PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudu Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudu Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williamson
vs
Silva

201 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Williamson!
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, Dudu Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williamson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Williamson off but instead Williamson has got his back!
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williamson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williamson is not going to allow Silva to sit and survive in this position.
Silva covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williamson throwing wild punches that miss their target.

Silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Williamson.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Williamson is in full control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson keeps control of the position as Silva tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.

Williamson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Williamson has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's two 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.
Williamson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Williamson working for the choke.
Williamson lands shots from the back.
Silva rolls, trying to escape but Williamson keeps control of the position.
Williamson is looking to control Silva but Silva is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson punishes Silva with strikes from the back mount.
Williamson missing with punches from the back.
Williamson cracks Silva with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Silva from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Silva trying to control the action but Williamson just sinks the hooks in.
Williamson misses with punches from the back.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silva has hold of Williamson's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Williamson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Silva.

Williamson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Silva is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Williamson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Williamson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williamson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva wants to control the position but Williamson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Williamson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Williamson.
Ground and pound from Williamson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to control but Williamson passes into side.

Williamson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Williamson grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Silva wants to control but Williamson postures up.
Williamson landing strikes.
Silva struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Williamson working the ground and pound.
Williamson 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.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Williamson.
Silva tries to bench press Williamson off him but Williamson keeps the position.
Silva trying to control but Williamson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Silva is trying to remain composed but Williamson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Williamson lands strikes to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the hands but Williamson won't let him.
Silva tries to escape the position.
Williamson struggling to keep hold of the position.

Williamson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Williamson is landing with strikes. Silva can't take much more of this.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Williamson is in full control for now.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Williamson is landing with strikes. Silva can't take much more of this.
Williamson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Williamson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva just trying to survive but Williamson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Silva fending off the submission attempt from Williamson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Williamson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.

It looks like Mac Williamson has been cut.

Williamson gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.

Williamson lands a takedown into guard.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Williamson dives into side control.

Williamson is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williamson stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

Williamson is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Williamson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Williamson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva looking to control but Williamson passes into half guard.
Williamson prevents Silva from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williamson lands a nice short elbow.
Silva trying to control but Williamson postures up.
Silva keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williamson scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Williamson thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Williamson lands with a punch from half guard.

Williamson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Silva clinches with his opponent.

Williamson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Williamson counters with an outside leg kick.

Silva lands a left and a right that send Williamson crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Williamson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva connects with a superb combination that knocks Williamson out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Silva before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Williamson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dudu Silva!