PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarbas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarbas Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Pereira
vs
Silva

176 cm
24
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
25
235 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Rage's Cloths

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarbas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pereira.

It looks like Thiago Pereira has been cut.

Silva pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is working for takedown but Pereira is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pereira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva blocks a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Thiago Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarbas Silva.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Pereira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pereira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pereira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
A short uppercut from Pereira.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Pereira stops a takedown attempt from Silva.

Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silva looks gassed!
Pereira tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pereira is avoiding damage well.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira stops Silva from passing to mount.
Silva is trying to ground and pound but Pereira uses the momentary lack of control by Silva to regain half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pereira trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva throwing shots but Pereira is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike but Pereira avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pereira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Pereira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throws a strike but Pereira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva wants to stand up but Pereira is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Pereira from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiago Pereira wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarbas Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Pereira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pereira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pereira sprawls well. Pereira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.

It looks like Jarbas Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira lands a jab to the head.
Thiago Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pereira tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Pereira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pereira as he jumps to the side.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Pereira scores with a shot to the body.
Pereira cracks Silva with a good jab.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
Thiago Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Pereira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pereira connects with a body shot.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Pereira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That has opened up Jarbas Silva's cut even more.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Pereira.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Pereira gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a high kick!
Pereira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pereira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Pereira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pereira.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Pereira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pereira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thiago Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira scores with a hook.
Silva throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Pereira is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thiago Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarbas Silva.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Pereira which made him look bad.
Pereira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pereira avoids the head kick by Silva.
Pereira works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Pereira. Pereira maintains the clinch.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pereira.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pereira scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Pereira lands with a left to the head.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Pereira lands an uppercut.
Silva wants a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pereira.
Pereira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pereira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Thiago Pereira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pereira fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Pereira has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Pereira dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pereira.
Silva stalls.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira lands a nice uppercut.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Pereira lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Pereira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

The cut above Jarbas Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pereira!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira lands a jab to the head.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Pereira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thiago Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarbas Silva.
Silva lands a head kick. Pereira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pereira lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva lands a head kick. Pereira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Pereira.
Pereira lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Pereira gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Pereira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pereira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pereira lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pereira after a bit of a struggle.
Silva is trying to drag Pereira to the mat but Pereira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pereira lands an uppercut.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira lands with a light punch inside.
Pereira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pereira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pereira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pereira scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira lands with a nice body punch.
Pereira avoids the head kick by Silva.

Pereira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pereira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Pereira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva blocks a body shot from Pereira.
A nice left hand lands by Pereira.
Pereira prevents the takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pereira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Pereira!
Thiago Pereira decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.