PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ancelino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Shipping out to Boston by Dropkick Murphys. Forrest Griffon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Griffon
vs
Silva

191 cm
22
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Fast

Goodness You Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forrest Griffon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ancelino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Griffon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Griffon controlling him for the moment.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Griffon pushes his legs off easily.
Griffon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Griffon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Griffon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva is looking to control Griffon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Griffon moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Griffon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Griffon maintains control.
Griffon scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Griffon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva tries to hold on but Griffon pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Griffon has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Griffon is breathing heavily.
Griffon landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!

Griffon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!
Griffon wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control but Griffon is working from the bottom.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griffon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva won't allow Griffon to sweep him here.
Silva advances position into side control!
Griffon is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva wants to control but Griffon is keeping him busy.
Griffon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Griffon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Griffon tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Griffon is looking to reverse the position.
Silva wants to control but Griffon is keeping him busy.
Griffon tries to improve position but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffon circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Griffon is avoiding it.
Griffon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up but Griffon circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch there but Griffon circles away.

Griffon drives through with a takedown into guard.

Griffon has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Griffon's guard.

Griffon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Griffon lands with a few short shots to the body.
Griffon lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Griffon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Griffon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Griffon trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Griffon wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva trying to control but Griffon is working from the bottom.
Silva postures up in Griffon's guard and throws a big left but Griffon blocks it.
Griffon has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Griffon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Griffon prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffon.
Silva wants to control but Griffon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Griffon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Griffon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Griffon throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griffon's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Griffon 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.

Griffon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva passes Griffon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Griffon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffon tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

Griffon actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Griffon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffon is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva wants to clinch up but Griffon keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Griffon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Griffon lands a nice short elbow.

Griffon is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Griffon wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Griffon is working for a kimura here but Silva manages to reverse the position and he's now in Griffon's guard.
Griffon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Griffon.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griffon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Griffon has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Griffon gets back to full guard.

Griffon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Griffon working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva wants to control from the top but Griffon keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes down on Griffon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Griffon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Griffon.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Griffon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griffon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva trying to control but Griffon is working from the bottom.

Griffon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Griffon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Griffon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva is looking to clinch but Griffon is avoiding it.
Griffon looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Griffon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Griffon passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Griffon stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Griffon is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Griffon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva controlling the position well.

Griffon is looking for a kimura here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Griffon connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Forrest Griffon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Griffon. Griffon gets slowly back to his feet.
Ancelino Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Griffon counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Griffon postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.

Griffon has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Griffon's guard.
Griffon throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Griffon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Griffon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silva's back instead.

Griffon is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Griffon avoiding Silva 's attempts to control his hands.
Griffon is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Griffon is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Silva won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Griffon off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Forrest Griffon!