PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rancho Juventin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rancho Juventin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Juventin
vs
Silva

171 cm
26
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
29
145 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Nfinite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rancho Juventin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spider Silva!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Juventin clinches.
Juventin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juventin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juventin avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Silva pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Juventin won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Juventin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Juventin is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rancho Juventin wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Juventin moves into the clinch.

Silva pulls guard.
Juventin prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Juventin manages to get himself to full guard.

Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Juventin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Juventin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Juventin!
Silva is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is trying to buck Juventin off.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juventin stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva gets full guard.
Juventin trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juventin is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Rancho Juventin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Juventin pushes him off.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Juventin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Juventin gets a clinch.
Juventin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Juventin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Juventin has him pressed against the ropes.
Juventin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Juventin working aggressively here.
Juventin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juventin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Juventin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Juventin avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Juventin walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Juventin moves into the clinch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juventin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juventin has him pressed against the ropes.
Juventin lands a nice uppercut.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.

Silva successfully pulls guard.
Silva has Juventin pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva trying to strike off his back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Juventin wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Juventin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Juventin swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rancho Juventin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spider Silva.

Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Juventin. Juventin maintains the clinch.
Juventin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juventin misses with a punch on the inside.
Juventin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Juventin misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Juventin as the two fighters clinch.
Juventin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Rancho Juventin has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Juventin fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Juventin.
Juventin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Juventin prevents it.
Juventin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Juventin tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Juventin misses with some punches.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juventin digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Juventin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.

Silva gets control of Juventin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Juventin from controlling successfully.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Juventin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Juventin wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva has one foot on Juventin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Spider Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rancho Juventin's cut.
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!

Some wild striking there from Silva.

Juventin drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Juventin can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Juventin looking to stall.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Juventin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juventin.
Juventin wants to stall.
Juventin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Juventin misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A hook to the body from Juventin.
Juventin struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Juventin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Juventin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but Juventin circles away and keeps his distance.

Juventin moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Juventin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Juventin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juventin misses with a body punch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Juventin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juventin struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
A short left from Juventin.
Juventin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juventin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juventin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juventin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Juventin has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juventin can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Juventin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rancho Juventin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spider Silva.

Juventin clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Juventin avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Juventin throws a head punch that misses.
Juventin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Juventin misses with a punch on the inside.
Juventin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juventin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Juventin to keep the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Juventin.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Juventin has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rancho Juventin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Juventin is trying to stall.
Juventin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Juventin's ribcage.
Silva tries to break free but Juventin pushes him back against the ropes.
Juventin misses with the head strike.
Juventin has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Juventin blocking some punches.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spider Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Silva clinches with his opponent.

Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Juventin uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Juventin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Juventin moves into the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juventin struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juventin avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Juventin.
A hook to the body from Juventin.
Juventin lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Juventin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juventin is working Silva over against the ropes.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Juventin managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juventin misses with a body punch.
Juventin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juventin lands a body shot.
Juventin trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Juventin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juventin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juventin avoiding damage.
Juventin can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Juventin misses with some punches.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Juventin clinches up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juventin lands a shoulder strike.
Juventin tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Juventin back against the ropes.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Juventin turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rancho Juventin showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Rancho Juventin!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Rancho Juventin!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Rancho Juventin!

Rancho Juventin wins by unanimous decision!