PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seto Michigawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Michigawa
vs
Silva

166 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
27
135 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seto Michigawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Michigawa back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva with a jab.
Silva tries for a takedown but Michigawa circles away easily
and Michigawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Michigawa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Michigawa dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Michigawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Adriano Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michigawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michigawa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Michigawa is just out of range.
Michigawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Michigawa counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Silva manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Michigawa is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Michigawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michigawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva leaves Michigawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seto Michigawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michigawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
A big left from Michigawa misses.
A cross from Silva lands.
Michigawa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Michigawa is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva scores with a jab. Michigawa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot by Michigawa.
Michigawa shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Michigawa as Silva shoots in.
Michigawa ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michigawa closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Michigawa pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva jabs Michigawa right on the nose. Michigawa blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a nice hook to Michigawa's body. Michigawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No luck for Michigawa with that takedown attempt.
Michigawa is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Michigawa is breathing heavily.
Michigawa slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva lands a head kick. Michigawa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva lunges at Michigawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Michigawa's hand.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Michigawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva stuffs the takedown.

Michigawa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Michigawa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Silva kicks Michigawa off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michigawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Michigawa ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michigawa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seto Michigawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michigawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Michigawa shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Michigawa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michigawa wants to clinch.
Silva cracks Michigawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Michigawa momentarily.
Silva leaves Michigawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Michigawa.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Michigawa defends it well.
Adriano Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michigawa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michigawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Michigawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Silva.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Michigawa's guard.
Michigawa is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to half guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva decides to stand up.
Michigawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva slips a jab from Michigawa.
Seto Michigawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michigawa takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Michigawa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva is pulling down on Michigawa's head. It's preventing any offense from Michigawa, at least for the moment.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michigawa is one step ahead there.
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.

Michigawa is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva throwing shots but Michigawa is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Michigawa tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michigawa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Michigawa drives through with a takedown into guard.

Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Michigawa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michigawa.
Michigawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Michigawa ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michigawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michigawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
A big right from Michigawa misses.
Michigawa walks into a left hand.
Michigawa throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Michigawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Michigawas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice cross by Silva.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Michigawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michigawa tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Michigawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva lands a jab to Michigawa's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Michigawa's hands.
Silva works Michigawa's body with a nice hook.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Michigawa under the eye.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michigawa swivels and escapes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva cracks Michigawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Michigawa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Michigawa trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva prevents Michigawa from moving into mount.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michigawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Michigawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michigawa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Michigawa is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Michigawa from controlling successfully.
Seto Michigawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Silva!