PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Silva (ranked 3303 p4p, 160 weight class) and Roger Rydell (ranked 2580 p4p, 124 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Silva
vs
Rydell

176 cm
29
135 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

164 cm
22
139 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Rydell!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rydell connects with a body shot.
Rydell swinging wildly here.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rydell cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Rydell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Rydell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rydell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rydell lands a right hook to the body.
Rydell lands with a nice body punch.
Rydell clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rydell lands a right hook to the body.
Rydell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Some wild striking there from Rydell.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rydell.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rydell sprawls and moves away.
Rydell lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Rydell lands.
Rydell lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rydell loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rydell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rydell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rydell throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Rydell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva has been working on his balance at All Star Performance Institute, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rydell.
Rydell throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rydell loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Rydell misses with a body shot.
Rydell misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Rydell.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Rydell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rydell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rydell misses with a wild body shot.
Rydell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Rydell lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Rydell throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a straight left.
Rydell jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rydell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Rydell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Rydell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rydell misses with a double jab.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rydell just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Rydell avoids it well and moves away.
Rydell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rydell. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva swings for the body but Rydell moves out of range.
Rydell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rydell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydell throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rydell sprawls and moves away.
Roger Rydell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Rydell.
Silva scores with a jab.
Rydell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rydell slips a straight right by Silva.
Rydell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Rydell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rydell ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.

Silva looking to score a takedown here. Rydell is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Rydell's guard.
Rydell pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva wants to control from the top but Rydell keeps moving.

Rydell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to pass the guard but Rydell is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Rydell keeps moving.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rydell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rydell keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

Rydell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rydell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Rydell is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Silva.
Rydell throws out a powerful jab.
Silva avoids the body shot from Rydell.
Roger Rydell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rydell clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rydell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Rydell misses the shot to the body.
Rydell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Rydell off balance momentarily.
Rydell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rydell misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rydell.
Rydell leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rydell lands with a good body shot.
Rydell connects with a looping right hand.
Rydell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell lands a right hook to the body.
Rydell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Rydell is quick to defend against it.
Rydell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rydell lands an overhand right.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rydell.
Rydell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva moves out of range as Rydell strikes.
Rydell connects with a looping right hand.
Rydell lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Rydell's corner calls for a 1-2. Rydell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rydell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rydell checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rydell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rydell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rydell tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rydell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rydell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Silva is rocked!
Silva looks to land a left hand but Rydell moved out of range nicely.
Rydell lands a jab-cross combination.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rydell is breathing heavily.
Rydell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body punch from Rydell.
Silva cracks Rydell with a good jab.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rydell eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Adriano Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Rydell.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rydell falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rydell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
Rydell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rydell is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Silva is taking a breather. Rydell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva wants to take a breather but Rydell is having none of it.
Silva is really struggling to control Rydell but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rydell is trying is best to control the position here.

Rydell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rydell is on top in guard.
Rydell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva has control of Rydell's left arm, preventing Rydell from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rydell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Rydell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rydell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rydell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rydell scores with a jab to the body.
Rydell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rydell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rydell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Rydell ducks down to avoid it.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rydell was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva won't allow Rydell to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rydell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adriano Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rydell looking for a sweep. Not yet Rydell, not yet.
Silva is fighting to break Rydell's control of his arms but Rydell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rydell has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control but Rydell is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Rydell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rydell lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
No joy there for Rydell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rydell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Rydell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Rydell.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rydell scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rydell eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rydell.
Roger Rydell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rydell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rydell.
Rydell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rydell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Roger Rydell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Rydell ducks down to avoid it.
Rydell throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rydell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rydell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to bum rush Rydell with a series of wild strikes but Rydell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rydell.
Rydell throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rydell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Rydell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rydell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rydell duly obliges.
Rydell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rydell throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a leg kick but Rydell moved away.
Rydell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rydell.
Silva throws a leg kick but Rydell sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Rydell.
Adriano Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rydell checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice side step and Rydell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Rydell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rydell 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Rydell!
A victorious Roger Rydell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.