PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Khali

170 cm
33
158 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

175 cm
48
160 lbs
35 - 56 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 56 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Khali's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.

Khali drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is pulling down on Khali's head. It's preventing any offense from Khali, at least for the moment.
Khali wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Khali keeps moving.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali seems keen to control Silva 's posture.
Let's hope that Khali has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Khali keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Khali can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva won't allow Khali to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khali working a defensive guard here.
Silva advances position into side control!
Khali wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khali keeps working.
Silva moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva controlling his opponent.

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.
Khali tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Khali tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva misses with a left hand

and Khali decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva 's guard.
Silva pulls Khali in to control the position.
Khali won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Silva is trying to control the position but Khali postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rodrigo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khali postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva pushes Khali off and gets back to his feet.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Khali back into the cage.

Silva has clasped his hands together around Khali's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Khali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Khali defends.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Khali is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Khali sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva wants to control but Khali is keeping him busy.
Khali struggling a bit here.
Silva trying to control the position but Khali is working away.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rodrigo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Khali manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Khali manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva 's guard now, I'm sure.

Silva pushes Khali off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khali moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva .
Khali changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khali slips a jab and a cross from Silva .
Khali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khali drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Khali is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khali or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva , which made it look bad.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khali is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Silva 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khali is squirming around, avoiding Silva 's attempts to control the action.
Khali is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Khali is squirming around, avoiding Silva 's attempts to control the action.

That's two 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.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva trying to control but Khali is having none of it.
Silva controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva wants to control the action but instead Khali gets a body lock and reverses into Silva 's guard! Nice work!
Khali must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khali preventing the sweep.
Khali is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Khali wants to get up but he can't break Silva 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali preventing the sweep.

Khali gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Khali fails with the takedown.
Rodrigo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brij Khali.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Silva darts in and clinches Khali up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Silva !
During a confident post fight interview, Rodrigo Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Brij Khali stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dissapointed to Lose'.