PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wand Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Truck has chosen Knockin Heads Off as his entrance music. Wand Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Truck

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wand Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shaun Truck !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Truck pinned against the cage. Truck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Truck throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Truck lands a two punch combo.

Truck has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Truck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Truck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Truck misses with an elbow strike.
Silva avoiding damage as Truck throws knees to the body.
Truck throws an elbow but it misses.
Truck is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Truck down to the mat. Truck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Truck moves out of range of the strikes.
Truck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wand Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Truck .

Truck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Truck breaks from the clinch.

Truck clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Truck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Truck lands a nice knee to the body.
Truck lands a damaging elbow.
Truck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva tries for a takedown but Truck manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Truck can't break the clinch.
Truck tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva shoots in but Truck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Truck scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Truck .
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Truck throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A punch combination from Truck misses.
Truck lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Truck .
Truck pushes Silva away with a front kick.

Truck feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Truck changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Truck decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.

Silva scores with a takedown into Truck 's guard.
Silva wants to stand but Truck has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva is fighting to break Truck 's control of his arms but Truck is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Truck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva trying to control but Truck is working from the bottom.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Truck .
Truck throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Truck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Truck cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.

Truck drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva looking to control but Truck passes into half guard.
Silva trying to control but Truck postures up.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva pushes Truck off and gets back to his feet.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Truck counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva is trying to escape back to his feet but Truck uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Silva looking for a sweep but Truck has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Truck avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva tries to hold on but Truck pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Truck dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Truck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Truck tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Truck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Truck scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Truck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva tries to buck Truck off but Truck is having none of it.
Silva trying to control but Truck flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Truck controls the position.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva trying to control the hands but Truck won't let him.
Truck controlling the position well here. Silva rolled but Truck kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Truck gets his hands free.
Silva is really stuck here.

That's two 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.

Silva manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Left hook, right uppercut from Truck .

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva tries to move to full mount but Truck actually manages to regain half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Truck makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Truck .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Truck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truck has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Truck is keeping the position for now.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Truck blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Truck lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Truck misses with the combination.

Truck gets a clinch.
Truck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Truck lands a damaging elbow.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Truck just stands there and leans against the cage.
Truck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Truck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Truck stands up from mount. Strange move.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shaun Truck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Truck is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wand Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Truck throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Truck .

Truck takes the fight into the clinch.
Truck is trying to break free.
Truck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Truck just stands there and leans against the cage.
Truck lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Truck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Truck jumps guard.

Truck kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Shaun Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truck throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Truck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Truck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Truck misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Truck backing up. Truck nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Truck .
Truck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Truck persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Truck closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, if Truck is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

Silva kicks Truck off and gets to his feet.
Truck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Truck throws a one two combo.
Truck fails to land with a series of punches.
Truck circles away from the clinch attempt

and Truck counters by moving into the clinch.

Truck breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Truck circles away easily

so Truck counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Truck gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Truck . That did some damage!
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva slips under a jab from Truck .
Silva tries to clinch up.
Truck tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wand Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Truck !
Silva tries to clinch but Truck is having none of it.
Truck avoids the head kick by Silva.

Truck bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Truck in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck advances to mount.
Shaun Truck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Truck mounts Silva! Really nice guard pass there!

Truck stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Truck .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Truck throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Truck .
Silva throws a head kick but Truck moves out of range.

Truck takes the fight into the clinch.
Truck landing knees to the body.
Truck tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Truck lands a takedown into guard.

Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Truck to get to half guard.
Silva tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Truck has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Wand Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Truck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Truck 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Truck !