PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cigano Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Szulc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szulc comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trio Latino - Viva La España kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Piotr Szulc told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Da Silva
vs
Szulc

187 cm
25
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
259 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

KAISER

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cigano Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Szulc!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szulc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Szulc wants to clinch.
Da Silva throws a right and a left that Szulc avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Da Silva.
Szulc fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva swings for the body but Szulc moves out of range.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szulc manages to avoid it.
Da Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Szulc.
Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Da Silva with a nice cross.
Da Silva misses with the combination.
Da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szulc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Da Silva defends it nicely.
Cigano Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Szulc.
Da Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Da Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Szulc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Da Silva does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Szulc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szulc.
Szulc slips under a jab from Da Silva.
Da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Szulc with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cigano Da Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Szulc shoots in looking for a takedown. Da Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Szulc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Da Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Szulc shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Da Silva as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szulc takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szulc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Da Silva.
Da Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Da Silva throws a hook but Szulc avoids it easily.
Da Silva punishes Szulc's body with a nice straight punch.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szulc sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Szulc gets a double leg takedown into Da Silva's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szulc with a flurry of punches that miss.
Da Silva wants to stand and escape but Szulc is having none of it.
Da Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Szulc from controlling successfully.
Szulc tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Silva is retaining full guard.
Da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szulc stops Da Silva from standing up.
Szulc throwing strikes but missing.
Szulc passes Da Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Szulc looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Da Silva is trying to stand.
Szulc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Szulc is looking to advance position but Da Silva won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szulc thows a huge punch but Da Silva dodges it nicely.
Da Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Szulc.
Szulc not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Da Silva is looking to escape.
Szulc has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Szulc is trying to control the action in half guard but Da Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Da Silva is trying to stand.
Da Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Szulc.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szulc missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Szulc throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cigano Da Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Da Silva misses with a looping right.
Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Szulc.
Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Szulc.
Cigano Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szulc takes a jab right on the kisser.
Szulc moves forwards but Da Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but Szulc slips the punch.
Da Silva moves out of range as Szulc strikes.
Da Silva scores with a jab.
Cigano Da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Szulc misses with a looping left.
Da Silva misses with a looping left.
Szulc shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cigano Da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szulc shoots in for a double leg but Da Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Szulc moves away and avoids it.
Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Szulc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szulc avoids the body shot from Da Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva connects with a right hand. Szulc shakes it off.
Da Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Szulc on the side of the head.
Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Szulc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piotr Szulc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szulc misses with a takedown attempt
and Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cigano Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Szulc.
Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Szulc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Da Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szulc is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cigano Da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Da 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Cigano Da Silva!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Cigano Da Silva!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Cigano Da Silva!

Cigano Da Silva wins by unanimous decision!