PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levin comes to the cage accompanied by This is the sort of bear I am. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Levin
vs
Silva

175 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Bulk Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Levin!
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, Vanderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Levin tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Levin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Levin is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Levin avoids the head kick by Silva.

Levin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Levin blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Levin stalling against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva wants to break free but Levin has control.
Silva tries to stall but Levin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Levin has denied him.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Levin has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Levin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is looking to control Levin's arms but Levin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Levin keeps him there for the moment.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Levin keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Levin as Silva tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Levin keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Levin blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Levin prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Levin has him pressed against the cage.
Levin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Levin blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levin blocks it with crossed arms.
Levin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Levin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Levin has double underhooks.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Levin prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Levin.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Levin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Levin is controlling the position.
Levin avoiding damage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Levin has him pressed against the cage.
Levin slowing the pace effectively.
Silva wants to break free but Levin has control.
Levin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Levin blocks with his arms.

That's four 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.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva wants to break free but Levin has control.
Levin controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Levin stalling.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Levin is controlling the position.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Levin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Levin.

Levin clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carl Levin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Levin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch

and Levin moves into the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Levin blocks it.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Levin has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Levin has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Levin won't allow it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levin blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Levin has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levin blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Levin keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Levin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Levin is struggling to control the position.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Levin.
Levin lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Levin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Levin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Levin has him pressed against the cage.
Levin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Levin blocks it.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Levin's face.
Levin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Levin.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Levin just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Levin.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Levin counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Levin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Levin is controlling the position.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Levin has him pressed against the cage.
Levin goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva wants to clinch

and Levin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Levin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Silva clinches but Levin breaks the clinch

and Levin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Levin.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break free but Levin has control.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Levin has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Levin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Levin is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Levin to work.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break free but Levin has control.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Levin blocks it.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Levin stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Levin blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Levin.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Levin keeps him there for the moment.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Levin blocks it.
Levin has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Levin has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva 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 getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Levin has double underhooks.
Silva is looking to control Levin's arms but Levin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Levin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Levin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Levin just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Levin is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Levin keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva taking a breather.
Levin taking a breather.
Levin seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Levin.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva closes the distance but Levin moves to the side

and Levin counters by clinching up.

That's four 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.
Levin leaning against his opponent.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Levin is blocking nicely.
Levin is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vanderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carl Levin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Levin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Levin improves position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Levin blocks with his arms.
Levin has Silva pushed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Levin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Levin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Levin!