rivilinho Rivaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivaldo misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Rivaldo misses.
Rivaldo looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Rivaldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivaldo swinging wildly here.
Rivilinho Rivaldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivaldo misses with an uppercut.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Rivaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Rivaldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rivaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Rivaldo looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Rivaldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rivaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Rivaldo stuffs the takedown.
Rivaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rivaldo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rivaldo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rivaldo has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Rivaldo from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rivilinho Rivaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivaldo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rivilinho Rivaldo!