PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abbot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagani Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvia has chosen Roll With It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Silvia

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abbot Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagani Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but Silvia is having none of it.
Silvia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Silvia.

Silva clinches up against the cage.

Silva has Silvia pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silvia tumbling to the mat - Silva dives into Silvia's guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silvia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvia is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to stand but Silvia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silvia is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Silvia trying to control but Silva postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva wants to stand up but Silvia is controlling the position.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is tying to control. Silvia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two 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 wants to work for an arm triangle but Silvia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

Silva rushes Silvia and presses him up against the cage.

Silva lands a takedown into guard.

Silvia had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silvia Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silva's back instead.
Silva breaks Silvia's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silvia's guard.

Silvia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silvia looking for a sweep. Not yet Silvia, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Silvia is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.

Silvia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Silvia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
Silva is working Silvia over with some ground and pound from side control.

Silva decides to stand back up.
Silva tries to clinch but Silvia is having none of it.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Silva rushes Silvia and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silvia counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silvia passes into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva striking from the bottom.
Silva is looking to escape.

Silvia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silvia.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abbot Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wagani Silvia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva lands with a nice combination. Silvia backs away looking to recover.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Silvia is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silvia's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Silva stands up and waves to Silvia to follow him.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Silva 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is looking to stand up but Silvia won't let him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silvia's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Abbot Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silvia is keeping the position for now.

Silva stands up and waves to Silvia to follow him.
Silva tries to clinch

and Silvia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silvia's guard.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Silvia's brow.
Silva wants to control from the top but Silvia keeps moving.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silvia wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva digs a right hand into Silvia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silvia's gas tank.

Silva breaks from the clinch.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silvia looks a forlorn figure.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silvia hang on?
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silvia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silvia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva breaks from Silvia's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva landing punches.
Silva landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Silvia is rocked!
Silva cracks Silvia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silvia is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silvia is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silvia seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva wants to control the pace but Silvia is squirming around nicely.
Silvia taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Silvia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silvia looks a forlorn figure.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Silvia looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abbot Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wagani Silvia's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silvia takes one to the chin there.

That has opened up Wagani Silvia's cut even more.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silvia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva wants to clinch but Silvia slips to the side

so Silvia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Silvia manages to avoid easily.
Silva working Silvia over with strikes here.
Silvia wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva cracks Silvia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silvia regains half guard.
Silvia is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva wants to take a breather but Silvia is having none of it.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silvia on the ground.

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

Silva is looking for a kimura but Silvia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silvia defending well though.

Silva decides to return to a standing position.
Silva tries to clinch but Silvia is having none of it.

Silva clinches.
Silvia takes a shot to the head.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silvia gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva works over Silvia with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Silvia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silvia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but Silvia is controlling the position.

Silva kicks Silvia off and gets to his feet.

Silva rushes Silvia and presses him up against the cage.

Silva is trying to trip Silvia. He has hold of a leg but Silvia is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silvia keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.

Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

Silvia tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silvia is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silvia can do to turn this around?
Silvia taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva looks up at the clock and then as Silvia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Silva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silvia sneaks back into half guard.
Silvia is looking to escape.
Silvia trying to control from the bottom.
Wagani Silvia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
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 is trying to work for a kimura but Silvia is defending well.
Silva wants to stand up but Silvia is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abbot Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

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