PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aguero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguero comes to the cage accompanied by Argentinian Magic. On his way into the cage it seems that Sergio Aguero has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sergio Aguero seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Aguero
vs
Silva

180 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

179 cm
29
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Aguero as Silva shoots in.
Aguero lands a head kick!

Aguero takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aguero taking a breather.
Silva is trying to push Aguero away but Aguero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aguero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguero lands a knee to the body.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero 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.
Aguero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aguero as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aguero just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sergio Aguero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Silva.
Silva jumps guard but Aguero stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Aguero.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Aguero.
Aguero trying to land knees to the body.
Aguero controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aguero walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aguero lands a head kick!
Sergio Aguero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aguero scores with a push kick.

Oooh a lovely combination from Aguero sends Silva down but not out. Aguero dives into side control looking to finish.

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Scott Silva has been cut.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Aguero finish him?
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Aguero content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Aguero has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to buck Aguero off but Aguero is having none of it.
Aguero throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva trying to remain calm as Aguero controls from the top position.
Aguero throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero wants to control but Silva postures up.

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aguero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Aguero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aguero swivels and escapes.
Silva tries to clinch up but Aguero circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Aguero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aguero.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aguero misses with a low kick.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Sergio Aguero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Silva.
Aguero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Aguero tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva is breathing heavily.
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!
Aguero connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Aguero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Aguero is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Aguero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Aguero there.
Sergio Aguero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Aguero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aguero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Aguero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Aguero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aguero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguero throws a head kick that misses.
Aguero wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aguero tries a head kick but it misses.
Aguero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aguero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aguero is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva tries for a takedown but Aguero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aguero tries a head kick but it misses.
Aguero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Aguero.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Aguero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aguero lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Aguero moves out of range.

Aguero pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Aguero manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aguero.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Aguero.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aguero obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aguero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Aguero just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Aguero trying to land knees to the body.
Aguero avoiding damage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Aguero.
Aguero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sergio Aguero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aguero lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Aguero.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aguero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Aguero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Aguero throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sergio Aguero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguero misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aguero throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva works Aguero's body with a nice hook.
Aguero throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Aguero scores with a push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aguero.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aguero misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguero throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aguero.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aguero.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aguero lands a high kick!
Aguero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.

Aguero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aguero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Aguero is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Aguero.
Aguero lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Aguero is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aguero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aguero throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aguero pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aguero lands a nice elbow.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sergio Aguero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aguero looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Aguero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aguero missing with knees to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Silva decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Aguero from controlling successfully.
Aguero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aguero passes into side control.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Aguero has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Aguero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Aguero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguero throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Scott Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aguero avoids the strikes from the bottom by Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Aguero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aguero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Aguero!
A relieved looking Sergio Aguero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.