PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael BayawaK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Bossa Tripla. BayawaK is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dayang-dayang. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Da Silva
vs
BayawaK

182 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
255 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joao Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael BayawaK!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but BayawaK sprawls well. He's pushed Da Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but BayawaK circles away easily

and BayawaK counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Da Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Da Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Da Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Da Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
BayawaK controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Da Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Da Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva thows a huge punch but BayawaK dodges it nicely.
Da Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. BayawaK knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Da Silva seems to be working for a kimura but BayawaK defends the submission attempt.
BayawaK is controlling Da Silva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Da Silva slips a nice elbow through BayawaK's hands, connecting with BayawaK's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
BayawaK wants to improve his position but Da Silva is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK blocking the ground and pound attempt from Da Silva.
BayawaK is trying to control but can't.
BayawaK is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Da Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Da Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Da Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
BayawaK regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Da Silva.
Da Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but BayawaK has wrist control.
Da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Silva is one step ahead there.
Da Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as BayawaK works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Da Silva is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but BayawaK is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if BayawaK can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Da Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as BayawaK works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
BayawaK preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Da Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Da Silva stands up over BayawaK, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Da Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as BayawaK works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Da Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Da Silva throws an elbow that misses. BayawaK uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Da Silva's guard. Nice move by BayawaK!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. BayawaK manages to get himself to full guard.
Da Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but BayawaK keeps moving.
Da Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Da Silva working some strikes from top position.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but BayawaK is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK keeping full guard, as Da Silva tries to pass.
Da Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Da Silva wants to pass the guard but BayawaK is keeping the position.

Da Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Da Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but BayawaK keeps moving.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Da Silva stands and throws BayawaK's legs to the side, diving into side control.

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

Da Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by BayawaK, who protects the arm well.
Da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but BayawaK keeps working.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
BayawaK taking punishment in the form of punches.
BayawaK regains half guard, as Da Silva was trying to land strikes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. BayawaK takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rafael BayawaK has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Da Silva lands a couple of digs.
BayawaK preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joao Da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva trying to control but BayawaK is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Da 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Joao Da Silva!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Joao Da Silva!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Joao Da Silva!

Joao Da Silva wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Joao Da Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.