PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral comes to the cage accompanied by Cubanito by Pideme. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sobral
vs
Silva

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sobral looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sobral tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Sobral works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Sobral in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sobral throws a big right hand that misses.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sobral can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sobral postures up.
Sobral trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Sobral wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sobral manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.

Silva stands up and waves to Sobral to follow him.

Sobral scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sobral from controlling successfully.
Sobral loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Silva kicks Sobral off and gets to his feet.
Sobral is breathing heavily.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sobral counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva is looking to stand up but Sobral isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobral.
Sobral throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Sobral trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sobral shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.

Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Sobral.
Silva prevents Sobral from getting back to his feet.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobral swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobral wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Sobral looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobral, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

Sobral drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobral is one step ahead there.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral looking to pass the guard.
Sobral chips away with some ground and pound.
Sobral trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobral drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sobral tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcos Sobral will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva avoids the strikes from the bottom by Sobral.
Sobral trying to control but Silva flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Silva controlling from the back.
Sobral rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Sobral trying to control the hands but Silva won't let him.
Silva controlling the position well here. Sobral rolled but Silva kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Silva lands punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
What can Sobral do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Sobral rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sobral tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva controlling from side mount.
Sobral tries to improve position but can't.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sobral some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sobral tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Silva content just to control the position here.
Sobral is trying desperately to improve position.
Sobral regains half guard.
Sobral wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Sobral wants to get back to full guard.
Antonio Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobral moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sobral striking off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Sobral.
Sobral is working hard here to advance position.
Sobral thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sobral trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Sobral tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sobral is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sobral trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Sobral drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva seems keen to control Sobral's posture.
Sobral is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobral lands a couple of digs.
Sobral trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobral is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva tries to clinch

and Sobral counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva is in a horrible position here. Sobral smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sobral raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sobral landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Sobral dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sobral lands a huge takedown. Silva is out but the ref is slow to react and Sobral lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Silva lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Sobral!