PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grohl is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Avenged Sevenfold - Beast and the Harlot. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gabriel Grohl was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Silva
vs
Grohl

185 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
179 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Grohl!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grohl blocks a head kick by Silva.
Grohl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Grohl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva fails with the takedown
letting Grohl counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grohl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grohl lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grohl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Grohl finds it's target.
Grohl avoids the head kick by Silva.
Grohl connects with the punch.
Grohl lands with a right hand.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grohl lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grohl throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Grohl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grohl lands with a slapping head kick.
Gabriel Grohl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Grohl. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Grohl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grohl misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Grohl lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Vitor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva blocks a jab.
Grohl might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grohl throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick from Grohl lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grohl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grohl lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Grohl counters with a solid body kick.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grohl.
Grohl throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grohl counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grohl lands a jab.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Grohl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grohl connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grohl with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grohl misses with a looping right.
Grohl paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Grohl dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva wants to clinch
and Grohl counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grohl counters with a straight right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grohl. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Silva tries to clinch but Grohl moves out of range.
Grohl looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva shoots and misses
letting Grohl counter with a right hand.
Vitor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grohl plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grohl lands a front kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grohl.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grohl throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Grohl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grohl throws a nice head kick!
Grohl throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva wants to clinch
and Grohl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva moves forwards but Grohl connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grohl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Grohl lands.
Grohl throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Grohl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grohl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grohl scores with a jab to the head.
Grohl scores with a punch to the head.
Grohl tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grohl looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Grohl.
Silva shoots and misses
and Grohl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grohl darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva tries to move into range but Grohl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grohl lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grohl.
Grohl moves out of range of the body kick.
Grohl throws a shot to the body.
Grohl cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grohl scores with a jab to the head.
Silva swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl connects with a looping right hand.
Grohl lands a head kick!
Grohl scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Grohl is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grohl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grohl.
Grohl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Grohl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva tries for a takedown but Grohl circles away easily
and Grohl counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grohl counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grohl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries for a takedown but Grohl circles away easily
and Grohl counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Grohl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grohl clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva tries for a takedown but Grohl circles away easily
and Grohl counters with a nice uppercut.
Grohl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grohl.
Gabriel Grohl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Grohl lands.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grohl throws out the jab.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Grohl counter with a right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grohl stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grohl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grohl with a nice cross.
Grohl scores with a nice right hand.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Grohl throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grohl cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Grohl does it's job there.
Grohl throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grohl misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grohl thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grohl cracks Silva with a good jab.
Grohl lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Grohl fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Vitor Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries for a takedown but Grohl circles away easily
and Grohl counters with a nice body shot.
Grohl scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grohl goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grohl scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Grohl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl throws a head kick that misses.
Grohl lands the left hand.
A lazy left from Grohl finds it's target.
Grohl with a hook.
Grohl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Jab by Grohl.
Grohl lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grohl's corner calls for a 1-2. Grohl obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grohl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabriel Grohl is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grohl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Grohl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grohl 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Grohl!