PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johhny B Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
B Hood

190 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rogerio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johhny B Hood!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
B Hood shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a push kick but B Hood slaps the foot to one side.
B Hood throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but B Hood was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
B Hood has a takedown stuffed.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
B Hood moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
B Hood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from B Hood.
Rogerio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johhny B Hood.

B Hood instigates a clinch.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from B Hood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by B Hood.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. B Hood is defending well for now.
B Hood takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
B Hood trying to land knees to the body.
B Hood tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually B Hood drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries a body shot but B Hood blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
B Hood fails to pull guard.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with B Hood's elbow.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva misses with the head strike.
B Hood can't get the takedown.
B Hood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. B Hood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

B Hood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
B Hood prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
B Hood fails to pull guard.
Silva misses with the head strike.
B Hood blocks a body shot from Silva.
B Hood has Silva pushed against the cage.
B Hood has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

B Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
B Hood misses with a head kick.
B Hood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but B Hood circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva misses with a body kick.
B Hood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but B Hood circles away and keeps his distance.
B Hood shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva throws a series of punches but B Hood avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries to clinch but B Hood is having none of it.
Silva looks to land a right hand but B Hood moved out of range.
B Hood slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a double jab

and B Hood counters by moving into the clinch.
B Hood lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to break free but B Hood pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rogerio Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

B Hood throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but B Hood manages to avoid it.
B Hood avoids the head kick by Silva.

B Hood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
B Hood is struggling to control the position.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva gets through B Hood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
B Hood has Silva pushed against the cage.
B Hood has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
B Hood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
B Hood prevents a body shot from Silva.

B Hood breaks the clinch.
B Hood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva swings for the body but B Hood moves out of range.
B Hood throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva looks to land a combination but B Hood avoids it well.

B Hood feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, B Hood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
B Hood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Silva has his foot on B Hood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. B Hood works his way back into a safe position though.
B Hood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that B Hood 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 looking for a guillotine here but B Hood defends easily.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing B Hood from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
B Hood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

Johhny B Hood has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and B Hood moves out of range easily.
B Hood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but B Hood persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogerio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johhny B Hood.
Silva throws a leg kick but B Hood checks it.
B Hood shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed B Hood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
B Hood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva checks a leg kick.
A head kick from B Hood lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
B Hood is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
B Hood has a takedown stuffed.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
B Hood avoids the head kick by Silva.
Rogerio Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
B Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from B Hood. B Hood gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva swinging wildly here.
B Hood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johhny B Hood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

B Hood tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to clinch.
B Hood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
B Hood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
B Hood throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch.
B Hood shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed B Hood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rogerio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johhny B Hood.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged B Hood in a clinch.
B Hood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
B Hood misses with a punch to the body.

B Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - B Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
B Hood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. B Hood doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Johhny B Hood has been cut.
B Hood circles away from the clinch attempt.
B Hood moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and B Hood moves out of range easily.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but B Hood seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
B Hood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but B Hood persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva is looking to wear down B Hood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva swings for the body but B Hood moves out of range.
B Hood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 lands a jab to B Hood's midsection.
B Hood avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva thuds a left hand into B Hood's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - B Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
B Hood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
B Hood tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
B Hood shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing B Hood's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva throws a low kick but B Hood moves out of range easily.
B Hood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but B Hood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva throws a right and a left that B Hood avoids nicely.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva leaves B Hood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a right and a left that B Hood avoids nicely.
B Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a series of punches but B Hood moves out of range.
B Hood tries to clinch up.
B Hood fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rogerio Silva!
A less than humble Rogerio Silva misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.