PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Da Silva
vs
Saito

187 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 Hilo, Vitor Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hajime Saito!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Saito.
Saito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saito lets loose with a powerful body kick. Da Silva will feel that in the morning.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Saito misses with a head kick.
Saito misses with a head kick.
Saito throws a half hearted mid kick.

Saito has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saito misses with a knee to the head.
Saito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Vitor Da Silva has been cut.
Da Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saito with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Saito.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Saito won't allow it.
Saito looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Saito unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saito lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saito lands a knee to the head.
Saito misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva has Saito pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saito manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Saito lands an elbow that stopped Da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Saito landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saito tries a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Saito.
Saito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saito.
Saito with a knee to the head.
Saito connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Silva's face.
Da Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Saito tries a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks it.
Da Silva trying to stall but Saito improves his position.
Saito misses with a knee to the head.
Saito gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saito prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saito connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Silva's face.
Saito connects with a knee to the head.
Saito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saito tries a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks it.
Saito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two 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.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Saito keeps him there for the moment.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saito just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Saito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Saito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hajime Saito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saito throws a front kick that sends Da Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Saito keeps the fight on the outside.
Saito tries a head kick but it misses.

Saito rushes Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saito misses with a knee strike.
Saito lands a knee to the head.
Saito looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saito with a knee to the head.
Saito tries a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks it.
Da Silva avoiding damage as Saito throws knees to the body.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saito misses with a knee strike.
Saito prevents the takedown attempt.
Saito tries to land a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saito with a knee to the head.
Saito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Saito won't allow it.
Saito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
Saito connects with a nasty looking knee right to Da Silva's face.
Saito comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saito misses with a knee strike.

Da Silva pulls guard.

Da Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Da Silva wants to sweep here but Saito controlling him for the moment.

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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saito wants to pass the guard but Da Silva is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Saito manages to pass to side control.
Da Silva trying to control but Saito postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hajime Saito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Da Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Saito lands a high kick!

Saito gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saito lands a damaging elbow.
Saito lands a knee to the head.
Saito lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saito unloads a knee to the mid-section. Da Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Saito misses with a knee to the head.
Saito stops a takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Saito misses with a knee to the head.
Saito misses with a knee to the head.
Saito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Da Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Saito regains guard.
Saito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Da Silva.
Saito manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Da Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito prevents Da Silva from getting back to his feet.
Saito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saito.
Da Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saito is one step ahead there.
Da Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Da Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Da Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Saito works over Da Silva with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Saito dives into side control.

Saito tries for a kimura but Da Silva is defending well.

Saito tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saito has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four 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.
Da Silva tries to buck Saito off but Saito is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hajime Saito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Da Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Da Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Saito.

Saito moves into the clinch.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Saito manages to get underhooks.
Saito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saito just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saito scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Saito.
Saito lands an elbow just above Da Silva 's eye.
Saito looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saito.
Da Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Saito pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Saito.
Vitor Da Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saito tries to avoid it but Da Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saito to the ground. Saito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saito misses with a leg kick.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saito is looking to clinch but Da Silva is avoiding it.

Da Silva rushes Saito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Saito landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Saito gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saito looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Saito misses with a knee strike.
Saito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saito lands an elbow just above Da Silva 's eye.
Saito creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
Saito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saito stops a takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Saito.
Saito tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Saito has him pressed against the cage.
Saito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saito lands a knee to the body.
Saito landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Silva stalling in the clinch but Saito improves position.
Saito lands a knee to the head.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Saito.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saito misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Da Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saito walks away with a smile on his face. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saito tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Silva blocks the body kick.
Saito misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Saito.

Da Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to take a breather but Saito manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Da Silva.
Saito throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Saito tries to strike from the bottom.
Saito trying to strike off his back.

Da Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Saito looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Saito looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Saito!

That's four 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.
Da Silva is looking to get back to his feet here but Saito is keeping cool and he's managed to take Da Silva's back.
Hajime Saito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I really don't envy Da Silva right now.
Vitor Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hajime Saito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saito 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hajime Saito!