PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Jacobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Silva
vs
Jacobsen

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Tokyo, John Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Jacobsen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jacobsen forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacobsen throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobsen.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobsen.
Jacobsen misses with a few strikes there.
Jacobsen tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Jacobsen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Jacobsen tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Simon Jacobsen has been cut.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Jacobsen scores with a leg kick.
Jacobsen tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Jacobsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Jacobsen blocks the low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Jacobsen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
John Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Jacobsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Silva.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva won't allow Jacobsen to sweep him here.
Jacobsen is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Jacobsen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Silva decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jacobsen staying out of range there.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jacobsen.
Jacobsen tries to clinch up.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jacobsen.
Jacobsen tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jacobsen's guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jacobsen is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jacobsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen being controlled here, momentarily.
Jacobsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Jacobsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacobsen, not yet.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jacobsen is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jacobsen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Jacobsen's attempts to control the action.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jacobsen content just to control the position here.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Jacobsen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jacobsen tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobsen wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jacobsen is working to get back to half guard.
Jacobsen is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacobsen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jacobsen is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jacobsen?
Silva unloading with bombs!
Silva content just to control the position here.
Jacobsen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva prevents Jacobsen from getting the reversal.
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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. John Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jacobsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jacobsen throws a head kick that misses

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Jacobsen fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen looking to control.
Jacobsen wants to get back to his feet but Silva passes into half guard.
Silva stops Jacobsen from getting back to his feet.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jacobsen is looking to escape.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jacobsen is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva is thwarting Jacobsen's attempts to control the position.
Silva is controlling the pace.

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.
Jacobsen looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jacobsen swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Jacobsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobsen tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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.
Silva postures up in Jacobsen's guard and throws a big left but Jacobsen blocks it.
Silva stops Jacobsen from standing up.
Silva stays in close to Jacobsen's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Jacobsen's cut.
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 throws a push kick but Jacobsen slaps the foot to one side.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jacobsen counters with a two punch combo.
Simon Jacobsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobsen tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Jacobsen shrugs it off.
Silva misses with a low kick as Jacobsen jumps back.
Jacobsen wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Jacobsen darts in trying to clinch

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva won't allow Jacobsen to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen is looking to stand back up but Silva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jacobsen.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Jacobsen is defending the position.
Silva prevents Jacobsen from improving his position.
Jacobsen is trying to control but can't.
Jacobsen looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jacobsen is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Some wild striking there from Jacobsen.
John Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jacobsen's guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobsen is keeping the position for now.
Silva wanted to stand there but Jacobsen had control of the position.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Jacobsen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jacobsen wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jacobsen is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva pulls Jacobsen in close to his closed guard and prevents Jacobsen from doing any damage or advancing position.
John Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jacobsen prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva controls Jacobsen momentarily but Jacobsen frees himself.
Jacobsen wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jacobsen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jacobsen closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Simon Jacobsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Silva misses

and Jacobsen moves into the clinch.
Jacobsen landing knees to the head.
Jacobsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Jacobsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacobsen keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Silva!