PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Total Recall. This should be a great matchup!

Quaid
vs
Silva

186 cm
23
260 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

199 cm
23
289 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with the takedown

and Quaid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Quaid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva jumps guard but Quaid stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Douglas Quaid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Silva.
Quaid gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Quaid might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Quaid controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Quaid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Quaid passes into half guard.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quaid pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Quaid tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Quaid not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quaid landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to improve his position but Quaid is controlling well.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Quaid looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Quaid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Quaid working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quaid keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Quaid sits in half guard.
Quaid slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Quaid controlling the action here.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Quaid sits in half guard.
Quaid frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva can't escape the position.
Quaid controlling the position easily from mount.
Quaid scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Quaid controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to lock up and control but Quaid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Quaid landing shots from mount.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quaid working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Quaid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva slips a straight right by Quaid.
A big right from Quaid misses.
Nice sprawl there from Quaid as Silva shoots in.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quaid throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Quaid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva shoots and misses

and Quaid counters by clinching up.
Quaid works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva is working for takedown but Quaid is calmly controlling the position for now.
Douglas Quaid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Silva.
Silva is working for takedown but Quaid is calmly controlling the position for now.
Quaid slowing the pace effectively.
Silva jumps guard but Quaid stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Quaid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva jumps guard but Quaid stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quaid lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Quaid stalls.
Quaid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Quaid manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva wants a takedown.
Quaid lands with a left to the head.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Quaid is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Quaid down to the mat. Quaid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Quaid takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva shoots in but Quaid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Douglas Quaid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a takedown

and Quaid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quaid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Quaid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quaid throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Quaid.
Silva blocks a jab.
Quaid throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Douglas Quaid is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Quaid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quaid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quaid loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Quaid misses with a straight left.
Quaid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quaid cracks Silva with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quaid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quaid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Quaid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Quaid thows a body shot but no joy.
Quaid misses the shot to the body.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Quaid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid misses with a looping right.
Quaid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Quaid misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Quaid scores with a nice head shot.
Quaid throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quaid scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Quaid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Quaid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Quaid digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Quaid.
Quaid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Silva pressed against the cage. Quaid frees himself up and cracks Quaid with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Silva crumples to the floor, out cold! Quaid jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Douglas Quaid!
An out of breath Douglas Quaid thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.