PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ervilha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Ureche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Ureche

160 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ervilha 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, Brett Ureche!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Ureche tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ureche avoids the head kick by Silva.
Ureche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Ureche looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Ureche trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Ureche working Silva over with strikes.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ureche trying to control the pace.
Ureche passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Ureche dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ureche controlling from the full mount.
Ureche is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ureche throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Ureche loaded up on that one.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ureche looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ureche controlling from mount.

Ureche looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ureche lands a big elbow.
Ureche landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ureche on the ground.
Ureche looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Ureche looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Ureche lands a big elbow.
Ureche fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ureche with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ureche landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Ureche looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ureche working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ureche lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Ureche controlling his opponent.
Ureche landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Ureche dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ureche drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ureche works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ureche lands a nice shot to the head.

Ureche swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Ureche's guard. A big mistake from Ureche there, giving up the dominant position!
Ureche lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ureche throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ureche with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ureche putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ureche connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ureche takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ureche's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ureche landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ureche has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ureche working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ureche pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ureche is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ureche is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ureche controlling from the full mount.
Ureche lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ureche controlling his opponent.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Ureche cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ureche has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ureche landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Brett Ureche has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ureche with the ground and pound from mount.
Ureche putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ureche raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva taking shots to the head.
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!
Ureche lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ureche controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Ureche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ureche shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ureche closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Ureche getting side control.
Ureche is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ureche cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ureche connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ureche sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Ureche has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Ureche cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ureche looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ureche raining down shots from the mount!
Ureche lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Ureche jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ureche working the head and body with strikes.
Silva is trying to escape the position but Ureche is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ureche working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ureche works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ureche with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ureche takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ureche lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ureche landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Ureche looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Ureche controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ureche postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ureche raining down shots from the mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Ureche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ureche winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Ureche!
Brett Ureche decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.