PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Jr Silva (ranked 3849 p4p, 190 weight class) and Jason Tolevski (ranked 7580 p4p, 315 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jr Silva
vs
Tolevski

169 cm
29
143 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

180 cm
26
147 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite 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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Jr Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Tolevski!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolevski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tolevski stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva controlling the action here.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolevski is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tolevski has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tolevski trying to control from the bottom.
Tolevski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Tolevski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva wants to take a breather but Tolevski is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tolevski's half guard.

Tolevski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolevski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva stops Tolevski from getting back to his feet.

Tolevski actively working from the bottom here.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Tolevski defends the submission attempt.
Silva wants to control but Tolevski is keeping him busy.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tolevski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tolevski is trying to get back to full guard.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tolevski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Jr Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tolevski.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Tolevski responds with a good body kick, but Silva manages to step out the way in time.
Tolevski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolevski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Tolevski.
Tolevski tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pablo Jr Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Tolevski.
Tolevski prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolevski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tolevski prevents it.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tolevski pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolevski wants to break free but Silva has control.
Tolevski leaning his opponent against the cage.

Silva has picked Tolevski up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tolevski is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva is thwarting Tolevski's attempts to control the position.
Pablo Jr Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tolevski has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolevski is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tolevski avoid being mounted?
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Tolevski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tolevski is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tolevski tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva trying to control but Tolevski is having none of it.

Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tolevski is working to get back to half guard.

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 can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tolevski is looking to escape.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Tolevski is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tolevski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Jr Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tolevski gets a clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tolevski tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.

Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Silva trying to control but Tolevski is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stands and throws Tolevski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tolevski keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolevski trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tolevski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tolevski is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva wants to control but Tolevski is keeping him busy.

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

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.
Tolevski is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Tolevski trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Tolevski tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Tolevski is not content to let Silva control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tolevski is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolevski is being controlled here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Tolevski, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Tolevski against the cage but Tolevski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Tolevski, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva wants to take a breather but Tolevski is having none of it.
Tolevski wants to stand back up but Silva manages to pass into side control.
Tolevski tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolevski is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva just content to control the position.
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Pablo Jr Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tolevski trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to control but Tolevski is keeping him busy.
Jason Tolevski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tolevski throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Jr Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

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