PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister MR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
MR

170 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

159 cm
25
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister MR!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

MR has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
MR misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MR misses with a knee strike.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MR misses with a knee strike.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MR lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Adriano Silva has been cut.
MR misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but MR is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
MR looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MR is keeping busy.
Silva landing knees to the body.
MR avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
MR connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva just leaning against MR, taking a breather.
MR lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva is looking to control MR's arms but MR gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adriano Silva.
Silva closes the distance but MR moves to the side

and MR counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MR throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
MR controls the position.
MR throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here as MR stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

MR decides to stand back up. MR steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

MR closes the distance and clinches.
MR unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but MR blocks with his arms.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MR throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
MR scores with a knee to the head.
MR landing knees to the body.
Silva looking to stall.
MR throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to stall.
MR avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
MR displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
MR with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for MR.
Knees to the body from MR.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MR avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards MR's brow.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from MR.
MR throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MR obliges.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
MR tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MR misses with a knee strike.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, MR has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
MR controlling the action here for a moment.
MR on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
MR misses with a knee strike.
MR is trying to stall.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MR is keeping busy.
MR tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
MR tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
MR dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MR avoids it.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
MR avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
MR tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MR as Silva tries to tie him up.
A bit of stalling here from MR.
Silva tries a knee to the head but MR blocks it.
MR looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva trying to stall but MR improves his position.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but MR is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
MR scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister MR dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adriano Silva'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.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by MR. MR maintains the clinch.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva avoiding damage as MR throws knees to the body.
MR blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
MR putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by MR.
MR misses with a knee strike.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MR's defenses.
MR misses with a knee to the head.
MR throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but MR avoids the damage to the body.
MR blocks the elbow strike.
MR tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
MR leaning against his opponent.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MR as Silva tries to tie him up.
MR connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MR stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MR using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
MR tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva looking to stall.
MR connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
MR lands a knee to the body.
MR connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MR obliges.
MR using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MR with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MR putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MR on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MR has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MR scores a nice knee to the body.
MR throws a knee to the head but misses.
MR landing knees to the head.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but MR gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
MR with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two 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.
MR throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is looking to control MR's arms but MR gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
MR managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
MR is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MR as Silva tries to tie him up.
MR using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but MR is keeping busy.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adriano Silva.

MR clinches.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from MR.
MR holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MR tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries to stall but MR uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
MR lands a nice knee to the body.
MR with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MR throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
MR throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva is looking to control MR's arms but MR gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
MR throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but MR avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
MR connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. MR won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
MR throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva taking a breather.

and MR counters by moving into the clinch.
MR unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MR avoids it.
MR landing some nice looking knees to the body.
MR tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MR has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of stalling here from MR.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
MR on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MR avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
MR throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister MR showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adriano Silva'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

MR closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
MR connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
MR takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MR working Silva over with knees to the body.
MR misses with a knee to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
MR leaning against his opponent.
MR putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva is looking to control MR's arms but MR gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
MR is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MR managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
MR with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MR lands a knee to the head.
MR with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MR with a knee to the head.
MR lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MR avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
MR with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva stalling in the clinch but MR improves position.
MR connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but MR gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adriano Silva.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and MR moves into the clinch.
MR lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
MR on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MR effectively controlling the action here.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MR blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by MR.
MR tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MR is defending well for now.
MR tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, MR has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
MR throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
MR throws a knee to the head but misses.
MR using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
MR tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva landing knees to the head.
MR misses with a knee to the head.
MR misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
MR working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva working MR over with knees to the body.
MR stalling against the cage.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but MR gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
MR scores with a knee to the head.
Mister MR is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MR blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MR blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from MR.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, MR has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

That's four 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.
MR on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for MR.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to stall.
MR with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
MR tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva trying to stall but MR improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adriano Silva.

MR throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. MR is in Silva's guard.
MR must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MR is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister MR comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MR has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister MR!