PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparring PartnerBJJJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PartnerBJJJ has chosen DJ KOOL as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
PartnerBJJJ

177 cm
24
180 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sparring PartnerBJJJ!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PartnerBJJJ misses the shot to the body.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva throws a leg kick but PartnerBJJJ sees it coming and checks it nicely.
PartnerBJJJ misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva slips a jab from PartnerBJJJ.
Silva misses with a hook.

PartnerBJJJ clinches with his opponent.
Silva jumps guard but PartnerBJJJ stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
PartnerBJJJ lands a left hand.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva prevents a body shot from PartnerBJJJ.
Silva is trying to pull guard but PartnerBJJJ turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to pull guard but PartnerBJJJ holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for PartnerBJJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from PartnerBJJJ.

PartnerBJJJ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
PartnerBJJJ lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
PartnerBJJJ fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
PartnerBJJJ tries to clinch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.

Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. PartnerBJJJ did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
PartnerBJJJ trying to control from the bottom.
Silva wants to control but PartnerBJJJ is keeping him busy.
Silva trying to pass the guard but PartnerBJJJ defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and PartnerBJJJ defends it well.

PartnerBJJJ actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ moves into full guard.
PartnerBJJJ is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
PartnerBJJJ 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.

Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
PartnerBJJJ 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 three minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ manages to get back to half guard.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
PartnerBJJJ makes his way to full guard. A much better position for PartnerBJJJ.
PartnerBJJJ wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

PartnerBJJJ has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but PartnerBJJJ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva won't allow PartnerBJJJ to sweep him here.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but PartnerBJJJ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva advances to half guard.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and PartnerBJJJ defends it well.
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 seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
PartnerBJJJ is trying to control but can't.
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 Tiago Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva moves away from the strike by PartnerBJJJ.
PartnerBJJJ 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.
PartnerBJJJ misses the shot to the body.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on PartnerBJJJ. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from PartnerBJJJ finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
PartnerBJJJ lands a jab.
PartnerBJJJ lands a right hook to the body.
PartnerBJJJ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
PartnerBJJJ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Tiago Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
PartnerBJJJ takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot
and PartnerBJJJ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but PartnerBJJJ ducks down to avoid it.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
PartnerBJJJ lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but PartnerBJJJ manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

PartnerBJJJ closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
PartnerBJJJ with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
PartnerBJJJ prevents Silva from improving his position.
PartnerBJJJ is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
PartnerBJJJ missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

PartnerBJJJ is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
PartnerBJJJ wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.

PartnerBJJJ gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
PartnerBJJJ goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
PartnerBJJJ throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and PartnerBJJJ settles back down.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but PartnerBJJJ circles away quickly and effectively.
PartnerBJJJ misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Silva.
PartnerBJJJ avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces PartnerBJJJ back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice cross by PartnerBJJJ.
PartnerBJJJ lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
PartnerBJJJ swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva walks into a straight right hand from PartnerBJJJ.
PartnerBJJJ just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab.
PartnerBJJJ avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by PartnerBJJJ.
Sparring PartnerBJJJ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
PartnerBJJJ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
PartnerBJJJ connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheers as PartnerBJJJ lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
PartnerBJJJ moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva misses with a right hand
and PartnerBJJJ counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
PartnerBJJJ digs a good hook to Silva's body.
PartnerBJJJ tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
PartnerBJJJ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sparring PartnerBJJJ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a body punch but PartnerBJJJ moves out of range.

PartnerBJJJ scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding PartnerBJJJ's attempts to control the action.
PartnerBJJJ controlling the pace for now.
PartnerBJJJ lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
PartnerBJJJ landing strikes from the mount.
PartnerBJJJ is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
PartnerBJJJ landing punches.
BOOM! PartnerBJJJ connects with a massive shot to the dome!
PartnerBJJJ can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but PartnerBJJJ cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
PartnerBJJJ lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
PartnerBJJJ lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
PartnerBJJJ postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Silva bigstyle! Two more strikes land for PartnerBJJJ and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparring PartnerBJJJ!
Sparring PartnerBJJJ really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.