PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colin Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira comes to the cage accompanied by It's A Fight. Sergio Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Teixeira
vs
Silva

191 cm
27
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
191 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Colin Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Teixeira dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva tries to bum rush Teixeira with a series of wild strikes but Teixeira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva scores with a one two! Teixeira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Teixeira's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Teixeira duly obliges.
Teixeira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Teixeira wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva feints a jab promting Teixeira to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Teixeira slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Teixeira.
Sergio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right hand that Teixeira ducks under and follows up with a left that Teixeira also avoids with ease.
Teixeira blocks the body kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teixeira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teixeira avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Teixeira.
Teixeira misses with a series of wild punches.
Teixeira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a head kick by Teixeira.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Teixeira makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Teixeira avoids it.
Teixeira avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva looks winded!
Teixeira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teixeira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Teixeira moves his leg out of the way.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Teixeira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Teixeira scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Teixeira moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Teixeira tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Teixeira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teixeira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Teixeira moves out of range easily.
Teixeira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Teixeira in his tracks momentarily.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Teixeira connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Teixeira misses with the combination.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Teixeira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Teixeira throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Teixeira has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva throws a series of punches but Teixeira moves out of range.
Silva misses with a low kick as Teixeira jumps back.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Teixeira blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that Teixeira avoids nicely.
Sergio Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Teixeira misses with a series of wild punches.
Teixeira throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Teixeira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Teixeira throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Teixeira does no damage.
Colin Teixeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Teixeira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Teixeira throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Teixeira in the body.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Teixeira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teixeira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teixeira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teixeira swinging wildly here.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Teixeira moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a head kick but Teixeira moves out of range.
A head kick from Silva lands but Teixeira takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Teixeira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teixeira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teixeira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teixeira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Teixeira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva looks to land a combination but Teixeira avoids it well.
Teixeira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Teixeira misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a body kick.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teixeira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A lazy left from Teixeira finds it's target.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teixeira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Teixeira really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Teixeira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Teixeira.
Teixeira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Teixeira moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Teixeira misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Teixeira's front leg but catches the back leg as Teixeira tries to avoid it.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Teixeira blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Teixeira down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but Teixeira moves out of range easily.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Teixeira moved away.
Teixeira tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that Teixeira semi-blocks.
Teixeira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teixeira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teixeira will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva keeps Teixeira at a distance using the push kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva misses with a combination
and Teixeira counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Teixeira to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Teixeira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva is looking to slow Teixeira down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Teixeira moves out of range easily.
Teixeira checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Teixeira.
Teixeira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

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