PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reynaldo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Huerta's choice of entrance music: Devine. Reynaldo Da Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Da Silva
vs
Huerta

191 cm
23
179 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

184 cm
26
175 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reynaldo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fabio Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Da Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Da Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Huerta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reynaldo Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huerta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Da Silva is fending him off so far but Huerta persists. Nope, Da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Reynaldo Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Huerta.

Da Silva has Huerta up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva landing knees to the body.
Huerta fails to pull guard.
Huerta looks gassed!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Da Silva.
Da Silva lands an elbow that stopped Huerta in his tracks for a moment.
Huerta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huerta tries to pull guard but Da Silva won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Fabio Huerta has been cut.
Da Silva lands an elbow that stopped Huerta in his tracks for a moment.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside.
Huerta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva lands a nice elbow.
Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Da Silva working Huerta over with knees to the body.
Da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta takes an elbow to the temple.
Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Da Silva.
Huerta takes a knee to the side of the body.
Da Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huerta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Da Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Huerta jumps guard but Da Silva stands there with Huerta around his waist. Huerta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Huerta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Huerta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huerta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huerta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huerta keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Huerta pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Da Silva. No joy for Huerta on that attempt.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Huerta circles away.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
Huerta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Huerta circles away.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Huerta moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Huerta circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Huerta circles away.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Huerta circles away.
Huerta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huerta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Da Silva throws a series of punches but Huerta avoids them all with ease.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Da Silva clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Huerta's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Da Silva.
Huerta tries to pull guard but Da Silva won't allow it.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
Huerta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Da Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Huerta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Huerta moves out of range.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Huerta keeps it at a distance.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but Huerta slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Huerta moved out of range.
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Huerta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huerta avoids the head kick by Da Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reynaldo Da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Huerta's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Da Silva tries to clinch there but Huerta circles away.
Huerta fails with the takedown.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Huerta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva is looking to clinch but Huerta is avoiding it.
Da Silva stuffs the takedown.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Huerta pushes him off.
Reynaldo Da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Huerta pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huerta swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Silva.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Huerta keeps it at a distance.
Huerta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Huerta moved out of range.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Huerta pushes him off.
Da Silva tries to clinch there but Huerta circles away.
Huerta keeps the fight on the outside.
Huerta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Da Silva swivels and escapes.
Reynaldo Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Huerta.
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Huerta pushes him off.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Huerta moves out of range.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Huerta is having none of it.
Huerta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huerta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Huerta pushes him off.

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.
Da Silva lands with a hook. Huerta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Da Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Huerta is breathing heavily.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huerta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huerta keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Huerta circles away.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huerta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Da Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Huerta somewhat.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Huerta circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huerta keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huerta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Huerta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Huerta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Huerta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reynaldo Da Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Huerta's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Da Silva is looking to clinch but Huerta is avoiding it.
Huerta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huerta keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Huerta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Huerta moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Huerta keeps it at a distance.
Da Silva tries to bum rush Huerta with a series of wild strikes but Huerta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huerta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynaldo Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huerta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huerta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Silva as he avoids it easily.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Huerta circles away.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Huerta pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Huerta circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huerta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Huerta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Huerta circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huerta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Huerta keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Huerta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
Huerta keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Huerta circles away.

Da Silva instigates a clinch.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside.
Da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Da Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Huerta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huerta jumps guard but Da Silva stands there with Huerta around his waist. Huerta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside that Huerta shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
Da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Huerta's defenses.
Da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside that Huerta shrugs off.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside that Huerta shrugs off.
Huerta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Huerta's defenses.
Huerta tries to pull guard but Da Silva won't allow it.
Reynaldo Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Huerta.
Huerta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.

Huerta pulls Da Silva into guard.
Da Silva wants to stand but Huerta is controlling his posture from full guard.
Reynaldo Da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huerta can do to turn this around?

And that's the end of the fight!
Reynaldo Da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Da Silva, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Reynaldo Da Silva!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Reynaldo Da Silva!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Reynaldo Da Silva!

Reynaldo Da Silva wins by unanimous decision!