PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Da Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Good Time. Rafael Da Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Da Silva
vs
Da Silva

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Marcelo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rafael Da Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Marcelo Da Silva's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rafael Da Silva postures up in Marcelo Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Marcelo Da Silva blocks it.
Rafael Da Silva trying to control but Marcelo Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Marcelo Da Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rafael Da Silva on the ground.
Rafael Da Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rafael Da Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Rafael Da Silva drops back looking for a leg! Marcelo Da Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marcelo Da Silva manages to kick Rafael Da Silva off! Rafael Da Silva jumps back into Marcelo Da Silva's guard.
Rafael Da Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael Da Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marcelo Da Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rafael Da Silva is one step ahead there.
Rafael Da Silva postures up in Marcelo Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Marcelo Da Silva blocks it.
Rafael Da Silva postures up in Marcelo Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Marcelo Da Silva blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Rafael Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Rafael Da Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Rafael Da Silva wants to control from the top but Marcelo Da Silva keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafael Da Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rafael Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo Da Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rafael Da Silva defending well as Marcelo Da Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Marcelo Da Silva slips under a jab.
Marcelo Da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rafael Da Silva throws a series of punches but Marcelo Da Silva moves out of range.
Marcelo Da Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Marcelo Da Silva does no damage.
Marcelo Da Silva misses with an uppercut. Rafael Da Silva saw that one coming.
Rafael Da Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marcelo Da Silva is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Marcelo Da Silva.
Rafael Da Silva looks for a takedown but Marcelo Da Silva sprawls well.
Marcelo Da Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael Da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcelo Da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Rafael Da Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Marcelo Da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rafael Da Silva.
Marcelo Da Silva misses with a straight left.
Marcelo Da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Marcelo Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcelo Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Rafael Da Silva is just out of range.
Marcelo Da Silva throws a series of punches but Rafael Da Silva moves out of range.
Marcelo Da Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marcelo Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Marcelo Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcelo Da Silva blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

An inside leg kick from Rafael Da Silva misses.
Marcelo Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Rafael Da Silva swings for the body but Marcelo Da Silva moves out of range.
Marcelo Da Silva stuffs the takedown.
Marcelo Da Silva swinging wildly here.
Good work by Marcelo Da Silva as he checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Marcelo Da Silva misses.
Marcelo Da Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rafael Da Silva throws a low kick but Marcelo Da Silva avoids it.
Marcelo Da Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rafael Da Silva throws a nice looking combination but Marcelo Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcelo Da Silva throws a nice looking combination but Rafael Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marcelo Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rafael Da Silva.
Marcelo Da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Rafael Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rafael Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcelo Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Marcelo Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcelo Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Marcelo Da Silva connects with the punch.
Marcelo Da Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcelo Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Marcelo Da Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael Da Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rafael Da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marcelo Da Silva is fending him off so far but Rafael Da Silva persists. Nope, Marcelo Da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Rafael Da Silva tries a low kick but Marcelo Da Silva avoids it.
Marcelo Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marcelo Da Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rafael Da Silva backs up against the cage.

It looks like Rafael Da Silva has been cut.
Marcelo Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafael Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcelo Da Silva moves away.
Marcelo Da Silva avoids the head kick by Rafael Da Silva.
Rafael Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcelo Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Da Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcelo Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcelo Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcelo Da Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rafael Da Silva under the eye.
Marcelo Da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rafael Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcelo Da Silva moves away.
Marcelo Da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rafael Da Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marcelo Da Silva.
Rafael Da Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcelo Da Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Rafael Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marcelo Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rafael Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rafael Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marcelo Da Silva.
Rafael Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marcelo Da Silva moves away.
Marcelo Da Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rafael Da Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael Da Silva misses with a looping left.
A combination from Marcelo Da Silva does no damage.
Rafael Da Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rafael Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Marcelo Da Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marcelo Da Silva.
Nice sprawl there from Marcelo Da Silva as Rafael Da Silva shoots in.
Marcelo Da Silva misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcelo Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael Da Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marcelo Da Silva is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Da Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Da Silva's cut.
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!

Marcelo Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcelo Da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rafael Da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcelo Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rafael Da Silva.
Rafael Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcelo Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Rafael Da Silva.

Rafael Da Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rafael Da Silva trying to control but Marcelo Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Rafael Da Silva throwing strikes but missing.

Rafael Da Silva drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rafael Da Silva seems to have locked his on tight now - Marcelo Da Silva screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rafael Da Silva, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rafael Da Silva!
In his post fight interview, Rafael Da Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.