PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quincy Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Mathers

195 cm
21
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quincy Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Mathers taking a breather.

Mathers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Mathers.
Mathers closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mathers. That one must have hurt.

Mathers moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mathers.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Mathers lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Mathers breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mathers works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Mathers counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers wants to control for a moment but Silva uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers moves into full guard.
Mathers has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Mathers wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mathers looks gassed!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mathers holds on and takes a little breather.
Mathers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Mathers tries to clinch up

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.

Mathers manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mathers scores with a knee to the head.
Mathers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Mathers won't allow it.
Mathers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mathers lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Mathers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mathers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mathers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Mathers blocking some punches.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mathers blocking some punches.
Mathers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Mathers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mathers tries to clinch up

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
A knee to the head by Mathers.

Mathers has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.

Mathers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a series of punches but Mathers avoids them all with ease.
Mathers tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Mathers wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

Mathers clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quincy Mathers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a right hand that Mathers ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathers also avoids with ease.
Quincy Mathers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Mathers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Mathers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mathers trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers trying to control the pace.

Mathers decides to return to a standing position.
Mathers fails in his attempt to clinch.

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.
Mathers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mathers tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a left and a right... And another left! Mathers is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Silva!