PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mintz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sully Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can't Believe. Mike Mintz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sully Silva's chin.

Mintz
vs
Silva

175 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Attliction

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Mintz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sully Silva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mintz moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Mintz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mintz tries to clinch up.

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mintz tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.

Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mintz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mintz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva controlling the pace for now.

Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mintz is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mintz trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep here but Mintz controlling him for the moment.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mintz looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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

Silva stands and steps away. Mintz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva looks gassed!
Mintz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mintz prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Mintz stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Mintz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mintz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mintz looking to stall.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mintz has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Mintz manages to get underhooks.

Silva jumps into guard, dragging Mintz to the mat.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mintz passes into side control.

Mintz stands up.
Mintz tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mintz is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Mintz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva wants to control from the top but Mintz keeps moving.
Mintz is trying to keep Silva in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands up and waves to Mintz to follow him.
Mintz tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mintz taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mintz keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sully Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Mintz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mintz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Mintz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mintz!
Silva trying to control but Mintz is having none of it.

Mintz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva scoring with strikes but Mintz is staying in there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva scoring with strikes but Mintz is staying in there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva cracks Mintz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mintz tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Mintz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mintz is working to get back to half guard.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mintz tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mintz is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control the pace but Mintz is squirming around nicely.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mintz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mintz and Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silva working away.
Mintz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mintz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mintz trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Mintz's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva passes to side control.

Silva decides to stand back up.
Mintz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Mintz denies him.
Mintz is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Mintz tries to improve position but can't.
Mintz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Mintz doesn't have the hooks in and Silva manages to turn into his guard.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mintz closes the distance but Silva moves to the side

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mintz is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Mintz regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sully Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mintz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Mintz controlling him for the moment.
Mintz trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mintz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Mintz defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mintz wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sully Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mintz is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva wants to sweep here but Mintz controlling him for the moment.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mintz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mintz looking to pass the guard.
Mintz wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mintz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mintz wants to advance to full mount but Silva doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mintz reaches up to try and control the position but Silva seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Mintz rolls and tries to escape and now Silva has his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling well, preventing Mintz from escaping the position.
Even with his hooks in, Silva manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Mintz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silva's guard. Nice work there by Mintz.
Silva keeping full guard, as Mintz tries to pass.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Mintz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mintz advances position into side 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.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mintz is staying active.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Mintz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mintz advances to full mount.
Mintz wants to control but instead Silva manages to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva trying to hold on to Mintz's head to control him but Mintz postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Mintz.
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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

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