PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian St Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Patrick has chosen Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
St Patrick

186 cm
25
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrian St Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

St Patrick feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
St Patrick wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
St Patrick is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but St Patrick dives into side control.

St Patrick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

St Patrick tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St Patrick wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Patrick stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
St Patrick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and St Patrick counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva keeping full guard, as St Patrick tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing St Patrick from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Patrick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva keeping moving, preventing St Patrick from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Adrian St Patrick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
St Patrick misses with a takedown

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Silva clinches up with St Patrick and pushes him back against the cage.
St Patrick goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian St Patrick.
St Patrick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Patrick there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Patrick looks gassed!
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Patrick fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings St Patrick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a leg kick but St Patrick sees it coming and moves out of range.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silva lands a left and a right that sends St Patrick crashing to the canvas! Silva dives into mount looking to finish!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with shots to the head and body - St Patrick looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Patrick takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva scoring with strikes but St Patrick is staying in there.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Patrick on the ground.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on St Patrick's face as he tries to break the clinch.

St Patrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Patrick shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and St Patrick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but St Patrick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Patrick wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Patrick is keeping the position for now.
St Patrick is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Patrick keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

St Patrick is looking for a triangle here but Silva uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
St Patrick tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
St Patrick is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva looks up at the clock and then as St Patrick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silva throws an elbow but St Patrick slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva wants to stand but St Patrick has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but St Patrick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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.
St Patrick controlling from the top position.
St Patrick wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adrian St Patrick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St Patrick, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
St Patrick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Silva clinches up with St Patrick and pushes him back against the cage.
St Patrick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but St Patrick avoids the damage to the body.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
St Patrick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian St Patrick.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
St Patrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Patrick tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually St Patrick drops back down to his feet.
St Patrick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing St Patrick up against the cage.
St Patrick tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually St Patrick drops back down to his feet.
Silva stalling the fight.
St Patrick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Patrick shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Patrick circles away.
St Patrick circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Patrick counters with a head kick.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with St Patrick, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Patrick being controlled against the cage.
St Patrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva is working St Patrick over against the cage.
Silva has St Patrick pushed against the cage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but St Patrick moves away

and St Patrick counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

St Patrick feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, St Patrick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Patrick trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Patrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

St Patrick drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now St Patrick has Silva in his guard.
Silva trying to control but St Patrick is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silva!