PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Augusto Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicodemus Adamantium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicodemus Adamantium will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Augusto Da Silva
vs
Adamantium

176 cm
20
186 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
178 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Augusto Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicodemus Adamantium!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augusto Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Adamantium moves away and avoids it.
Adamantium dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Augusto Da Silva. That did some damage!
Augusto Da Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Adamantium works Augusto Da Silva's body with a nice hook.
Adamantium misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Augusto Da Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Adamantium avoids the body shot from Augusto Da Silva.
Augusto Da Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adamantium. Adamantium obviously looking to wear him down.
Adamantium tries a head kick but it misses.
Adamantium cracks Augusto Da Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adamantium tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adamantium.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adamantium. Augusto Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Adamantium.
Augusto Da Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adamantium looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Adamantium misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamantium tries to clinch up
and Augusto Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Adamantium misses with a body shot.
Augusto Da Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Adamantium clinches.
Adamantium is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Adamantium connects with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Augusto Da Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Adamantium connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Fernando Augusto Da Silva has been cut.
We've been informed that Adamantium has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Augusto Da Silva tries to pull guard but Adamantium forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Augusto Da Silva jumps guard but Adamantium turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Augusto Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamantium landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adamantium.
Adamantium unloads a knee to the mid-section. Augusto Da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adamantium blocking some punches.
Adamantium misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Augusto Da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augusto Da Silva is working for takedown but Adamantium is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adamantium with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamantium misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamantium lands with a short shot to the head.
Adamantium landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adamantium with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Augusto Da Silva misses with some punches.
Augusto Da Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Augusto Da Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Augusto Da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Augusto Da Silva tries to work over Adamantium's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Augusto Da Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adamantium gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adamantium taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Augusto Da Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Augusto Da Silva manages to end up in side control.

Augusto Da Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Adamantium is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adamantium keeps working.
Adamantium is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Adamantium's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adamantium tries to improve position but can't.
Augusto Da Silva is looking to take a break and control but Adamantium is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.
Adamantium tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adamantium can't do much from the bottom here.
Adamantium is not content to let Augusto Da Silva control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adamantium prevents Augusto Da Silva from moving into mount.
Augusto Da Silva wants to control but Adamantium is keeping him busy.
Adamantium is trying to control Augusto Da Silva's posture but Augusto Da Silva avoids it.
Augusto Da Silva is looking to take a break and control but Adamantium is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicodemus Adamantium dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Augusto Da Silva'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.

Augusto Da Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Adamantium tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Augusto Da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Augusto Da Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Adamantium is quick to defend against it.
Adamantium scores with a leg kick.
Adamantium missing with a left hand there. Augusto Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adamantium, right into the meat.
Adamantium scores with a push kick.
Adamantium throws a body shot but no joy.
Augusto Da Silva dives in and grabs Adamantium's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adamantium pushes down on Augusto Da Silva's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adamantium, right into the meat.
Adamantium has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Adamantium gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adamantium gets underhooks to prevent Augusto Da Silva's takedown attempt.
Augusto Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Augusto Da Silva tries to work over Adamantium's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Augusto Da Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hand to the body from Adamantium.
Adamantium dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adamantium lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Augusto Da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Adamantium just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Augusto Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Augusto Da Silva jumps guard but Adamantium turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Adamantium is pressed up against the cage. Augusto Da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adamantium down to the mat. Adamantium avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nicodemus Adamantium is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Augusto Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by Adamantium. Adamantium maintains the clinch.
Adamantium with a knee to the head.
Adamantium unloads a knee to the mid-section. Augusto Da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Adamantium scores with a nice short uppercut.
Augusto Da Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adamantium after a bit of a struggle.
Adamantium stalling.
Augusto Da Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Augusto Da Silva jumps guard but Adamantium turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamantium lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamantium digs a right hand into Augusto Da Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Augusto Da Silva's gas tank.
Adamantium struggles to land a body shot inside as Augusto Da Silva controls his hands.
Adamantium stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adamantium takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adamantium is pressed up against the cage. Augusto Da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adamantium down to the mat. Adamantium avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adamantium throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Augusto Da Silva misses the target.
Adamantium looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Augusto Da Silva misses its intended target.
Nicodemus Adamantium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Adamantium. Augusto Da Silva shrugs it off though.
Adamantium lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adamantium fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Augusto Da Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adamantium sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adamantium, right into the meat.
Nicodemus Adamantium seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adamantium.
Augusto Da Silva avoids the head kick by Adamantium.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adamantium. That's going to slow Augusto Da Silva down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Augusto Da Silva checks a leg kick.
A jab from Adamantium does it's job there.
Adamantium lands a leg kick that knocks Augusto Da Silva off balance momentarily.
Adamantium scoring well with a low kick there.
Adamantium scores with a nice head shot.
Adamantium has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adamantium tries a head kick but it misses.
Adamantium misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adamantium getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adamantium is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamantium connects with a looping right hand.
Adamantium tries to move into range but Augusto Da Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Augusto Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Augusto Da Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adamantium looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adamantium is looking to clinch but Augusto Da Silva is avoiding it.
Adamantium misses with a left hand
letting Augusto Da Silva counter with a right hand.
Adamantium tries a head kick but it misses.
Adamantium with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Augusto Da Silva blocks a head kick by Adamantium.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicodemus Adamantium showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fernando Augusto Da Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Adamantium avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adamantium scoring well with a low kick there.
Augusto Da Silva looks to land a left hand but Adamantium moved out of range nicely.
Adamantium scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Augusto Da Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Adamantium uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Augusto Da Silva.
Adamantium slips under a jab from Augusto Da Silva.
Adamantium flicks out a counter leg kick but Augusto Da Silva steps away.
Adamantium swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adamantium. That's going to slow Augusto Da Silva down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamantium lands a nice leg kick that just misses Augusto Da Silva's sensitive parts.
Adamantium swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adamantium throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Augusto Da Silva misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adamantium.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamantium fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adamantium thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Augusto Da Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Augusto Da Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Adamantium throws a sloppy head kick and Augusto Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adamantium, right into the meat.

Adamantium moves into the clinch successfully.
Adamantium using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adamantium gets underhooks to prevent Augusto Da Silva's takedown attempt.
Augusto Da Silva being controlled against the cage.
Adamantium displaying some good clinch control by pressing Augusto Da Silva up against the cage.
Augusto Da Silva blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Augusto Da Silva manages to pull guard.
Adamantium not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Adamantium trying to control but Augusto Da Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adamantium postures up.
Augusto Da Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Augusto Da Silva, not yet.

Augusto Da Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adamantium can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adamantium looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Adamantium from controlling successfully.
Augusto Da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adamantium manages to get himself to full guard.

Augusto Da Silva postures up.
Adamantium has his hands on Augusto Da Silva's head, controlling the position.
Adamantium can't keep his opponent in guard - Augusto Da Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augusto Da Silva trying to pass the guard but Adamantium defending well.
Augusto Da Silva works his way into full mount!
Adamantium really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Augusto Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adamantium can't escape the position.
Fernando Augusto Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adamantium is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adamantium tries to hold on but Augusto Da Silva pushes him away.
Nicodemus Adamantium is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicodemus Adamantium comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adamantium 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicodemus Adamantium!
Nicodemus Adamantium decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.