PBP Commentary

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

Silva
vs
Delieholy

170 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Delieholy!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva rushes Delieholy and presses him up against the cage.
Delieholy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Delieholy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delieholy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Delieholy prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to pull guard but Delieholy holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Delieholy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Delieholy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.

Delieholy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Delieholy, up you get!
Delieholy looks gassed!
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Delieholy tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Delieholy keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Delieholy can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Delieholy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Delieholy defends it.
Silva is looking to pass Delieholy's guard but actually Delieholy recovers to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delieholy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva trying to control but Delieholy is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Victor Silva just wasn't active enough.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Delieholy slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delieholy.
Delieholy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Victor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Delieholy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Delieholy moves into the clinch.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Delieholy blocks it.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Delieholy jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delieholy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.

Silva decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A combination from Delieholy does no damage.
Delieholy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Delieholy off to one side.
Delieholy misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.

Silva rushes Delieholy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Delieholy is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to drag Delieholy to the mat but Delieholy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Delieholy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Delieholy is breathing heavily.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Delieholy.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Delieholy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delieholy.

Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Delieholy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Delieholy fails to land the takedown.
Delieholy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Delieholy gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delieholy defending against the ground and pound.
Delieholy can't do much from the bottom here.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Delieholy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Delieholy is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands up and beckons Delieholy to his feet.
Delieholy tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Delieholy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Delieholy is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Delieholy down to the mat. Delieholy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Silva gets a clinch.
Delieholy is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Delieholy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delieholy lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.

Delieholy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delieholy drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Delieholy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Delieholy tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Delieholy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Delieholy jumps guard but Silva stands there with Delieholy around his waist. Delieholy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva jumps into guard, dragging Delieholy to the mat.
Silva wants to sweep here but Delieholy controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Delieholy scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva wants to stand but Delieholy is controlling the position.
Silva is pulling down on Delieholy's head to control his posture.

Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Delieholy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Delieholy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Delieholy after a bit of a struggle.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Delieholy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Delieholy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Delieholy backwards.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Delieholy.
Victor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Delieholy.
Silva working aggressively here.
Delieholy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delieholy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva jumps guard but Delieholy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Delieholy has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delieholy tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Delieholy both land. Nice combination.

Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Delieholy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Delieholy's guard.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.

Delieholy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delieholy tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Delieholy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Delieholy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Delieholy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but Delieholy is having none of it.
Victor Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delieholy is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
Delieholy wants to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Delieholy is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Delieholy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Victor Silva.
Delieholy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Delieholy off to one side.
Delieholy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delieholy fails with a takedown attempt.
Delieholy misses with a few strikes there.

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 Victor Silva.
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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

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