PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Silva
vs
Rodrigo

194 cm
20
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
135 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julius Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodrigo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Silva feints and as Rodrigo raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rodrigo with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Silva can't handle though.
Rodrigo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silva stays in close to Rodrigo's body and controls the position.
Rodrigo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rodrigo is striking off his back. Silva thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Rodrigo landing rabbit punches to the side of Silva's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rodrigo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rodrigo tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Rodrigo is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rodrigo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rodrigo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodrigo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Rodrigo defends it.
Rodrigo is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Emerson Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rodrigo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Rodrigo.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Julius Rodrigo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rodrigo was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rodrigo lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo striking off his back but it's not causing Silva any problems.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodrigo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rodrigo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Rodrigo 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.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Emerson Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rodrigo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Silva has clasped his hands together around Rodrigo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rodrigo striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Rodrigo is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva blocks the strikes from Rodrigo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodrigo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva trying to control the action but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Rodrigo throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

Silva stands up and beckons Rodrigo to his feet.
Rodrigo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

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!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigo is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Silva throwing strikes here but Rodrigo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Silva throws a series of punches but Rodrigo avoids them all with ease.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo misses with a two punch combination.
Rodrigo misses with a two punch combination.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

Silva breaks the clinch.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rodrigo to his feet.
Rodrigo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rodrigo.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rodrigo misses with the combination.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodrigo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodrigo swinging wildly here.
Emerson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Rodrigo's ribcage but misses.
Rodrigo fails to land with a series of punches.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rodrigo!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is really struggling to control Rodrigo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva blocks Rodrigo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rodrigo gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Rodrigo is trying to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Emerson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Rodrigo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rodrigo turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Rodrigo any problems.
Silva is trying to keep Rodrigo in close.
Rodrigo tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodrigo wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva trying to control the position.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Rodrigo pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodrigo gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva blocks the strikes from Rodrigo.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rodrigo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Silva is looking for a kimura but Rodrigo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Rodrigo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rodrigo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva blocks the strikes from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva is keen to just control but Rodrigo is a slippery customer.
Rodrigo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rodrigo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo has given up his back. Will we see Silva going for some submissions?
Rodrigo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rodrigo tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Silva has taken his back.
I really don't envy Rodrigo right now.
Rodrigo is breathing heavily.
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.
Silva is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silva gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silva gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silva apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Silva clinches with his opponent.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rodrigo to the mat! Rodrigo manages to get full guard.
Silva trying to control but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva looking to score a takedown here. Rodrigo is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Rodrigo's guard.
Rodrigo trying to strike off his back.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rodrigo misses with a strike from the bottom.

Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Rodrigo taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Silva.

Rodrigo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rodrigo to the mat. Rodrigo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Silva moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo trying to stall but Silva improves his position.

Silva breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodrigo backwards.
Rodrigo being controlled against the cage.
Rodrigo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodrigo is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodrigo has his back to the cage.
Rodrigo is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Julius Rodrigo.

Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rodrigo to the ground. Silva is now in Rodrigo's guard.
Julius Rodrigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva passes Rodrigo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rodrigo lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Silva controlling the action here.
Rodrigo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rodrigo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rodrigo punching from the bottom.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Rodrigo throws a strike from the bottom but Silva passes into side control!

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodrigo has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rodrigo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rodrigo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Rodrigo wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigo keeps working.
Rodrigo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Rodrigo throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Silva trying to control the action but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo is being controlled here.
Rodrigo tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Rodrigo is not content to let Silva control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodrigo, who protects the arm well.

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rodrigo to his feet.

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rodrigo to the mat! Rodrigo manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emerson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emerson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

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