PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xalvador Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cesar Perbichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perbichi has chosen Bota pra correr as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Silva
vs
Cesar Perbichi

183 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xalvador Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Cesar Perbichi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Perbichi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perbichi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perbichi doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Perbichi on that attempt.

Perbichi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Perbichi from controlling successfully.
Perbichi stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Perbichi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to keep Perbichi in close.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Perbichi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Perbichi wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perbichi is one step ahead there.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perbichi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perbichi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Perbichi wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Perbichi throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perbichi looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Perbichi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perbichi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perbichi doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

so Perbichi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Perbichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perbichi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva controls Perbichi momentarily but Perbichi frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working a defensive guard but Perbichi manages to pass into side control anyway.
Silva wants to control but Perbichi postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perbichi is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perbichi working the head with strikes.
Silva is not content to let Perbichi control the position.
Perbichi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perbichi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Perbichi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cesar Perbichi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Perbichi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perbichi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Perbichi looking to pass the guard.
Silva is trying to keep Perbichi in close.
Perbichi looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perbichi stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perbichi wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Perbichi from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Perbichi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva is trying to improve his position.

Perbichi stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perbichi moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Perbichi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Perbichi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perbichi postures up.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perbichi.
Perbichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controls Perbichi momentarily but Perbichi frees himself.
Perbichi wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Perbichi ducks under a wild hook from Silva.

Perbichi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Perbichi won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Perbichi is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perbichi pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Perbichi tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
Perbichi trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perbichi is working away from the top position though.
Perbichi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva wants to control but Perbichi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Cesar Perbichi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 misses with a takedown

and Perbichi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva prevents Perbichi from improving his position.
Perbichi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Perbichi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perbichi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva wants to control but Perbichi is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perbichi controlling the position well.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Perbichi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Perbichi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working a defensive guard but Perbichi passes into half guard.
Perbichi wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Perbichi defends easily.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Perbichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Perbichi stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.

Perbichi gets the takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Check out the look on Perbichi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perbichi connects with a decent elbow.
Perbichi in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Perbichi's head to control him but Perbichi postures up.
Perbichi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Perbichi thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva keeping full guard, as Perbichi tries to pass.
Silva controlling Perbichi's posture.
Perbichi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four 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.
Perbichi wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Perbichi postures up.
Perbichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Perbichi fails with the takedown

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Xalvador Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julio Cesar Perbichi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perbichi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Cesar Perbichi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perbichi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cesar Perbichi!