PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Sakkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robson Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sakkara
vs
Silva

200 cm
31
264 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
255 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 85%

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, Marcus Sakkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva looking to score a takedown here. Sakkara is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Sakkara's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakkara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva is in close to Sakkara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakkara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva prevents Sakkara from getting back to his feet.
Sakkara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sakkara trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Sakkara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Sakkara lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to reverse the position but Sakkara maintains control.
Sakkara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sakkara trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva regains half guard.
Sakkara stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Sakkara is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakkara prevents Silva from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Marcus Sakkara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakkara misses with a body shot.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Sakkara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva shoots in but Sakkara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakkara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Sakkara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcus Sakkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakkara just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva slips a jab from Sakkara.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakkara.
Sakkara loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Sakkara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marcus Sakkara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robson Silva.
Sakkara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Sakkara misses with a straight right.
Sakkara misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Sakkara misses.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Sakkara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sakkara misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sakkara's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robson Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sakkara misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakkara misses with an uppercut.
Sakkara doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sakkara misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Sakkara tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakkara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Sakkara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sakkara throws a poor cross that misses

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakkara won't be happy with that.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sakkara to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakkara defending against the ground and pound.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Sakkara's head but Sakkara avoids it well.
Sakkara takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sakkara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sakkara to see if he's OK.
Sakkara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sakkara tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sakkara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva tries to advance position but instead Sakkara slips a leg back in to half guard.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sakkara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sakkara taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva working Sakkara over with strikes.
Sakkara trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva is keen to just control but Sakkara is a slippery customer.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakkara's head.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Robson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sakkara is looking to escape.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva winds up and cracks Sakkara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakkara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakkara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sakkara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Sakkara's temple.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Sakkara is rocked!
Silva working over Sakkara with some ground and pound. Sakkara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Sakkara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sakkara misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a huge left! Sakkara is in big trouble! He's backing up but Silva isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sakkara from any more damage. A dominating finish by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robson Silva!
After winning the bout, Robson Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.