PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Orpik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Orpik
vs
Silva

180 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

189 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Orpik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Orpik shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Orpik was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva is trying to stand.
Orpik with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Orpik gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Orpik isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orpik pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Orpik looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orpik wants to take Silva's back but he can't do it this time.
Silva can't escape the position.
Orpik controlling the pace for now.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orpik trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orpik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Orpik looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Orpik is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Orpik misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Orpik fails to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orpik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Orpik wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Orpik.
Orpik controlling the pace for now.
Orpik throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Orpik can't control as he wanted to and Silva manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orpik is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Orpik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Orpik sits in half guard.
Orpik works his way into full mount!
Orpik content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orpik punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Orpik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Orpik looking for a sweep. Not yet Orpik, not yet.

Orpik throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Orpik's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Silva wants to stand but Orpik is controlling his arm.
Orpik struggling a bit here.
Orpik is looking to reverse the position.
Orpik regains half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Orpik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Orpik trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orpik is not content to let Silva control the position.
Orpik missing with punches from the bottom.
Orpik wants to get back to full guard.
Orpik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Orpik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva is thwarting Orpik's attempts to control the position.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.

Orpik actively working from the bottom here.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva blocks the strikes from Orpik.
Orpik misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orpik blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orpik's head.
Orpik is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva covering up well under a series of strikes from Orpik.

Silva fending off the submission attempt from Orpik.

Orpik is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Orpik punches the canvas rather than the man.
Orpik tries to keep control of the position but Silva is staying busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orpik is persistently looking for the submission but Silva is defending it well.
Orpik controlling from the back.
Silva is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Orpik off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Silva has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Orpik.
Orpik is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jason Orpik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Orpik is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Orpik. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Orpik's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orpik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva postures up in Orpik's guard and throws a big left but Orpik blocks it.

Orpik is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Orpik keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva works over Orpik with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orpik is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orpik keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Orpik looking for a sweep. Not yet Orpik, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Orpik will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva connects with a body shot that sends Orpik's belly button to the back.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orpik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orpik shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Orpik drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Orpik in particular looking to stall.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Orpik trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Orpik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orpik wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Orpik.
Orpik sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orpik lands strikes from half guard.
Orpik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Orpik wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Orpik is controlling him well.
Orpik slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.

Orpik is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Orpik is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Orpik eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orpik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Orpik seems content to control.
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is staying active underneath Orpik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orpik tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jason Orpik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orpik trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Orpik just wasn't active enough.

Orpik clinches.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Orpik.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.

Orpik jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orpik wants to sweep but no luck.
Roberto Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orpik working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Orpik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orpik, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Orpik!
Jason Orpik really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.