PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takumi Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Rob Kelly feat.Slaine - Dropkicked. A fine choice. 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
Fujiwara

191 cm
20
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Firebird Designs

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takumi Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara misses with a head kick.
Fujiwara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fujiwara stuffs the takedown.
A good leg kick by Fujiwara.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Fujiwara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fujiwara stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fujiwara pinned against the cage. Fujiwara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Fujiwara. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Fujiwara dodges the punch combination from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fujiwara. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Fujiwara stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Fujiwara shows good takedown defense.
Fujiwara stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

A big head kick from Fujiwara and Silva is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Miguel Silva has been cut.
Fujiwara passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fujiwara is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.

Silva working for a triangle but Fujiwara defends it easily.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Fujiwara pushes his legs off easily.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva wants to control the position but Fujiwara says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Fujiwara is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Fujiwara prevents Silva from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Fujiwara, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Fujiwara against the cage but Fujiwara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva shoots in but Fujiwara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miguel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fujiwara is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Fujiwara circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva checks a low kick from Fujiwara.
Silva shoots in but Fujiwara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fujiwara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fujiwara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fujiwara swivels and escapes.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Fujiwara has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Fujiwara defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takumi Fujiwara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fujiwara tries a head kick but it misses.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva moves to the back.

Fujiwara preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva looking for the RNC.

Silva is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fujiwara knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fujiwara for a finish.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fujiwara is having to fend off submission attempts from Silva, who is looking to sink in the choke. Silva doesn't have the hooks in though and Fujiwara manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Fujiwara is working away.
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.
Fujiwara regains full guard. Nicely done.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Silva has gone for a leg lock! Fujiwara slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fujiwara passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to improve his position but Fujiwara is controlling well.
Fujiwara stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fujiwara turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
Fujiwara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fujiwara trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Silva is looking for a triangle here but Fujiwara uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Silva is trying to control Fujiwara's posture but Fujiwara avoids it.
Silva is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Fujiwara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fujiwara gets to mount! Silva was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Fujiwara which made him look bad.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fujiwara gets back to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Fujiwara gets full guard.
Silva trying to control but Fujiwara is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fujiwara looking to control.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fujiwara turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.

Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fujiwara uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.

Silva kicks off Fujiwara and gets to his feet.

Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fujiwara is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fujiwara has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva is trying to control the position but Fujiwara postures up.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Fujiwara pushes his legs off easily.
Fujiwara postures up.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fujiwara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fujiwara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Fujiwara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fujiwara wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to control.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Fujiwara pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fujiwara won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Miguel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails with the takedown.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel 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 29:28

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