PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silva
vs
Garcilazo

195 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
22
220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Junior Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Garcilazo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcilazo moves into the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcilazo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Garcilazo misses with an elbow strike.
Garcilazo connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garcilazo obliges.
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!
Garcilazo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcilazo.
Garcilazo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcilazo pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcilazo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Garcilazo working Silva over with knees to the body.
Garcilazo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcilazo lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.

It looks like Junior Silva has been cut.
Garcilazo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garcilazo throws an elbow but it misses.
Garcilazo lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcilazo.
Garcilazo lands a knee to the body.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garcilazo.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

Garcilazo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcilazo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garcilazo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcilazo is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Garcilazo keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Junior Silva just wasn't active enough.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcilazo tries to clinch up.
Garcilazo is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcilazo avoids it really well and circles away.
Garcilazo doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Frankie Garcilazo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcilazo slips a jab from Silva.
Garcilazo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcilazo avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcilazo moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Garcilazo.
Silva tries to stall but Garcilazo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garcilazo crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.

Garcilazo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcilazo moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Garcilazo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcilazo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcilazo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcilazo tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcilazo stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Garcilazo closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcilazo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Garcilazo landing knees to the head.
Garcilazo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.

Junior Silva's cut is getting worse.
Garcilazo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garcilazo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

Silva is rocked!
Garcilazo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcilazo landing knees to the body.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Knees to the body from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Junior Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Garcilazo working Silva over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcilazo connects with a knee to the head.
Garcilazo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcilazo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Garcilazo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Garcilazo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcilazo.
Garcilazo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcilazo tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Garcilazo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcilazo gets slowly back to his feet.
Junior Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garcilazo's half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcilazo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Garcilazo works to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcilazo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Garcilazo keeps moving.
Silva postures up in Garcilazo's guard and throws a big left but Garcilazo blocks it.
Garcilazo trying to control the position.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcilazo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcilazo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Garcilazo defends the submission attempt.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to pass Garcilazo's guard but actually Garcilazo recovers to full guard.
Silva trying to control but Garcilazo is working from the bottom.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Garcilazo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Silva stands and steps away. Garcilazo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Garcilazo wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garcilazo was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcilazo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Junior Silva.
Garcilazo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcilazo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.

Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garcilazo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garcilazo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garcilazo!
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Garcilazo has passed into mount! Damn!
Silva looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Silva breaks Garcilazo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Junior Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcilazo avoids it really well and circles away.

Garcilazo drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Garcilazo landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcilazo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garcilazo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcilazo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Garcilazo.
Garcilazo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Junior Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcilazo scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frankie Garcilazo.
I think Garcilazo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Frankie Garcilazo!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Frankie Garcilazo!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Frankie Garcilazo!

Frankie Garcilazo wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Frankie Garcilazo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.