PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junyor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Silva
vs
Dos Santos

190 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
257 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago De Silva!
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, Junyor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
De Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but De Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by De Silva.

De Silva moves into the clinch.
De Silva connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Junyor Dos Santos has been cut.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
De Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
De Silva lands a knee to the body.
Dos Santos looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by De Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Nice elbow from De Silva.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
De Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
De Silva scores with a knee to the head.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
De Silva lands a knee to the body.
De Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from De Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Silva scores with a knee to the head.
De Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Silva connects with a knee to the head.
De Silva connects with a knee to the head.
De Silva connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Silva lands a knee to the body.
De Silva landing knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries to break free but De Silva pushes him back against the cage.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
A knee to the head by De Silva.
Dos Santos tries to break the clinch but De Silva is controlling the position.
Dos Santos tries to break the clinch but De Silva is controlling the position.
De Silva working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Silva obliges.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries to break free but De Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
De Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
De Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Silva has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
De Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
De Silva working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
De Silva prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by De Silva.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but De Silva won't allow it.
De Silva lands an elbow that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by De Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Silva crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Silva working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
De Silva working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but De Silva is controlling him.
De Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but De Silva has the dominant position.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
De Silva landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago De Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junyor Dos Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos lands with an uppercut that bounces De Silva off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Thiago De Silva has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
Dos Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but De Silva moved out of range.
De Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Silva ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Silva wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
De Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Silva is looking to clinch.

De Silva drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but De Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thiago De Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Silva crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
De Silva lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
De Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
De Silva lands a knee to the body.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
De Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Silva connects with a knee to the head.
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Silva obliges.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Silva lands a knee to the body.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by De Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Silva working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
De Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
De Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Silva has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Silva crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
Dos Santos tries to break free but De Silva pushes him back against the cage.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
De Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Silva crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
De Silva scores with a knee to the head.
De Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
De Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
De Silva working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
De Silva prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries to break the clinch but De Silva is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Silva has him pressed against the cage.
De Silva lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos tries to circle away but De Silva has him pinned against the cage.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but De Silva won't allow it.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Silva has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but De Silva has double underhooks.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago De Silva dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

De Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.

De Silva has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Silva has him pressed against the cage.
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
De Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
De Silva scores with a knee to the head.
De Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dos Santos's defenses.
De Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Silva with a knee to the head.
De Silva working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from De Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but De Silva won't allow it.
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Silva has him pressed against the cage.
De Silva working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Dos Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to push De Silva away but De Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
De Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Silva obliges.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Junyor Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from De Silva.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but De Silva has the dominant position.
De Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by De Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
De Silva working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Silva scores with a knee to the head.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but De Silva has the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Silva landing knees to the body.
De Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but De Silva has the dominant position.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by De Silva.
De Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dos Santos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Silva working Dos Santos over with knees to the body.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
De Silva prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries to break the clinch but De Silva is controlling the position.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Silva scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to break free but De Silva has control.
De Silva lands an elbow inside.
De Silva crunches a lovely knee into Dos Santos's ribcage.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
De Silva with a knee to the head.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but De Silva has the dominant position.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but De Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Silva connects with a knee to the head.
De Silva has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
De Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Thiago De Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but De Silva has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago De Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago De Silva!