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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Aruba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Aruba had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Mauricio Aruba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulo Silva's chin.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Mauricio Aruba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva instigates a clinch.
Aruba throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Aruba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Aruba clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Aruba is in bad spot here.
Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Aruba defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Aruba defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Aruba rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Silva wants to control but Aruba is keeping busy.
Silva tightening his grip on Aruba, looking for the choke.
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Aruba manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Aruba pushes his legs off easily.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Aruba from standing up.
Silva seems keen to control Aruba's posture.
Aruba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aruba has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aruba postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Aruba from controlling successfully.
Aruba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Aruba is proving a slippery customer.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aruba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aruba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva keeping full guard, as Aruba tries to pass.
Aruba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva keeping full guard, as Aruba tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aruba wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Aruba doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Aruba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aruba gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Aruba's leg but Aruba calmly moves out of range.
Aruba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva looking to control.
Aruba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva working for a triangle but Aruba defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aruba advances position into side control!
Aruba working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Silva trying his best to control but Aruba has mounted him.
Aruba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Aruba is controlling well.
Aruba tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva wants to sweep here but Aruba controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aruba drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Aruba is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Aruba's back instead.
Silva working for a choke but Aruba is defending well.
Aruba is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Aruba tries to break free.
Silva looking for the choke from the back.
Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Aruba pushed the leg off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cage is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Aruba.
Aruba preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is persistently looking for the submission but Aruba is defending it well.
Silva scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Aruba is keeping busy.
Aruba tries to break free.
Silva is working the ground and pound. Can Aruba escape?
Aruba tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva tries to control but Aruba wriggling away.
Aruba stops Silva from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aruba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aruba wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva avoids the attempt from Aruba to control.
Aruba working to try and regain half guard.
Aruba tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva wants to control the pace but Aruba is squirming around nicely.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva stands up from mount. Strange move.
Aruba walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aruba tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mauricio Aruba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Aruba shoots in.
Mauricio Aruba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Aruba throws a leg kick that misses.
Aruba walks into a jab.
Aruba scores a takedown into full mount!
Aruba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Aruba is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aruba is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Aruba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Aruba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Paulo Silva has been cut.
Aruba landing shots from mount.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Aruba finish him?
Aruba controlling from mount.
Aruba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
That has opened up Paulo Silva's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.Aruba controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva reaches up to try and control the position but Aruba seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Silva rolls and tries to escape and now Aruba has his back!
Silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Aruba.
Silva tries to escape but Aruba has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Aruba cracks Silva with a big right hand from the back mount! Silva immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Aruba takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Aruba!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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