PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soren Sormsal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Instrumental Core - The Angels Among Demons. This should be fireworks!

Silva
vs
Sormsal

183 cm
29
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

179 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soren Sormsal!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sormsal sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sormsal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva controlling the pace.
Silva is thwarting Sormsal's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva prevents Sormsal from improving his position.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sormsal tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva controlling from mount.
Sormsal wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sormsal is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sormsal is working to get back to half guard.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sormsal tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves to back control.
What can Sormsal do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sormsal for as long as he can get away with.
Silva continues to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Will Silva go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has good solid back control here.
You can see the frustration on Sormsal's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Silva biding his time, controlling Sormsal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sormsal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sormsal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sormsal keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sormsal misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Fernando Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sormsal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fernando Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sormsal wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sormsal controls the pace.
Silva has control of Sormsal's left arm, preventing Sormsal from doing any damage.
Sormsal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.

Sormsal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sormsal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sormsal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva seems keen to control Sormsal's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Sormsal, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Sormsal against the ropes but Sormsal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Sormsal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sormsal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Sormsal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Sormsal from moving into mount.
Sormsal working away.
Sormsal trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is trying to control Sormsal's posture but Sormsal avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is holding Sormsal down, trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soren Sormsal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sormsal tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sormsal to the ground. Sormsal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Sormsal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sormsal fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sormsal closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sormsal trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sormsal being controlled here momentarily.
Sormsal trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Sormsal steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Silva.
Sormsal fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Sormsal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva is controlling Sormsal's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sormsal manages to get himself to full guard.

Sormsal keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sormsal managing to control the position.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sormsal keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Sormsal keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva content to stall in guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four 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.

Sormsal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Sormsal controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Sormsal is proving a slippery customer.
Sormsal won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sormsal.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to sweep here but Sormsal controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soren Sormsal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sormsal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!