PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanada Yukimura (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
Yukimura

186 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanada Yukimura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yukimura tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Yukimura throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.

Yukimura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like Yukimura is going to stand back up.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Yukimura isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva controls Yukimura momentarily but Yukimura frees himself.
Yukimura won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva working a defensive guard but Yukimura manages to pass into side control anyway.
Silva is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?

Yukimura stands up.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Yukimura, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Yukimura against the cage but Yukimura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yukimura slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Yukimura counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Yukimura works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Yukimura landing strikes from the mount.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Yukimura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Yukimura blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Yukimura lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Yukimura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yukimura looking to control and managing it successfully.

Yukimura looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yukimura landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.

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.
Yukimura scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Yukimura's attempts to control the action.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yukimura wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yukimura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yukimura landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yukimura looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yukimura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanada Yukimura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yukimura gets the takedown into side control.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Yukimura working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Yukimura gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Yukimura moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Yukimura.
Yukimura with a poor takedown

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yukimura!
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Yukimura is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yukimura on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yukimura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukimura tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yukimura is trying desperately to improve position.
Yukimura takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yukimura taking shots to the head.
Yukimura working to try and regain half guard.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yukimura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Yukimura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva won't let Yukimura get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura is trying to escape the mount.
Yukimura wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Yukimura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yukimura squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Yukimura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yukimura regains half guard.

Yukimura manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva wants to clinch up but Yukimura keeps it at a distance.
Yukimura wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura misses with the combination.
Yukimura looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Yukimura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yukimura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yukimura tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Yukimura tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva forces Yukimura back against the cage and clinches.
Yukimura trying to land knees to the body.

Yukimura manages to pull guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva trying to control but Yukimura is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Yukimura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.

Silva stands up from Yukimura's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yukimura counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails with the takedown
enabling Yukimura to counter with a crisp jab.
Yukimura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yukimura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Silva dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva misses with a takedown

and Yukimura counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yukimura is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Yukimura has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Yukimura is controlling him.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yukimura is one step ahead there.
Yukimura would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yukimura puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukimura wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Yukimura blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Yukimura shows good takedown defense.
Yukimura tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Yukimura fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yukimura is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Yukimura is retaining full guard.
Silva is in close to Yukimura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yukimura keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yukimura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yukimura makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yukimura.
Yukimura 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.

Yukimura uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Yukimura shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yukimura tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

Silva clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yukimura tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yukimura.

Yukimura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yukimura throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yukimura is keeping the position for now.
Yukimura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

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