PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladimir Harkonnen's chin.

Silva
vs
Harkonnen

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

No Shit Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen stuffs the takedown.
A nice combination there by Silva.

Harkonnen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Harkonnen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harkonnen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Harkonnen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harkonnen.
Silva won't allow Harkonnen to pass to mount.

Harkonnen is working for a submission of some sort.
Harkonnen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva tries to kick Harkonnen off but Harkonnen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harkonnen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harkonnen scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harkonnen with the ground and pound but Silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Harkonnen looking to pass the guard.

Harkonnen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harkonnen looks gassed!
Harkonnen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harkonnen on the ground.
Silva is trying to keep Harkonnen in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Harkonnen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Harkonnen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harkonnen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva looks to land a combination but Harkonnen avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Harkonnen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harkonnen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Harkonnen shoots in.
Roger Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Harkonnen.
Harkonnen fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up but Harkonnen circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Harkonnen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harkonnen is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Harkonnen circles away and we're back to standing.
Roger Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harkonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.

Harkonnen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harkonnen is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Harkonnen is breathing heavily.
Harkonnen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Harkonnen wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harkonnen works his way into full mount!
Harkonnen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.

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.
Harkonnen misses with a head shot.

Harkonnen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
Harkonnen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harkonnen punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Harkonnen thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Harkonnen's attempts to control the action.

Harkonnen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Harkonnen's guard. A big mistake from Harkonnen there, giving up the dominant position!
Harkonnen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harkonnen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harkonnen keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Harkonnen wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harkonnen is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vladimir Harkonnen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harkonnen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Harkonnen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harkonnen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harkonnen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harkonnen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Harkonnen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harkonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harkonnen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Harkonnen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to control but Harkonnen postures up.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harkonnen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harkonnen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harkonnen.

Harkonnen wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harkonnen seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Harkonnen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harkonnen stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vladimir Harkonnen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harkonnen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva is in trouble now - Harkonnen has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harkonnen is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Harkonnen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Harkonnen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Harkonnen is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Silva looks calm but he's in trouble here. Harkonnen gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Silva is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Harkonnen lets go of the hold and Silva can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Harkonnen!