PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Settler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jalex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Settler
vs
Silva

195 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Settler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jalex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a low kick but Settler avoids it.
Mario Settler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Settler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Settler misses with an uppercut.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Settler.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Settler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Settler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Settler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Settler tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Settler tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Settler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Settler breaks from the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Settler sprawls well. Settler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Mario Settler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jalex Silva.
Settler throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva rushes Settler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Settler is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

Settler manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Settler is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Settler circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Settler.
Settler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Settler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Settler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Settler misses.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Settler fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Settler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Settler.
Settler misses with a body shot.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Settler is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Settler circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva looks gassed!
Settler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Settler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Settler blocks a leg kick.
Settler tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Settler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots and misses
enabling Settler to counter with a crisp jab.
Settler throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Settler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mario Settler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Settler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Settler scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Settler. Those never looked like landing.
Settler misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Settler. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Settler which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Settler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Settler.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Settler misses the shot to the body.
Silva dives in and grabs Settler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Settler pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Settler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Settler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Settler.
Settler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Settler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva wants to clinch up but Settler keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Settler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Settler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Settler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Settler checks the leg kick.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Settler.

Silva gets a clinch.
Settler tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Settler tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Settler tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.

Settler manages to break the clinch.
Settler throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Settler misses with the combination.
Silva looks for a takedown but Settler sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Settler misses with a two punch combination.
Settler circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silva rushes Settler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Settler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Settler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.

Settler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Settler looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Settler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Settler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Settler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva wants to clinch up but Settler keeps it at a distance.
Settler looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Settler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mario Settler is winning the standup battle so far.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Settler tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Settler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Settler wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva jumps guard but Settler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mario Settler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jalex Silva.

Silva successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Settler wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva controlling the position.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Settler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
Settler is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Settler!
Settler really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Settler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jalex Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Settler misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Settler sprawls well. Settler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Settler throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Settler misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Settler did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Silva controlling the action here.

Silva decides to return to a standing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Settler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Settler.
Settler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Settler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Settler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Settler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Settler tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Settler tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Settler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Mario Settler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jalex Silva.
Silva has Settler pushed against the cage.
Settler tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.

Silva jumps guard.

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.
Settler is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva pulls Settler into guard.

Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Settler to get to half guard.

Settler stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
Settler missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Settler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Settler misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Settler misses.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Settler circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Settler stuffs the takedown.
Mario Settler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Settler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Settler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Settler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Settler tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Settler to the ground. Settler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva dives in and grabs Settler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Settler pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Settler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Settler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jalex Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

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