PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hardy
vs
Silva

180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

205 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davi Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva rushes Hardy and presses him up against the cage.
Hardy tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Hardy tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.

Silva jumps into guard, dragging Hardy to the mat.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Hardy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy moves to clinch but Silva breaks away

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Hardy fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Davi Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hardy won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hardy connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Hardy advancing to mount.
Hardy stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Hardy any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hardy forces his way into half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Silva controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hardy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hardy's back!
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Hardy manages to turn into his guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davi Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy can't break the clinch.
Hardy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Silva manages to pull guard.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hardy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hardy trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Hardy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hardy looks a forlorn figure.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva trying to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Silva lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hardy has worked his arm free - good work by Hardy!
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hardy's legs.
Hardy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hardy wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Hardy defends it.
Hardy wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Davi Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Silva drives through with a takedown into Hardy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Silva won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hardy has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Davi Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hardy is not content to let Silva control the position.
Hardy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.

Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hardy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Hardy trying to strike off his back.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.

Hardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hardy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Silva pulls Hardy in to control the position.
Tom Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davi Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davi Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

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