PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brundon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Matthews
vs
Silva

202 cm
25
307 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
23
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brundon Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andriago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch there but Matthews circles away.
Matthews tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Matthews clinches with his opponent.
Matthews displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the ropes.
Matthews fails to pull guard.
Silva tries to circle away but Matthews has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Matthews has double underhooks.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Matthews.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brundon Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch but Matthews moves away

and Matthews counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Matthews drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthews's defenses.

It looks like Brundon Matthews has been cut.
Matthews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matthews wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Matthews blocks it.
Silva tries to break free but Matthews pushes him back against the ropes.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch

and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Matthews trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Matthews decides to stand back up. Matthews steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Matthews walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Matthews's side.
Andriago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matthews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Matthews counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Matthews's attempts to control the action.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Matthews trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Matthews has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Matthews is in full control for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matthews really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Silva.
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matthews thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Matthews is in full control for now.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews controlling from the back.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Matthews has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andriago Silva will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matthews pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matthews tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Matthews has him pressed against the ropes.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva darts in trying to clinch

and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Matthews throws a big right hand that misses.
Matthews stops Silva from standing up.
Matthews stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Matthews is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to escape but Matthews is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by Matthews.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Matthews tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Matthews trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva tries to escape but Matthews is in control.

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.
Matthews controlling from side mount.
Silva tries to escape but Matthews is in control.
Matthews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Matthews is controlling him well.
Matthews works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Matthews gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Silva tries to clinch up

and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Matthews trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Matthews drags him back down.

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.

Brundon Matthews has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt

and Matthews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Matthews moves away

and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Matthews advances position into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Matthews off but instead Matthews has got his back!

Matthews is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brundon Matthews dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Matthews shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva scores with a head kick. Matthews tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva darts in and clinches Matthews up against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matthews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brundon Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews jumps guard but Silva stands there with Matthews around his waist. Matthews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matthews jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Matthews closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to escape.
Matthews tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.

Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A jab from Silva misses.

Matthews gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Matthews avoids the damage to the body.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a looping right.

Matthews drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva darts in trying to clinch

and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva prevents Matthews from moving into mount.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Matthews is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Matthews.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva tries to escape but Matthews is in control.
Silva tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Matthews fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Matthews controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Matthews scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Matthews controlling the pace for now.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Matthews is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Matthews has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andriago Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!