PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Wates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Wates

185 cm
24
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gary Wates!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wates tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wates knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wates trying to control here.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wates won't allow Silva to pass to mount.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Wates trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva trying to control the action but Wates is working from the bottom.
Wates avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wates doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Wates wants to get back to his feet.
Wates manages to get to full guard.
Wates keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

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.
Wates wants to control the position but Silva says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wates trying to control from the bottom.
Wates has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Silva not doing much here.
Wates is looking to improve his position.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Wates defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wates has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Wates is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva is trying to control. Wates wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is looking to advance position but Wates won't allow it.
Wates is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Silva has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wates's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wates hang on?
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wates is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Wates wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Wates.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wates in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Wates looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Wates controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Wates is breathing heavily.

Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wates can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.

Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wates 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.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but Wates is working away.
Wates prevents Silva from moving into mount.

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wates is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wates stops Silva from passing to mount.
Silva trying to control the action but Wates is working from the bottom.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wates has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wates prevents Silva from moving into mount.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ernesto Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva trying to control the action but Wates is working from the bottom.
Wates is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva controls the position.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wates knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Wates's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Wates is defending well.
Wates wants to control but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wates avoids it.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Gary Wates has been cut.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

Silva working for a triangle but Wates defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to stand but Wates is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wates is aware though and is defending well.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wates manages to get himself to full guard.

Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Wates.
Silva passes Wates's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva trying to control the action but Wates is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is taking a breather. Wates says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wates tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to take a breather but Wates is having none of it.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Silva seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Wates is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ernesto Silva!