PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wendel Silveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duawne Bradberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wendel Silveira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silveira
vs
Bradberry

168 cm
19
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wendel Silveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duawne Bradberry!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradberry tries to clinch but Silveira is having none of it.
Bradberry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silveira doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bradberry counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silveira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silveira gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradberry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bradberry wanted to stand there but Silveira had control of the position.
Bradberry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silveira keeping full guard, as Bradberry tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silveira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bradberry is looking to stand up but Silveira won't let him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bradberry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bradberry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silveira is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradberry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silveira's guard.
Silveira is trying to keep Bradberry in close.
Bradberry distracts Silveira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bradberry lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Bradberry drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silveira manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bradberry has Silveira in his guard.

Bradberry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silveira passes Bradberry's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Silveira is working for a kimura but Bradberry is defending it quite comfortably.
Silveira looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silveira wants to stand up but Bradberry has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bradberry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silveira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silveira's back!
Silveira rolls, trying to escape but Bradberry keeps control of the position.
Bradberry is punishing Silveira with some ground and pound.

Bradberry is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silveira preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bradberry.

Silveira is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradberry scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Silveira is looking for a way out.

Bradberry is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Silveira is defending well though. Bradberry let's go of the attempt for now.
Bradberry lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Silveira hold on?!
Silveira breaks Bradberry's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bradberry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silveira is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bradberry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bradberry keeping moving, preventing Silveira from controlling successfully.

Silveira drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bradberry manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silveira has Bradberry in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silveira trying to keep a closed guard but Bradberry is proving a slippery customer.
Bradberry chips away with some ground and pound.

Silveira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bradberry controlling from the top position.
Bradberry preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradberry chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradberry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silveira is proving hard to escape from.
Silveira keeping full guard, as Bradberry tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duawne Bradberry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bradberry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Bradberry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silveira defends it well.
Silveira wants to improve his position but Bradberry is controlling well.
Bradberry is just content to waste time from the top position. Silveira takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bradberry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bradberry lands a couple of digs.
Bradberry throwing strikes but missing.
Bradberry trying to control but Silveira is working from the bottom.
Bradberry preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradberry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bradberry wanted to stand there but Silveira had control of the position.
Silveira is trying to control the position but Bradberry postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bradberry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silveira.
Silveira slips a jab and a cross from Bradberry.
Bradberry throws a series of punches but Silveira moves out of range.
Bradberry throws a jab but it's blocked by Silveira.
Bradberry tries to close the distance and clinch but Silveira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silveira shoots and misses

and Bradberry counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silveira won't be happy with that.
Bradberry looks up at the clock and then as Silveira takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bradberry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bradberry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Silveira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bradberry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silveira keeps working.

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!
Bradberry tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bradberry cracks Silveira with a big right hand but Silveira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Bradberry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silveira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silveira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bradberry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bradberry working the head and body with strikes.
Bradberry landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silveira on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Duawne Bradberry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silveira is trying to control Bradberry's posture but Bradberry avoids it.

Bradberry thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silveira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveira takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Silveira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bradberry working the head and body with strikes.
Bradberry looks up at the clock and then as Silveira takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bradberry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silveira manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bradberry's best efforts.
Silveira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Silveira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bradberry controlling from the top position.
Silveira trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silveira wants to sweep here but Bradberry controlling him for the moment.
Silveira is trying to control the position but Bradberry postures up.
Bradberry is in close to Silveira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bradberry postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bradberry landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradberry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bradberry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bradberry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silveira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silveira is trying to keep Bradberry in close.
Bradberry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duawne Bradberry 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bradberry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wendel Silveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bradberry shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silveira is trying to defend but Bradberry finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silveira trying to control here.
Bradberry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bradberry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bradberry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bradberry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silveira's head.
Silveira wants to get back to full guard.
Silveira trying to control but Bradberry postures up.
Bradberry working over Silveira with some ground and pound. Silveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradberry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bradberry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silveira wants to get back to full guard.
Bradberry working over Silveira with some ground and pound. Silveira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bradberry is pressing down on Silveira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silveira is holding on for now.
Bradberry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Bradberry is looking for a kimura but Silveira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bradberry to get the leverage.
Bradberry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silveira is trying to get back to full guard.

Bradberry escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bradberry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silveira circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silveira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bradberry counters with a single leg into guard. Silveira didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bradberry has gone for a leg lock! Silveira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bradberry's guard.
Silveira pushes down on Bradberry's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Silveira is working for a submission of some sort.
Bradberry throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Bradberry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silveira trying to mount his opponent but Bradberry defends it.
Silveira prevents Bradberry from improving his position.
Bradberry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bradberry holds on and takes a little breather.

Bradberry working for a triangle but Silveira defends it easily.
Bradberry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradberry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bradberry wants to stand up but Silveira has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bradberry is keen to just control but Silveira is a slippery customer.
Bradberry wants to pass to mount but Silveira is defending the position.
Bradberry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradberry trying to control from half guard but Silveira is working away.
Silveira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wendel Silveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duawne Bradberry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradberry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duawne Bradberry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bradberry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duawne Bradberry!