PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Fauteux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Gwen Stacy-Gone Fishing see you in a year. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kyle Fauteux enters the cage!

Silva
vs
Fauteux

189 cm
22
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Fauteux!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fauteux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Fauteux persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fauteux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fauteux counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva shoots and misses

and Fauteux counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fauteux wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Fauteux is proving a slippery customer.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Silva is working an open guard so Fauteux takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva stands up over Fauteux, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fauteux working a defensive guard but Silva passes into half guard.
Silva is nestled in close to Fauteux, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fauteux is trying to control but Silva manages to pass to mount!
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fauteux's face.
Fauteux is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fauteux is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva scoring with strikes but Fauteux is staying in there.
Fauteux is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva 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.
Silva looking to control but Fauteux is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva with shots to the head and body - Fauteux looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fauteux is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva lands with some strikes.
Fauteux is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Fauteux from getting the reversal.
Fauteux regains half guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Fauteux pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Fauteux trying to control but Silva postures up.
Fauteux wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

Fauteux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fauteux tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.

Fauteux is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.

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.
Fauteux gets back to full guard.
Fauteux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fauteux is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva passes Fauteux's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fauteux has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fauteux wants to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fauteux keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva misses with a takedown

and Fauteux counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fauteux gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fauteux drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fauteux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Fauteux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Fauteux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fauteux counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.

Fauteux gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Fauteux lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Fedor Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fauteux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fauteux prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Fauteux's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fauteux manages to break the clinch.
Fedor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Fauteux has taken the fight into the clinch.

Fauteux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fauteux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Fauteux instigates a clinch.
Silva can't get the takedown.

Fauteux tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
Fauteux looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva postures up.
Fauteux bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Fauteux tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fauteux wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is controlling Fauteux's posture.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fauteux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is striking off his back. Fauteux thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Fauteux.
Fauteux trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fauteux trying to advance position but Silva counters by regaining guard.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Fauteux pushes his legs off easily.
Fauteux won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Fauteux passes into half guard.

Fauteux is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fauteux lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control but can't.

Fauteux is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva is looking to control Fauteux's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is not content to let Fauteux control the position.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Fauteux has control of the leg.
Fauteux is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Fauteux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Fauteux drives through with a takedown into guard.

Silva is working an open guard so Fauteux takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva misses with a takedown
letting Fauteux counter with a right hand.
Silva shoots and misses

and Fauteux moves into the clinch.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fauteux is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fauteux stops a takedown attempt from Silva.

Fauteux is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fauteux persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fauteux trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fauteux advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fauteux blocks the strikes from Silva.
Fauteux works his foot free and advances to mount.

Fauteux is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fauteux looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Fauteux maintains control.
Silva is trying to reverse the position but instead Fauteux has taken his back - oops!

Fauteux working for a choke but Silva is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fauteux controlling his opponent.

Fauteux wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fauteux.
Fauteux breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva wants to control but Fauteux is having none of it.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fauteux raining down shots from the mount!
Fauteux wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fauteux working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Fauteux is looking for a kimura here.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva wants to sweep here but Fauteux controlling him for the moment.
Fauteux trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva distracts Fauteux with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Fauteux pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Fauteux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fauteux 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Fauteux!