PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ayrton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by METAMORFOSE AMBULANTE - RAUL SEIXAS. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hans Gruber enters the cage!

Silva
vs
Gruber

168 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
178 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayrton Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gruber counters with a right hand to the body.
Gruber looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Gruber drops Silva with a left and a right! Oh, Silva is hurt - Gruber dives into side control looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Gruber scoring with strikes.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Gruber is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gruber working away.
Gruber is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva trying to remain calm as Gruber controls from the top position.
Gruber in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gruber working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gruber is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Gruber scores with punches from side control.

Gruber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gruber's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gruber manages to pass to mount!

Gruber looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Gruber looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruber prevents Silva from improving his position.
Gruber sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Gruber is very close to passing his half guard.
Gruber 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.
Gruber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gruber lands a couple of digs.
Gruber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber passes into half guard.

Gruber is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Gruber winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gruber is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva trying to control but Gruber postures up.
Gruber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gruber is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva is looking to control Gruber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gruber is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gruber cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva regains half guard.

Gruber is looking for a kimura here.
Gruber moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruber scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.

Gruber jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gruber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Gruber counters with a nice body shot.
Gruber keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Gruber gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gruber pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gruber counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva darts in trying to clinch

and Gruber counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Gruber lands some shots froms side control.
Gruber wants to control for a moment but Silva uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Gruber.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is staying active underneath Gruber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gruber looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.

Gruber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gruber scores with a couple of nice shots.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Gruber lands strikes from half guard.
Gruber tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Gruber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gruber lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber 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.
Gruber trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Gruber works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to hold on but Gruber postures up.
Gruber connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gruber controlling from the full mount.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Gruber lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva wants to hold on but Gruber pushes him away.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Gruber's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gruber lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gruber working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Gruber with good strikes from the mount here!

Silva is rocked!
Silva takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Gruber's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Gruber!
An out of breath Hans Gruber thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.