PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silvio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silvio
vs
Bravo

188 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silvio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo throws a right hand that Silvio ducks under and follows up with a left that Silvio also avoids with ease.
Silvio throws a hook to the side of Bravo's head but Bravo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silvio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Silvio.
Bravo throws a jab but it's blocked by Silvio.
Anderson Silvio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvio throws a big shot that misses.

Silvio darts in and clinches Bravo up against the cage.
Silvio can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Silvio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvio misses with the head strike.
Silvio digs a right hand into Bravo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bravo's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Silvio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silvio blocking some punches.
Silvio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bravo blocking some punches.
Bravo misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvio misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
Bravo struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvio controls his hands.
Silvio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvio misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvio blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bravo fails to land.
Silvio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silvio backwards.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvio misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bravo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvio throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Anderson Silvio has been cut.
Silvio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bravo's elbow.
Silvio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bravo misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Silvio - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bravo lands with a light punch inside.
Silvio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bravo pushes Silvio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvio throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo blocks a body shot from Silvio.
Silvio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bravo misses with the head strike.
Bravo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bravo lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvio blocks an uppercut.
Silvio blocks an uppercut.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Silvio lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvio misses with the head strike.
Silvio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bravo lands with a short shot to the head.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvio blocking some punches.
Bravo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silvio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvio struggles to land a body shot inside as Bravo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvio.
Bravo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvio misses with a punch to the body.
Silvio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvio blocks an uppercut.
Bravo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bravo lands a nice uppercut.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvio.
Bravo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silvio blocks a body shot from Bravo.
Bravo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bravo misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silvio has a couple of punches blocked by Bravo.
Silvio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silvio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silvio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Silvio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bravo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silvio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bravo rushes Silvio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bravo lands a shot to the body.
Bravo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bravo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Bravo pushes Silvio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bravo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silvio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bravo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bravo lands a hook that snaps the head of Silvio backwards.
Silvio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvio scores with a shot to the side of Bravo's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvio misses with a body punch.
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvio misses with a body punch.
Bravo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvio working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvio.
Bravo blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvio.
Silvio lands a nice shot to the body.
Bravo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
Bravo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silvio or not.
Johnny Bravo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Bravo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bravo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bravo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silvio pushes Bravo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silvio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo scores with a hook to the body.
Bravo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo lands with a right to the head.
Bravo tries a body shot but Silvio blocks it.
Bravo struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvio controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo misses with the head strike.
Bravo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Silvio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bravo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silvio prevents a body shot from Bravo.
Bravo throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Bravo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bravo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silvio is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvio.
Silvio throws a punch but it's blocked by Bravo.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Silvio.
Silvio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvio cracks Bravo with a nice body shot.
Bravo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silvio or not.
Bravo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Silvio fails to land.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
Silvio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo lands a left hand.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lands a nice shot to the body.
Bravo tries to throw a body punch but Silvio avoids it by throwing Bravo back against the cage.
Bravo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvio blocks an uppercut.
Bravo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvio's elbow.
Good body shot from Silvio.
Silvio misses with the head strike.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvio lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Silvio cracks Bravo with a nice body shot.
Bravo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bravo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silvio's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Silvio gets tackled into the cage by Bravo. Bravo maintains the clinch.
Silvio throws a head punch that misses.
Silvio has a couple of punches blocked by Bravo.
Bravo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Silvio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.
Bravo is leaning against Silvio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvio.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bravo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silvio misses with some punches.
Silvio tries to work over Bravo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bravo stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
Bravo working aggressively here.
Silvio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvio struggles to land a body shot inside as Bravo controls his hands.
Bravo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bravo lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvio.
Bravo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvio.
Bravo misses with some punches.
Bravo swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvio is leaning against Bravo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bravo fails to land.
Anderson Silvio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvio.
A short uppercut from Bravo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bravo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bravo.
Silvio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvio misses with the head strike.
Bravo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bravo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bravo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvio backwards.
Bravo goes for a takedown attempt but Silvio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bravo misses with an uppercut. Silvio saw that one coming.

Bravo moves into the clinch.
Silvio misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo.
Bravo struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvio controls his hands.
Silvio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bravo tries a body shot but Silvio blocks it.
Silvio tries to throw a body punch but Bravo avoids it by throwing Silvio back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silvio fails to land.
Bravo misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnny Bravo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silvio blocks a body shot from Bravo.
Silvio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvio misses with the head strike.
Bravo misses with a body punch.
Bravo scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvio takes a shot to the head.
Bravo blocking some punches.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Silvio fails to land.
Bravo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvio misses with a body punch.
Silvio tries to work over Bravo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
Silvio can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bravo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bravo 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bravo!