PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerson Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Silva
vs
Silva

195 cm
21
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freddy Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Jerson Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Freddy Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freddy Silva throws a series of punches but Jerson Silva moves out of range.
Jerson Silva tries to clinch there but Freddy Silva circles away.
Freddy Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freddy Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jerson Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jerson Silva slips a jab and a cross from Freddy Silva.
Freddy Silva throws a one two combo.
Freddy Silva swinging wilding here.
Freddy Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jerson Silva.
Freddy Silva throws a combination. Jerson Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jerson Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freddy Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jerson Silva.
Freddy Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freddy Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Freddy Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Freddy Silva.
Freddy Silva misses with the combination.
Jerson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jerson Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Freddy Silva counters with a series of strikes. Jerson Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freddy Silva throws a right hand that Jerson Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Jerson Silva also avoids with ease.
Freddy Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Freddy Silva blocks a head kick by Jerson Silva.
Freddy Silva scores with a one two! Jerson Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jerson Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Freddy Silva.
Jerson Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Freddy Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jerson Silva.
Jerson Silva misses with a combination
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Jerson Silva dodges the punch combination from Freddy Silva.
Freddy Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jerson Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freddy Silva.
Freddy Silva throws a right and a left that Jerson Silva avoids nicely.
Freddy Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerson Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Freddy Silva counters with a series of strikes. Jerson Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Freddy Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Freddy Silva throws a right and a left that Jerson Silva avoids nicely.
Freddy Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Freddy Silva throws a combination that misses
and Jerson Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Freddy Silva backing up. Freddy Silva nods at Jerson Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Freddy Silva throws a combination. Jerson Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Freddy Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freddy Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Freddy Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Freddy Silva throws a series of punches but Jerson Silva moves out of range.
Jerson Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Freddy Silva.
Jerson Silva misses with a double jab
and Freddy Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Jerson Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Freddy Silva moves out of range easily.
Freddy Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freddy Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jerson Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freddy Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freddy Silva throws a nice looking combination but Jerson Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freddy Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freddy Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freddy Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jerson Silva slips a jab and a cross from Freddy Silva.
Freddy Silva misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Freddy Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jerson Silva misses with a head kick.
Freddy Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jerson Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freddy Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Freddy Silva looks to land a combination but Jerson Silva avoids it well.
Freddy Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freddy Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jerson Silva.
Jerson Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Freddy Silva counters with a series of strikes. Jerson Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jerson Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Freddy Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Freddy Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jerson Silva.
Jerson Silva misses with a hook
and Freddy Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jerson Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freddy Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freddy Silva tries to bum rush Jerson Silva with a series of wild strikes but Jerson Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freddy Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Freddy Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jerson Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Freddy Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jerson Silva.
A left and a right from Freddy Silva both land. Nice combination.
Jerson Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Freddy Silva lands with a nice combination. Jerson Silva backs away looking to recover.
Freddy Silva looks to land a combination. Jerson Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Freddy Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Freddy Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Freddy Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jerson Silva slips a jab and a cross from Freddy Silva.
Freddy Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Freddy Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jerson Silva.
Freddy Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Freddy Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jerson Silva misses with a double jab
and Freddy Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jerson Silva.
Some wild striking there from Freddy Silva.
No joy there for Freddy Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freddy Silva throws a right and a left that Jerson Silva avoids nicely.
Freddy Silva works over Jerson Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Freddy Silva misses.
Freddy Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jerson Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jerson Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jerson Silva tries to clinch
and Freddy Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Freddy Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jerson Silva is breathing heavily.
Freddy Silva throws a series of strikes that have Jerson Silva backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Freddy Silva.
A punch combination from Freddy Silva misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freddy Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Freddy Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freddy Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freddy Silva stalks Jerson Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jerson Silva's face. Jerson Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Freddy Silva misses.
Freddy Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Freddy Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freddy Silva throws a combination. Jerson Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Freddy Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Freddy Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Freddy Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freddy Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freddy Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Freddy Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Freddy Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jerson Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freddy Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Freddy Silva looks to land a combination but Jerson Silva avoids it well.
Jerson Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freddy Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Freddy Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jerson Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Freddy Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Freddy Silva misses with the combination.
Freddy Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Freddy Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freddy Silva misses with a combination
and Jerson Silva counters with a series of strikes. Freddy Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Jerson Silva.
Freddy Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jerson Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Freddy Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Jerson Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Freddy Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Freddy Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Freddy Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerson Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Freddy Silva counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Freddy Silva misses.
Jerson Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freddy Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jerson Silva.
Freddy Silva throws a right and a left that Jerson Silva avoids nicely.
No joy there for Freddy Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jerson Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Freddy Silva counters with a series of strikes. Jerson Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jerson Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Freddy Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jerson Silva throws a combination that misses
and Freddy Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Freddy Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jerson Silva.
Jerson Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Freddy Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Jerson Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freddy Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Freddy Silva.
Jerson Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Freddy Silva counters with a series of strikes. Jerson Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jerson Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Jerson Silva misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jerson Silva misses with a combination
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Jerson Silva looks to land a body kick but Freddy Silva moved away.
Jerson Silva misses with a double jab
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Freddy Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Freddy Silva throws a combination. Jerson Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jerson Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Freddy Silva.
Jerson Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Freddy Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Jerson Silva dodges the punch combination from Freddy Silva.
Jerson Silva wants to clinch but Freddy Silva slips to the side
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jerson Silva dodges the punch combination from Freddy Silva.
Freddy Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Freddy Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freddy Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy 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!

