PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dyan abraao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). abraao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnQiifzALjo. Mauricio Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to dyan abraao's chin.

Silva
vs
abraao

189 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

184 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Silva!
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, dyan abraao!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with abraao, pushing him back against the cage.
abraao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. abraao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
abraao looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
abraao darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
abraao has a takedown stuffed.
Mauricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dyan abraao.
abraao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
abraao tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep abraao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
abraao tries to clinch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Silva closes the distance and pushes abraao back into the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but abraao is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
abraao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

abraao gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. abraao will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

abraao is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
abraao looking for a sweep. Not yet abraao, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva 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.
abraao working a defensive guard here.
abraao looks gassed!
Silva 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.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on abraao, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva darts in and clinches abraao up against the cage.
abraao blocks an elbow strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but abraao is blocking nicely.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. abraao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The is referee keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped abraao in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but abraao has him pressed against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.

abraao jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from abraao.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down abraao for as long as he can get away with.
abraao is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.

Silva stands and steps away. abraao gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
abraao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
abraao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No luck for abraao with that takedown attempt.
abraao should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
abraao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
abraao lands a body shot.
abraao digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but abraao blocks it.
abraao avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through abraao's defenses.

abraao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
abraao throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

abraao instigates a clinch.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
abraao avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.

abraao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva tries to bum rush abraao with a series of wild strikes but abraao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

abraao shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
abraao wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is trying to keep abraao in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
abraao trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking to stand up but abraao isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva trying to control the position.
abraao won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
abraao tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
abraao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but abraao moves out of range.

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 low kick.
Mauricio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
abraao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there

and abraao counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
abraao trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
abraao looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva tries to buck abraao off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
abraao looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
abraao prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
abraao lands a nice shot to the head.
abraao trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
abraao trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva tries to hold on but abraao pushes him away.
abraao tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dyan abraao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

abraao fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but abraao persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
abraao scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva tries to get to full guard but abraao has control of the leg.

abraao is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva is pressing down on abraao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva has his hands on abraao's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
abraao trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
abraao is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva pulls abraao in close to prevent any damage.
abraao throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in abraao's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

abraao is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
abraao looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
abraao tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
abraao wants a takedown.
abraao taking a breather.
Silva is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva landing knees to the head.
abraao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
abraao blocks an elbow strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
abraao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mauricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dyan abraao.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
abraao lands a knee to the body.
Silva is leaning against abraao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but abraao blocks it.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

abraao gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva wants to stand but abraao is controlling the position.
abraao postures up.
abraao stops Silva from standing up.
abraao trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
abraao postures up.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in abraao's guard.
abraao is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
abraao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
abraao thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but abraao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No luck for abraao with that takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but abraao is having none of it.
abraao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but abraao 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 is looking to clinch.
abraao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws out a leg kick but abraao moves out of range and Silva only half commits.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mauricio Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

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