PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Warrior's choice of entrance music: Korn-Freak on a leash. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Warrior

188 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
30
211 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva leaves Warrior with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Warrior wants to clinch.
Warrior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Warrior throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warrior moves away.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Warrior looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warrior with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warrior is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Ricardo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Warrior clinches.

Warrior pulls guard successfully.
Warrior trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warrior wants to sweep but no luck.
Warrior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warrior is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Warrior's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ultimate Warrior wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Warrior seems unphased.
Warrior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Warrior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warrior misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Warrior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warrior off to one side.
Ricardo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Warrior.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Warrior misses with a double jab.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Warrior doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Warrior dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Warrior's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Warrior on that attempt.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Warrior. Warrior gets slowly back to his feet.
Warrior looks gassed!
Warrior lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Warrior darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva tries to stall but Warrior uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Warrior gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warrior on the ground.
Warrior is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva keeping hold of Warrior's head, controlling as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warrior tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Warrior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.

Warrior is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Warrior seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Warrior is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warrior stands up from half guard.
Silva is looking to wear down Warrior with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Warrior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warrior off to one side.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Warrior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warrior fails to land the takedown.
Silva swings widly with a right hand

and Warrior counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Warrior.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Warrior is one step ahead there.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Warrior manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

Warrior has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Warrior avoids the body shot from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Warrior moves out of range.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warrior moves away.
Warrior shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Ricardo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Warrior.
Warrior tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Warrior looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Warrior gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ultimate Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warrior fails with a takedown attempt.
Warrior is breathing heavily.
Warrior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva cracks Warrior with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Warrior fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warrior was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ultimate Warrior will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Warrior shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Warrior keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Warrior gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Warrior stalling.
Warrior wants a takedown.

Warrior breaks the clinch.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warrior.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Warrior fails with a takedown attempt.
Ricardo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Warrior.
Warrior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Warrior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warrior shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Warrior gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ultimate Warrior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Warrior takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ricardo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva swings for the body but Warrior moves out of range.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Warrior's belly button to the back.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warrior manages to avoid it.
Silva cracks Warrior with a hook to the temple - Warrior is on wobbly legs here! Silva swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Warrior falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Silva wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ricardo Silva!