PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romo da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Luoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Aijeke by Wyrd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

da Silva
vs
Luoma

185 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simo Luoma!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luoma shoots in looking for a takedown. da Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Luoma keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. da Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luoma looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

da Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
da Silva trying to control the pace.
da Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Luoma knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
da Silva content to control rather than advance.
da Silva is looking to advance position but Luoma won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luoma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
da Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Luoma is trying to get back to full guard.
da Silva not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Luoma tries to roll over but da Silva keeps him under control.
da Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Romo da Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Luoma swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luoma is fending him off so far but da Silva persists. Nope, Luoma circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luoma but Luoma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
da Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Luoma sprawls well. He's pushed da Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romo da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luoma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luoma fails with the takedown

and da Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by da Silva.
da Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
da Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
da Silva is looking to stand up but Luoma won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva stays in close to Luoma's body and controls the position.
Luoma is looking to stand up but da Silva isn't so interested in that idea.

Luoma has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but da Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
da Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
da Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romo da Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

da Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Luoma to the mat! Luoma manages to get full guard.
da Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
da Silva wants to pass the guard but Luoma is keeping the position.
da Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Luoma's guard.
da Silva works his way into side control.
da Silva works to advance to full mount. Luoma defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Luoma is desperately trying to improve his position but da Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
da Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luoma swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
da Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Luoma is looking to get to half guard.
da Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Romo da Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

da Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
da Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Luoma's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Luoma wants to get back to his feet.
da Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Luoma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
da Silva trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luoma is trying to stand up here but da Silva is controlling him well.
da Silva trying to control the pace.
da Silva is tying to control. Luoma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luoma trying to control here.
da Silva controlling the action here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Romo da Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Luoma is looking to clinch but da Silva is avoiding it.

da Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Luoma to the mat! Luoma manages to get full guard.
da Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Luoma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. da Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
da Silva stays in close to Luoma's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romo da Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Luoma fails with the takedown

and da Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
da Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
da Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Romo da Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

da Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
da Silva looking to pass the guard.
da Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
da Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Luoma for as long as he can get away with.
Luoma keeping moving, preventing da Silva from controlling successfully.
da Silva prevents Luoma from getting back to his feet.
da Silva trying to control but Luoma is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Luoma is trying to control the position but da Silva postures up.
Romo da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
da Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Romo da Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

da Silva drives through and clinches with Luoma against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Luoma.

Luoma manages to break the clinch.
Luoma shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and da Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by da Silva.
Luoma stops a takedown attempt from da Silva.
Luoma prevents the takedown attempt.
Luoma stops a takedown attempt from da Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romo da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luoma looking for a takedown.
da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Luoma avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Luoma shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Luoma ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Luoma no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
da Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Luoma wants to stand up but da Silva is controlling him.
da Silva stays in close to Luoma's body and controls the position.
Simo Luoma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Romo 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

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