PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by system of a down - violent pornography. Frank Jordan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Silva
vs
Jordan

200 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Lightning Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jordan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jordan as he jumps to the side.
Jordan scores with a shot to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Jordan tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jordan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jordan tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jordan to the ground. Jordan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
Jordan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jordan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan lands a nice looking body kick.
Jordan scores with a hook.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jordan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick from Jordan.
Jordan scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Jordan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jordan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jordan. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Jordan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Jordan which made him look bad.
Jordan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jordan with a hook.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan circles away.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jordan.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Jordan as Silva shoots in.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Jordan sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jordan scores with a jab.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jordan finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
Jordan lands a high kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jordan.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Jordan shows good takedown defense.
Jordan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jordan is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Jordan circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jordan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jordan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Jordan tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jordan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jordan scores with a hook.
Jordan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Jordan which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jordan as he avoids it easily.

Jordan gets a clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Jordan stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Jordan breaks the clinch.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jordan.
Silva tries for a takedown but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jordan tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jordan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from Jordan. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Jordan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Jordan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Jordan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Jordan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva fails with the takedown

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

Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Jordan clinches up against the cage.
Jordan tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.

Jordan breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jordan counters with a body kick.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jordan counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking for a sweep but Jordan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Silva gets back to half guard.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jordan wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jordan passes into side control.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Silva gets full guard.
Jordan wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.

Silva working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jordan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva wants to sweep here but Jordan controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Jordan dominated that round.
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 avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Jordan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jordan to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jordan cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jordan lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.

Jordan moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
A short right from Jordan.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jordan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Jordan breaks from the clinch.
Silva shoots and misses
and Jordan counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jordan scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Jordan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jordan counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a takedown

and Jordan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jordan looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Jordan keeps him under control.
Jordan is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jordan tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jordan scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva with a poor takedown
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva shoots and misses

and Jordan counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva tries to bench press Jordan off him but Jordan keeps the position.
Jordan wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.
Jordan wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Jordan keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Jordan has passed into mount! Damn!
Jordan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva gets back to half guard.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jordan is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jordan pulls his head out easily.

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.
Jordan wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jordan pulls his head out easily.

Jordan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.

Jordan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jordan controlling the position.

Jordan stands up.
Jordan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jordan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jordan lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to move into range but Jordan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jordan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rickson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Jordan is stalling here.

Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries for a takedown but Jordan circles away easily
and Jordan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Jordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Jordan counters by clinching up.

Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots and misses

and Jordan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jordan gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva fails with the takedown
and Jordan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jordan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Jordan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Jordan pushes his legs off easily.
Jordan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jordan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jordan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jordan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Jordan stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jordan counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Jordan from standing up.

Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rickson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jordan manages to get himself to full guard.
Jordan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jordan wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva stands and throws Jordan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva advances to full mount.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jordan turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
Jordan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rickson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Silva working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.

Silva working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jordan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Silva working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jordan manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva passes into half guard.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan wants to get back to his feet.
Jordan trying to control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jordan 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Jordan!