PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edison Arantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Cult Of Personality as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mario Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Arantes
vs
Silva

190 cm
27
235 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

205 cm
24
223 lbs
6 - 27 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edison Arantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arantes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Arantes content to stall in guard here.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arantes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arantes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva working for a triangle but Arantes defends it easily.
Arantes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Arantes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Arantes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Arantes postures up.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arantes defends it easily.
Silva is looking to stand up but Arantes isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Arantes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arantes has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arantes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Mario Silva has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arantes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Arantes settles back down.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Arantes to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arantes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edison Arantes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Silva's cut.
That's time! Arantes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Arantes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arantes thuds a left hand into Silva's body.

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

Silva working for a triangle but Arantes defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to keep Arantes in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arantes controls the pace.
Arantes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

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 looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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

Arantes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Arantes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Arantes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arantes postures up.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Arantes gets the takedown into side control.
Arantes just content to control the position.
Arantes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bench press Arantes off him but Arantes keeps the position.
Silva tries to control but Arantes manages to take his back.
Silva just trying to survive but Arantes is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva rolls, trying to escape but Arantes keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edison Arantes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Arantes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arantes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking to control.
Silva wants to sweep here but Arantes controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arantes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Arantes defends easily.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been told by Arantes's head coaches at Animal House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arantes misses with a low kick.
Arantes scores with a decent looking hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arantes misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Arantes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Arantes is dominant here and he's now got Silva's back!
Edison Arantes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arantes controls the action.
Arantes not allowing Silva to control his hands.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Arantes has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Arantes has the hooks in. Silva is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Edison Arantes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva trying to control the hands but Arantes won't let him.
Silva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Arantes is staying active.
Mario Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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 is trying to get back to his feet but Arantes has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Arantes controlling from the back.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Arantes gets his hands free.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Arantes slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edison Arantes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arantes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edison Arantes!
Mario Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'I Will Get Back To Train Harder And Improve To Win My Next Fight'.