PBP Commentary

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

Silva
vs
Mirapthlak

195 cm
21
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erick Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Laldama Mirapthlak!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mirapthlak dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Mirapthlak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mirapthlak regains half guard there - taking advantage of Silva's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Mirapthlak is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mirapthlak avoid being mounted?
Mirapthlak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mirapthlak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mirapthlak is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Mirapthlak works to full guard.

Silva stands and steps away. Mirapthlak gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mirapthlak tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Mirapthlak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mirapthlak moves into full guard.
Mirapthlak has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Silva stops Mirapthlak from standing up.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Mirapthlak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mirapthlak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mirapthlak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva wants to stand but Mirapthlak is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Mirapthlak working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
Silva is keen to just control but Mirapthlak is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirapthlak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mirapthlak keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Mirapthlak lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva wants to hold on but Mirapthlak pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirapthlak trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to reverse the position but instead Mirapthlak has taken his back - oops!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is in bad spot here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirapthlak gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Mirapthlak gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erick Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mirapthlak looks to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mirapthlak is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirapthlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mirapthlak looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mirapthlak keeps the fight on the outside.
Mirapthlak swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Mirapthlak tries to clinch

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mirapthlak's guard.
Erick Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirapthlak pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mirapthlak scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mirapthlak tries to clinch up.

Silva gets a double leg takedown into Mirapthlak's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva wants to control from the top but Mirapthlak keeps moving.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Mirapthlak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mirapthlak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Mirapthlak is retaining full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Silva here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Mirapthlak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirapthlak is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Mirapthlak looking for a sweep. Not yet Mirapthlak, not yet.
Silva pushing down on Mirapthlak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirapthlak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirapthlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva gets to his feet - Mirapthlak follows without any prompting.
Mirapthlak blocks a head kick by Silva.
Mirapthlak stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Mirapthlak tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Mirapthlak tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Mirapthlak tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Mirapthlak tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirapthlak throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Mirapthlak closes the distance and clinches.
Mirapthlak tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Mirapthlak drops back down to his feet.
Mirapthlak throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Mirapthlak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mirapthlak landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirapthlak with a knee to the head.
Mirapthlak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirapthlak connects with a knee to the head.
Mirapthlak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erick Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mirapthlak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mirapthlak's guard.
Mirapthlak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva tries to stand but Mirapthlak is controlling from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirapthlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva stops Mirapthlak from standing up.

Mirapthlak 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 knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mirapthlak on the ground.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mirapthlak is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirapthlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mirapthlak is controlling Silva's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Mirapthlak is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erick Silva.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Mirapthlak is keeping the position.
Laldama Mirapthlak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Silva gets to his feet - Mirapthlak follows without any prompting.
Silva tries to clinch but Mirapthlak is having none of it.
Mirapthlak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mirapthlak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mirapthlak avoids it.
Mirapthlak landing knees to the head.
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 Mirapthlak walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mirapthlak tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Mirapthlak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva trying to control but Mirapthlak is having none of it.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mirapthlak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirapthlak regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirapthlak is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Alexandre Firmino 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... Erick Silva!