Freddy Silva throws a series of punches but Jerson Silva moves out of range.
Jerson Silva looks to land a combination. Freddy Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jerson Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jerson Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Freddy Silva counters with a series of strikes. Jerson Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Freddy Silva misses with a wild combination.
Jerson Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freddy Silva looks to land a combination but Jerson Silva avoids it well.
Jerson Silva wants to clinch
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Jerson Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Freddy Silva moves out of range easily.
Freddy Silva tries to bum rush Jerson Silva with a series of wild strikes but Jerson Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jerson Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Freddy Silva.
Freddy Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jerson Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freddy Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Freddy Silva.
Jerson Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freddy Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jerson Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Freddy Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Freddy Silva.
Freddy Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Freddy Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Freddy Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Freddy Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Freddy Silva misses with a wild combination.
Freddy Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Freddy Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jerson Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Freddy Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Freddy Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Freddy Silva looks to land a combination but Jerson Silva avoids it well.
Jerson Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Freddy Silva counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freddy Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freddy Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jerson Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Freddy Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jerson Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Freddy Silva throws a series of punches but Jerson Silva avoids them all with ease.
Freddy Silva looks to land a combination. Jerson Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Freddy Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jerson Silva.
Freddy Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Freddy Silva throws a nice looking combination but Jerson Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freddy Silva swinging wilding here.
Freddy Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Freddy Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freddy Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Freddy Silva scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freddy Silva throws a right and a left that Jerson Silva avoids nicely.
Jerson Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Freddy Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Freddy Silva throws a series of strikes that have Jerson Silva backpedaling.
Freddy Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Freddy Silva throws a right and a left that Jerson Silva avoids nicely.
Freddy Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Freddy Silva.
Jerson Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jerson Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Freddy Silva has got the better of the exchanges.
Jerson Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Freddy Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Freddy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerson Silva.
Jerson Silva slips a jab and a cross from Freddy Silva.
Jerson Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freddy Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Jerson Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Freddy Silva moves out of range easily.
Jerson Silva throws a combination that misses
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Freddy Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Jerson Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jerson Silva throws a combination that misses
and Freddy Silva counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerson Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Freddy Silva.
Jerson Silva throws a combination that misses
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Jerson Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Freddy Silva works over Jerson Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Jerson Silva misses with a body kick.
Jerson Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Freddy Silva misses with the combination.
Freddy Silva throws a right hand that Jerson Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Jerson Silva also avoids with ease.
Freddy Silva throws a series of punches but Jerson Silva avoids them all with ease.
Jerson Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Jerson Silva backing up. Jerson Silva nods at Freddy Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Freddy Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Freddy Silva swinging wilding here.
Jerson Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Freddy Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jerson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerson Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Freddy Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jerson Silva.
Freddy Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Freddy Silva duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Freddy Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

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