PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

bronze
vs
Silva

192 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

MAX SUPPS

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mr bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

bronze gets the takedown into side control.
bronze throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
bronze trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
bronze scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
bronze looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, bronze cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
bronze is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
bronze has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
bronze postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding bronze's attempts to control the action.
bronze tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
BOOM! bronze connects with a massive shot to the dome!
bronze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bronze looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
bronze controlling from mount.
bronze landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by bronze.
Silva is trying to stand.
bronze is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
bronze wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
bronze lands a heavy elbow.
bronze wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
bronze content just to control the position here.
bronze fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bronze wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva is looking to improve his position but bronze isn't that keen on the idea.
bronze unloading with bombs!
bronze with a couple of short strikes.
bronze has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.

Silva is rocked!
bronze takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva wants to control but bronze is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr bronze dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

bronze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
bronze wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee stands the fighters back up. mr bronze just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
bronze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
bronze tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
bronze fails to land the takedown.

bronze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but bronze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but bronze manages to mount him!
bronze working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by bronze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but bronze is having none of it.
bronze breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
bronze looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva can't escape the position.
bronze wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.

That's two 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 keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
bronze dominating with strikes here.
bronze looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

bronze working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
bronze trying to control but Silva is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bronze unloading with bombs!
bronze has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but bronze has a good base and remains in mount.
bronze lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can bronze finish him?
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
bronze content just to control the position here.
bronze lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bronze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
bronze tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

bronze with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
bronze wants to take Silva's back but he can't do it this time.
bronze trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr bronze dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

bronze misses with a low kick.
bronze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing bronze off to one side.
Horrible takedown by bronze or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
mr bronze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bronze has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as bronze shoots in.
bronze throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

bronze looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
bronze scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

bronze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
bronze tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva is not content to let bronze control the position.
bronze is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bronze trying to control but Silva is having none of it.

bronze goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
bronze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
bronze working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bronze is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
bronze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
bronze wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva keeping moving, preventing bronze from controlling successfully.
bronze prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
bronze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst bronze is controlling him.
bronze postures up.
bronze cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
bronze trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samuel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bronze pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
mr bronze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for bronze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for mr bronze!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for mr bronze!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for mr bronze!

mr bronze wins by unanimous decision!