PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Bahamonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bahamonde has chosen Ennio Morricone FT. Nas - Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music. Eduardo Bahamonde will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Silva
vs
Bahamonde

190 cm
26
250 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

213 cm
19
274 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Bahamonde!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Bahamonde is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bahamonde keeps moving.
Silva stops Bahamonde from standing up.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bahamonde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bahamonde wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Bahamonde 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 postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bahamonde is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bahamonde preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thiago Silva.

Bahamonde closes the distance and clinches.
Bahamonde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Bahamonde.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Bahamonde has the dominant position.
Silva looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bahamonde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bahamonde pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bahamonde closes the distance and clinches.
Bahamonde tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahamonde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bahamonde misses with an elbow strike.
Bahamonde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bahamonde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bahamonde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bahamonde prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

Bahamonde instigates a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bahamonde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahamonde misses with a knee strike.
Bahamonde tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Bahamonde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Bahamonde.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Bahamonde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bahamonde looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Bahamonde looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bahamonde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bahamonde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bahamonde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Bahamonde dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bahamonde shows good takedown defense.

Bahamonde takes the fight into the clinch.
Bahamonde tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Bahamonde tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Bahamonde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Bahamonde tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Bahamonde lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Thiago Silva has been cut.

Silva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bahamonde defending well though.
Silva wants to control but Bahamonde is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva prevents Bahamonde from standing back up.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bahamonde doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bahamonde is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Bahamonde defends it.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Silva is working for a kimura but Bahamonde is defending it quite comfortably.
Bahamonde pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva wants to stand up but Bahamonde is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bahamonde is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva thows a huge punch but Bahamonde dodges it nicely.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bahamonde sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahamonde pushes Silva off but Silva dives into side control.
Bahamonde wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bahamonde to his feet.

Bahamonde closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Bahamonde misses with an elbow strike.
Bahamonde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bahamonde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva looks for a takedown but Bahamonde sprawls well.

Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Bahamonde. Bahamonde maintains the clinch.
Bahamonde throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bahamonde, against the ropes.
Bahamonde throws an elbow but it misses.

Bahamonde is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bahamonde to the mat. Bahamonde regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bahamonde is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bahamonde has escaped and now he's on top!

Bahamonde stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahamonde displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva shoots in but Bahamonde avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva pushes Bahamonde up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bahamonde looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Bahamonde.
Bahamonde misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bahamonde, against the ropes.
Bahamonde pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silva tries to pull guard but Bahamonde won't allow it.
Bahamonde creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bahamonde looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bahamonde tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Bahamonde looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bahamonde looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Bahamonde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bahamonde throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries to pull guard but Bahamonde won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bahamonde, against the ropes.
Bahamonde with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bahamonde stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Bahamonde.
Bahamonde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bahamonde pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bahamonde gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bahamonde throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bahamonde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Bahamonde avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
Bahamonde looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bahamonde misses with an elbow strike.
Bahamonde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to circle away but Bahamonde has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Bahamonde.
Bahamonde throws an elbow that misses.
Eduardo Bahamonde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Bahamonde, against the ropes.
Bahamonde throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bahamonde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Bahamonde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bahamonde 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Bahamonde!