PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aldair Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Kurabas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurabas has chosen Wavy as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Kurabas

179 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldair Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Kurabas!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kurabas was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kurabas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kurabas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurabas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurabas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kurabas has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Kurabas blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurabas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.

Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kurabas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Kurabas counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kurabas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kurabas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Silva gets a double leg takedown into Kurabas's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva trying to control but Kurabas is working from the bottom.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Kurabas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva stands and throws Kurabas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurabas keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurabas prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Kurabas wants to control but Silva postures up.
Kurabas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silva taking a breather here.
Silva grinds an elbow into Kurabas's temple.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Kurabas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Kurabas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Kurabas gets back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Kurabas defends it.
Kurabas is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kurabas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kurabas trying to control from the bottom.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Kurabas's hands, connecting with Kurabas's forehead.
Kurabas has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva wants to take a breather but Kurabas is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva works his way into side control.

Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kurabas, who protects the arm well.
Kurabas is looking for a sweep.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldair Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva shoots in and bounces Kurabas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurabas can do to turn this around?
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kurabas is on top in guard.

Silva wants to stand and escape but Kurabas is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva pushes Kurabas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Aldair Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kurabas napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Kurabas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva wants to control but Kurabas is keeping him busy.
Silva 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 tries to score with some ground and pound. Kurabas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Silva landing a few strikes.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kurabas some visible discomfort.
Silva cracks Kurabas with a big right hand but Kurabas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kurabas is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva grinds an elbow into Kurabas's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kurabas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurabas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Kurabas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kurabas defending well though.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Kurabas's temple.
Silva working Kurabas over with strikes.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kurabas is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva winds up and cracks Kurabas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Kurabas is rocked!
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kurabas is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Kurabas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Kurabas seems to have recovered his senses.
Kurabas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurabas keeps working.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Kurabas defends it.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Kurabas's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldair Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Kurabas counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Kurabas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A punch combination from Kurabas misses.

Silva shoots in and bounces Kurabas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kurabas looking to control.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurabas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Kurabas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva distracts Kurabas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Kurabas is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurabas keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kurabas's head.
Kurabas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Silva pushes Kurabas off and gets back to his feet.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Kurabas shows good takedown defense.
Silva blocks a jab.
Jorge Kurabas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurabas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kurabas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurabas can't do much from the bottom here.
Jorge Kurabas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva landing strikes.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva lands a few punches from side control.
Silva landing strikes.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurabas keeps working.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Silva is working Kurabas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva cracks Kurabas with a big right hand but Kurabas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva tries to move to mount but Kurabas blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slows the pace down.
Kurabas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kurabas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva scores with a big shot! Kurabas's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kurabas! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldair Silva!