PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Like Whoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Silva
vs
Whoa

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naldo 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, Like Whoa!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Whoa both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Naldo Silva has been cut.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whoa scores with a three punch combo!
Whoa tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naldo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Whoa.
Whoa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whoa lands a left and a right that sends Silva crashing to the canvas! Whoa dives into mount looking to finish!

Silva is rocked!
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Whoa has a good base and remains in mount.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whoa looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Whoa isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoa unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.

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 is squirming around, avoiding Whoa's attempts to control the action.
Whoa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Whoa avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Whoa trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Whoa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Whoa from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whoa postures up.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.

Silva kicks Whoa off and gets to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva moves out of range as Whoa strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whoa prevents it.
Whoa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whoa is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Whoa gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Whoa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whoa tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva tries for a takedown but Whoa manages to get underhooks.
Silva is working for takedown but Whoa is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Like Whoa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naldo Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Whoa tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whoa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whoa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Naldo Silva's cut is getting worse.
Whoa misses with a wild combination.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whoa throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whoa as he jumps to the side.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Whoa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Whoa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Whoa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whoa misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whoa!

Naldo Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like Whoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naldo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whoa throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whoa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva fails to pull guard.

Silva pulls Whoa into guard.

Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Whoa has passed into half guard!
Whoa is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Silva has one foot on Whoa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Whoa. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Whoa.
Whoa misses with a double jab.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whoa tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whoa to the ground. Whoa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.

Whoa is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is taking a breather. Whoa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Whoa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva is keen to just control but Whoa is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is really struggling to control Whoa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva stalling.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Whoa is working from the bottom.

Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Whoa to get to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Like Whoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Naldo Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Whoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva gets to his feet. Whoa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva jumps guard but Whoa stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Whoa tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whoa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naldo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Whoa.

Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Whoa!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Whoa working to try and regain half guard.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva trying to control but Whoa is having none of it.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Naldo Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Silva clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Whoa is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Whoa controlling from the top position.

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.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is pulling down on Whoa's head to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva trying to strike off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whoa 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Like Whoa!