PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Del Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateus Silva Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rose
vs
Silva Filho

192 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Del Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mateus Silva Filho!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva Filho shoots in and gets a takedown into Rose's guard.
Rose is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva Filho wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.

Silva Filho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rose has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva Filho has managed to get both his arms back between Rose's legs - danger averted.
Rose working a defensive guard here.
Silva Filho preventing the sweep.
Rose seems keen to control Silva Filho's posture.
Silva Filho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Silva Filho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva Filho lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Filho controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva Filho advances to half guard.
Silva Filho is trying to control the action in half guard but Rose is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rose wants to control but Silva Filho is keeping busy.
Silva Filho controlling the pace.
Rose trying to control from the bottom.
Rose is controlling Silva Filho's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva Filho prevents Rose from improving his position.

Silva Filho seems to be working for a kimura but Rose defends the submission attempt.
Rose keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rose pushes Silva Filho off looking to stand but Silva Filho dives back in and keeps control.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Silva Filho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva Filho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva Filho wants to stand up but Rose has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Silva Filho wants to take a breather but Rose is having none of it.
Rose wants to control but Silva Filho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
Rose trying to control but Silva Filho postures up.
Silva Filho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rose does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva Filho trying to mount his opponent but Rose defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to control here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva Filho pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Silva Filho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva Filho looks winded!
Silva Filho wants to stand but Rose has his arm trapped.
Rose wants to control but Silva Filho postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rose sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rose has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva Filho is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva Filho rushes Rose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Silva Filho jumps guard and drags Rose to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rose preventing the sweep.
Silva Filho keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Silva Filho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rose wants to control from the top but Silva Filho keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Filho throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mateus Silva Filho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Filho keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Silva Filho works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.

Rose pushes Silva Filho off and gets back to his feet.
Rose could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rose tries to sprawl but Silva Filho drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rose is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva Filho from advancing to side control.
Silva Filho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rose keeps working.
Rose wants to control but Silva Filho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva Filho is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva Filho lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to get back to full guard.
Rose is controlling Silva Filho's trapped leg to prevent Silva Filho from advancing to side control.
Rose looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose tries to get to full guard but Silva Filho has control of the leg.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rose wants to control but Silva Filho is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Silva Filho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rose is holding on to half guard well.

Silva Filho is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva Filho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rose wants to control but Silva Filho is keeping busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Silva Filho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva Filho shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rose manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rose is trying to control the position but Silva Filho postures up.
Silva Filho looking to pass the guard.
Rose is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose controls Silva Filho momentarily but Silva Filho frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose keeping full guard, as Silva Filho tries to pass.
Rose is pulling down on Silva Filho's head to control his posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva Filho misses with the combination.

Silva Filho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva Filho stalling.
Rose desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Filho is keen to just control but Rose is a slippery customer.
Rose preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Rose actively working from the bottom here.
Silva Filho trying to pass the guard but Rose defending well.
Rose trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva Filho in particular looking to stall.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva Filho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Nice takedown defense from Silva Filho. No joy for Rose on that attempt.
Silva Filho throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Del Rose has been cut.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva Filho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Silva Filho clinches with his opponent.
Rose missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva Filho lands a takedown into guard.
Rose throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rose looking to control.
Silva Filho trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose seems keen to control Silva Filho's posture.
Silva Filho wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Rose trying to keep a closed guard but Silva Filho is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rose is pulling down on Silva Filho's head to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Silva Filho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva Filho 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Silva Filho!