PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gracion Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Blais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Blais has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Blais

182 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gracion Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, William Blais!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blais lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Blais thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blais takes a step back to recover.
William Blais seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blais tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Blais.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva prevents Blais from breaking the clinch.
Silva has Blais pressed against the cage, preventing Blais from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Blais is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Blais's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Blais looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to slow Blais down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Blais's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blais wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blais can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Silva stands up from half guard.
Blais jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Blais's shoulder, as Blais tries to avoid the shot.
Blais scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blais tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Silva rushes Blais and presses him up against the cage.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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!
Blais wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Blais wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blais postures up.
Blais wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Silva scores with a takedown into Blais's guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Blais wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Silva gets to his feet - Blais follows without any prompting.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Blais, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Blais against the cage but Blais circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blais lands with a nice body punch.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blais manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blais fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blais works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blais connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blais will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab by Blais.
Blais lands with a right hand.
Blais changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Blais scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blais jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blais is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Blais scores with a jab.
Blais scores with a nice head shot.
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 Gracion Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sloppy strikes from Blais. Those never looked like landing.
Blais just misses with a punch to the body.

Silva has Blais up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Blais's ribcage.

Silva successfully pulls guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blais's guard.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blais is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blais preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Blais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Blais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva prevents Blais from standing back up.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blais pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Blais scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Silva manages to mount him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blais is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gracion Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
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!
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva trying to control but Blais is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blais wants to try and get back to his feet.
Blais is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blais squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Blais is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Silva has taken his back!
Blais is trying to get back to his feet but Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Blais has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Blais is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Blais is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blais is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes.
Blais controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Silva has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Blais has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Blais is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva struggling to land strikes to the head as Blais covers up.
Blais holding both Silva 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gracion Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blais lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Blais, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Blais lands.
Blais connects with the punch.

Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva slows the pace down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blais is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva taking a breather here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blais tries to escape but Silva is in control.
Blais really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
William Blais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands up and beckons Blais to his feet.
Blais listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Blais finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
No joy there for Blais, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Blais does no damage.

Blais gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Blais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blais wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blais can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Gracion Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Blais throws a good cross that connects.
Blais lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
A jab lands there for Blais.
Blais lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blais is trying to buck Silva off.

Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blais is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blais is avoiding damage well.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Blais is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blais throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gracion Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

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